Franklin Public Library April 2021 News & Events
 | Library News
The Franklin Public Library is now open for in-person 30 minute browsing visits! Hours are:
Monday: 1 - 4 pm Tuesday 1 - 4 pm Wednesday 1 - 4 pm Thursday: 4 - 8 pm (Senior hour 3 - 4 pm) Friday 1 - 4 pm Saturday 1 - 4pm
Curbside Pickup will continue with pick up hours as follows:
Monday - Thursday 10am - 8pm Friday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
All returns still must be placed in the outside book drop prior to entering the building. Items will continue to be quarantined for three days before they are checked in.
No donations are being accepted at this time. Please do not place them in the return bins, outside or inside the Library.
What's available:
What is not available:
Health & Safety Practices
All patrons entering the library will be required to do the following:
Library Programming
All programming will continue to be either virtual or take-and-make kits. If you have any questions, please contact the Franklin Public Library at 508-520-4941 or at frkill@minlib.net . |
 | Book and Movie Bundles for Kids and Adults
Looking for some book or movie recommendations? Help is here! Introducing Book & Movie Bundles! Fill out a form indicating your preferences, and Library staff will customize a bundle of five items just for you. Once your bundle is ready, you will receive an email that it is available in our Curbside Pickup area. To get started, visit the Franklin Public Library’s website https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/pages/book-movie-bund.... |
 | New Materials
Check out the list of new books, movies, and music added to the Library's collection in the last month! https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/pages/new-materials |
 | Learn a new language with Rosetta Stone. Read today's copy of the New York Times. Research your genealogy with Ancestry.com, American Ancestors, Fold3, and MyHeritage. Access legal documents at NuWav. Compare independent reviews for your next purchase at Consumer Reports. Explore your creativity with Creativebug. Find articles and information for homework assingments. All of this and more is free to you on our Databases and Research Resources page https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/pages/databases-resea... . |
 | Programs for Children and Teens
Weekly Virtual Events for Kids! Wake Up Wiggles! Recorded videos drop each Monday on Facebook!
Virtual Dungeons & Dragons! Mondays @3:30PM email mgousie@minlib.net for more details!
Zoom Toe Tapping Tuesdays! (Super Silly Dance Class for Ages 2+!) Tuesdays @4:00PM email Miss Bree at bcomeau@minlib.net to register for Cool Cruisers!
Bookworm Bounce! Recorded videos drop each Thursday on Facebook! |
Virtual Dungeons & Dragons! Mondays @ 3:30PM
Kids Ages 7-15! Join us each week for virtual D&D on Roll20.net! Then join a community of gamers for fun on FPL's own Discord Server! "Chairs" are open for New Players and Dungeon Masters are always in demand! Email mgousie@minlib.net for more details! | |
 | Girls Who Code!
Grades 3-5 Friday April 2nd & 16th @ 3:00PM A Coding club for grades 3-5. We are bringing back G.W.C. at the Franklin Public Library! Learn to Code, Join a community, and Share your passions. All kids interested are welcome! Email mgousie@minlib.net for more details!
Grades 6-12 Friday April 2nd & 16th @ 4:00PM A Coding club for grades 6-12. We are bringing back G.W.C. at the Franklin Public Library! Learn to Code, Join a community, and Share your passions. All teens interested are welcome! Email mgousie@minlib.net for more details! |
 | Take and Make: Rain Sticks!
Starting Monday, April 5th, stop by the library between 10:00am-7:00pm and call the children's room (508-520-4941 ext. 2) to pick up your very own Rain Stick Kit! Kits include supplies and instructions for making your very own rain stick instrument! SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED! Rain Stick kits will be distributed on a first come first serve basis! |
 | Earth Day BINGO Challenge!
Earth Day is April 22, 2021 and we're celebrating all month long! We've got a special BINGO board with prompts to get you in the Earth Day spirit! If you complete a Bingo row in any direction, you qualify for a prize! Email bcomeau@minlib.net with pictures of your completed tasks by April 30th! |
 | Make with Miss Mitzi Craft Class: Recycled Woven Bags! Saturday April 10th, 1:00PM
Join Miss Mitzi for a special zoom crafting class! She will be teaching us how to make woven bags from recycled plastic grocery bags! To register for the class and receive the zoom link, email Mitzi at mgousie@minlib.net! |
 | April StoryWalk at DelCarte Park!
