Library in the Media

Here are a few recent appearances of your favorite library in both local and national news. As beautiful as the library building is in real life, it's even more spectacular on film! Hear a bit about its history and how the founding of our library is deeply entwined with the founding of our nation.

WCVB's Chronicle:  Who Knew: Snowboarders, Franklin Public Library, and The Telephone Museum - June 18, 2018

CBS Boston:  It Happens Here: Franklin The Home Of The First Public Library In America - September 3, 2021

PBS Newshour:  Franklin's literary legacy lives on in long-running library - September 12, 2022

New England Journal of History: What's in a name? Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a New Town in Revolutionary America - Spring 2023

Norfolk County Registry of Deeds: Good Deeds : History Comes Alive, Franklin Public Library - February 2024

Good Deeds: History Comes Alive, A Closer Look - The Franklin Public Library - March 2024

New England Journal of History: History in your backyard series: Tommaso Juglaris - Franklin Library Muralist - March 2024

WCVB's Chronicle: Libraries Look to the Future - June 2024

PBS Independent Lens: Free for All: The Public Library - April 29, 2025 (very brief - don't blink, you'll miss it!)

WBUR: How little Franklin, Mass. opened America's first public library - May 9, 2025

Franklin, MA All-Access TV: Visions of a master: Tommaso Juglaris at the Library and Beyond  - October 20, 2025

Boston Globe: From Locke-Ober to the Franklin Public Library - November 23, 2025