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 ...

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 ...

Chrissy Robertson’s design for a mural on the book barn at the Franklin branch of the Johnson County Public Library. The mural is part of the Color the County program through the Johnson County ...

FRANKLIN — In 1904, a painting by an internationally acclaimed artist — one of three in ornate gilt frames — was hung in a place of prominence in the new Franklin Public Library, amidst an ...

Dan Mitchell couldn’t get enough. The Franklin resident devoured anything related to the Civil War, was a member of the Civil War Indianapolis Roundtable and had a lifelong passion for the Grand Army ...

FLOURISHING. WITH ALL THE SERIOUS CHALLENGES FACING PUBLIC LIBRARIES TODAY, IT’S ALSO HELPFUL TO STEP BACK A BIT TO THE START. THE FRANKLIN MASS. PUBLIC LIBRARY, ENDOWED ORIGINALLY WITH BOOKS DONATED ...

FACING PUBLIC LIBRARIES TODAY, IT’S ALSO HELPFUL TO STEP BACK A BIT TO THE START. THE FRANKLIN MASS PUBLIC LIBRARY, ENDOWED ORIGINALLY WITH BOOKS DONATED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIMSELF, IS AMERICA’S ...

The Franklin Public Library will soon close and a temporary space will open early next month as work to renovate and add to the library begins. Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said at the Town ...