June 5th Tea & Talk: In April we had a wonderful first Wednesday program on the Art of the Quilt. However, because of bad weather, few were able to attend. On June 5th please join an encore discussion from 1:00 to 2:30 at the Library. We will display our favorite quilts and talk about quilting designs and methods. Refreshments will be served. Free transportation is available – please call 565-5054.
This month’s Tea & Talk will focus on working women over the past 50 years. Bess Carter will present a discussion of the challenges and rewards for women as the workplace changed. What was it like for women workers in the 1960s and 1970s? What attitudes and expectations stood in our way? Join us for a discussion at 1:00 at the Franklin Library. Refreshments will be served. Free transportation is available, call 565-5054. See you there! Cathy FitzGerald, Library Director
Are you a quilter? Do you have a cherished family quilt? Our First Wednesday Tea & Talk for April will look at quilt design and how these practical, everyday objects were used to express extraordinary artistry. At the Franklin Library, Wed., April 3, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Free transportation available: call 565 – 5054.
The Library will be closed on Saturday March 23rd so that staff can attend a memorial service for Steven Lane. The service will take place at Sumner Memorial High School beginning at 10:00 a.m. Contributions of buffet items (“finger food”) for the reception are appreciated. For details please see: http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/obituary/steven-charles-lane/
March Tea & Talk: W. B. Yeats and James Joyce – two great Irish writers and how their work influenced modern literature. 1:00 – 2:30 Refreshments will be served. Free transportation to the Library available – call 565-5054.
The Library will be closed today because of the snow.
The Library is closed today because of the snowstorm.
Join us at the Franklin Library on Wednesday February, 6th for “Tea & Talk,” from 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. This month we will investigate winter weeds, those dried plants that we see sticking up out of the snow along the roads and in fields this time of year. We will use library resources and the tiny book, “Winter Weed Finder,” by Dorcas S. Miller for identification.
Join us Wed. January 2, 2019 for TEA & TALK from 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Beverly Alteri will be speaking about Chalk Couture, specializing in reusable silk screen transfers for DIY home decor and crafts, along with organic chalk pastes and inks, and surfaces. Our make and take workshop takes you step by step from beginning to having a finished product to take home. Sponsored by the Franklin Library. Come and try it!
No after-school program today (school vacation) and, because of the weather, the Library will be closed today. We will be open tomorrow (Sat. 12/29) from 10:00 to 1:00.
