Franklin Public Library Calendar

This thirty minute program features music, movement, stories, instruments, and other interactive activities to encourage social skills and promote early literacy. Parents and caregivers are welcome and encouraged to participate. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

This 45 minute program featuring stories, rhymes, songs, and activities will help prepare your children for preschool and kindergarten.  Parents and caregivers should attend with their child.  No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Enjoy thirty minutes of interactive stories, songs, and activities for families and children from 18 months to age 3. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Join us each month for a themed story and activity, specifically for school-age friends! We’ll read one (or more!) stories, and enjoy a related craft, game, or activity! This event will also be held on the second Monday of the Month at 4:00 PM!

For readers 18 and under!  We'll be discussing Legend, by Marie Lu.

Stories, activities, and a craft for children ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 who are able to attend "on their own." This program lasts around 45 minutes. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

May the 4th be with you! We’re celebrating Star Wars Day with a whole bunch of activities, crafts, and games centered on our favorite movie franchise! Dress up in your best Star Wars costumes and join us for an afternoon of fun!

Family Coloring Book Club, Thursdays, 4:00 p.m.

Parents, guardians, and kids of all ages are welcome to drop in and color together, every Thursday from 4-5PM. We’ll have coloring pages and colored pencils and crayons available! Spend a little quality time making something beautiful!

Teens are welcome to join us for breakfast food and a conversation about your favorite reads! Share what books you’re loving lately, and get great book recommendations from others!

This thirty minute program features music, movement, stories, instruments, and other interactive activities to encourage social skills and promote early literacy. Parents and caregivers are welcome and encouraged to participate. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Join us each month for a themed story and activity, specifically for school-age friends! We’ll read one (or more!) stories, and enjoy a related craft, game, or activity! This event will also be held on the second Monday of the Month at 4:00 PM!

This class teaches you the fundamentals of chess as a strategy game that is the most popular game in the world. In one hour you will learn the basics of playing chess including:

Setting up the chess men
Using the pawns
Chess pieces and how they move to win

This 45 minute program featuring stories, rhymes, songs, and activities will help prepare your children for preschool and kindergarten.  Parents and caregivers should attend with their child.  No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Local Author Nancy Haines will be at the Franklin Public Library to discuss her book We Answered With Love: Pacifist Service in WWI.

Enjoy thirty minutes of interactive stories, songs, and activities for families and children from 18 months to age 3. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Second Wednesday of the Month, May 10th, 5:00 p.m.

It’s BACK! We’re bringing back Lego Club for our patrons! Each month we’ll feature a different Lego building challenge, and we’ll proudly display our members’ creations in the library until next month!

Join us for our monthly Teen Advisory Board meetings! Share your voice and your vision for the library, and earn volunteer hours all at the same time! TAB members are crucial in helping plan awesome teen events and make sure our library collection has what Franklin’s teens are looking for!

Stories, activities, and a craft for children ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 who are able to attend "on their own." This program lasts around 45 minutes. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Family Coloring Book Club, Thursdays, 4:00 p.m.

Parents, guardians, and kids of all ages are welcome to drop in and color together, every Thursday from 4-5PM. We’ll have coloring pages and colored pencils and crayons available! Spend a little quality time making something beautiful!

Put on some comfy clothes, grab the whole family and your yoga mats and join us in the program room for a Family Yoga Adventure! We’ll follow along with a fabulous story, doing different moves to keep the story going!

Join us for a 45 minute baby sensory program! Watch your little one interact and engage with a variety of sensory items! Sensory play is a fantastic way to help babies explore their worlds, stimulate the senses, and create little inquisitive explorers! Babies under 2 are welcome and encouraged!

This thirty minute program features music, movement, stories, instruments, and other interactive activities to encourage social skills and promote early literacy. Parents and caregivers are welcome and encouraged to participate. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

This 45 minute program featuring stories, rhymes, songs, and activities will help prepare your children for preschool and kindergarten.  Parents and caregivers should attend with their child.  No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Learn how to take care of your health naturally with essential oils. You will receive basic knowledge on how to use essential oils safely and effectively. Experience the purity and potency of pure therapeutic grade oils. Presented by Josiah Precourt.

Enjoy thirty minutes of interactive stories, songs, and activities for families and children from 18 months to age 3. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Stories, activities, and a craft for children ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 who are able to attend "on their own." This program lasts around 45 minutes. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Family Coloring Book Club, Thursdays, 4:00 p.m.

Parents, guardians, and kids of all ages are welcome to drop in and color together, every Thursday from 4-5PM. We’ll have coloring pages and colored pencils and crayons available! Spend a little quality time making something beautiful!

Bag Sale 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Only one dollar per book! Sundays following Saturday Sale $5 per bag! Bags are provided.

Bag Sale 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Only one dollar per book! Sundays following Saturday Sale $5 per bag! Bags are provided.

This thirty minute program features music, movement, stories, instruments, and other interactive activities to encourage social skills and promote early literacy. Parents and caregivers are welcome and encouraged to participate. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

This 45 minute program featuring stories, rhymes, songs, and activities will help prepare your children for preschool and kindergarten.  Parents and caregivers should attend with their child.  No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Enjoy thirty minutes of interactive stories, songs, and activities for families and children from 18 months to age 3. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

Stories, activities, and a craft for children ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 who are able to attend "on their own." This program lasts around 45 minutes. No registration is required.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys and books for children who are accompanied by an adult. Connect with other parents and let little ones interact with one another. No registration is required.

In consideration of the recent loss that our town has felt, the library will be bringing in a few therapy dogs THIS Thursday afternoon, starting at 2:30pm. For those in our community who need comfort and solace, we hope this will help.

Family Coloring Book Club, Thursdays, 4:00 p.m.

Parents, guardians, and kids of all ages are welcome to drop in and color together, every Thursday from 4-5PM. We’ll have coloring pages and colored pencils and crayons available! Spend a little quality time making something beautiful!