Starting Saturday, April 17th, the Franklin Recreation Department and the Franklin Public Library are teaming up again for a spring StoryWalk on the trail! The StoryWalk will be up until June, so you have plenty of time to enjoy the story, while social distancing! |
 | Zoom Cartooning Workshop with Rick Stromoski! Wednesday, April 21st, 1:00PM
Join us for a one hour virtual cartooning workshop for beginners! Learn how to design different characters! All you need is a stack of paper in front of you and something you like to draw with! IDEAL FOR KIDS IN GRADES 3-7! To register for the class and receive the zoom link, email Bree at bcomeau@minlib.net! |
 | Zoom Cooking Class for families with Miss Sandhya! Saturday April 24th, 1:00PM
Join Miss Sandhya of Sandhya's Kitchen for a special zoom cooking class for kids and their grown-ups! To register for the class and receive the zoom link, email Bree at bcomeau@minlib.net! |
 | Teen Take and Make: Blackout Poetry!
Teens! Starting Monday, April 5th, stop by the library between 10:00am-7:30pm and call the teen desk (508-520 4941 ext. 2) to pick up your very own blackout poetry kit with everything you need to create super cool poems from old books! Email Bree at bcomeau@minlib.net for details! |
 | The Storyteller's Guild
A club for writers, makers, and gamers! Each month we meet to grow as story tellers through prompts, discussion and Table top Adventures! Ideal for Grades 3 and up! |
 | Programs for Adults
Indoor Seed Starting with Blackstone Valley Veggies Gardens, Tuesday, April 6, 7:00 p.m.
There are so many more varieties of vegetables than what the garden centers offer! Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens will show you everything you need to know about starting your own plants from seed. To register, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscO6sqDstGdw2l8CcAIbaqeX4D83... . |
 | DIY Kombucha with the Grounded Goodwife, Tuesday, April 13, 7:00 p.m.
“Booch” flows at coffee shops and health food stores. It’s become extremely trendy, but many people still do not know why it’s good for them. Kombuha’s bacteria – the good kind of bacteria- supports everything from the immune system and mental health to nutrient absorption. A sixteen ounce bottle of store bought kombucha averages about four dollars. Brewing your own costs about six cents for sixteen ounces! Learn how to make your own kombucha and the importance of adding fermented food to your diet. For more information, please visit https://groundedgoodwife.com/ . To register, please email Assistant Library Director Kim Shipala for the link to the Zoom meeting. |
 | Making Movies – The Craft, The Secrets, The Fun with Tom Capps, Phil Russell, and Janelle Tedesco, Wednesday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.
Filmmakers Tom Capps, Phil Russell and Janelle Tedesco will pull back the curtain to reveal some tricks and secrets behind how movies are made. Whether it’s a big budget or independent film there is always an illusion to create and a way to accomplish it! Props and visual aids help these three filmmakers show the audience real tricks and techniques commonly used during the movie making process. Long Island natives Tom and Phil are both graduates of the Film School at Five Towns College, Janelle is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory and all three collaborate on a regular basis under the umbrella of “Thursday Shoots” production company. Tom Capps and Phil Russell are the founders of Thursday Shoots, a New York based independent filmmaking production company. They have honed their craft in many different formats, such as short and feature length films, web series, music videos, broadcast news, reality television, and commercials. Their works have been featured on truTV, Above Average, Funny or Die, CollegeHumor, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Splitsider, IFC, and iPhones (probably). They have received over 20 awards at various film festivals for their original productions. Janelle Tedesco is new to the filmmaking team bringing 25 years of professional acting experience. She has performed on stages across the country and around the world even working with stage and screen legend Ann-Margret! To register, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqf-CtrzwuHdBZZAPU91M9Ato-Vzo... . |
 | Take and Make Craft: Sashiko
In a collaboration with the Franklin Mill Store, the Franklin Public Library is now offering Take-And-Make craft kits for adults! In April, learn about the art of Sashinko! Sashinko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery or stitching used for the decorative and/or functional reinforcement of cloth and clothing. It has a distinctive look of white cotton thread stitched on indigo cloth. Kits are available to the first 50 Franklin residents to register, and will be placed in Curbside Pickup starting April 1st. To register, please contact Assistant Library Director Kim Shipala at 508-520-4941, or email kshipala@minlib.net . |
 | Franklin Public Library Book Club, Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 p.m.
The book for discussion is The Overstory, by Richard Powers.
A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.
To reserve a copy of the book or for more information, please contact Assistant Library Director Kim Shipala at kshipala@minlib.net . To register, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsf-yrrDIuGNZUG2MU5BiraLtGa3d... . |