There is an old-fashioned turf war going on at the Franklin Public Library, which was founded in 1790 with a gift of three books by the town’s namesake, Benjamin Franklin. And at the root of the ...

FRANKLIN — As the first of its kind in the United States, the Franklin Public Library wasn't initially funded through local or state taxes; rather, for much of its existence, a nonprofit comprised of ...

FRANKLIN — Staff at the Franklin Public Library will return to work on Saturday after being sent home Wednesday morning due to a possible exposure of COVID-19, town officials said in a press release ...

At one point, Franklin’s Public Library cost the city about $120,000 per year. Since constructing a new facility 20 years ago this month, the library now occasionally earns the same amount of money ...