Join us for a fun art workshop on September 26th. Spend your day with a fun art workshop. We will be painting portrait's of Franklin Police Department one and only Ben Franklin.Register online at franklinma.myrec.com
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| Paint a portrait of Ben, yes, the 4 legged one: for K-5 students, Sep 26 |
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| Child car seat installed or inspected in Whitinsville on Saturday |
"This Saturday, join our partners from @MassStatePolice at the MSP Museum and Learning Center in Whitinsville to have your child's car seat installed or checked for FREE!"
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| Vacation? Spend time at the Library with 1 or more of their programs this week! |
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| Worship Services for Children offered on Selected Saturday Evenings |
"It's Children's Dental Health Month. More than 40% of children have tooth decay by Kindergarten.
For information on dental prevention visit: www.cdc.gov/oralhealth"
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| Franklin Health Department: Children's Dental Health Month |
St John’s will offer a simple, informal service geared for children on two Saturdays per month, beginning January 14 and January 28 at 5 PM.
The services will include stories, crafts or other activities, easy fun songs, and a simple Eucharist (Communion) totaling about 40 minutes.
All families are invited to join us at 237 Pleasant Street in Franklin.
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| Franklin Library: Trevor the Games Man - Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM |
December is Safe Toys Month. Over 215,000 kids are treated for toy-related injuries in the U.S. every year.
Learn more: kidshealth.org/en/parents/safe-toys.html
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| https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/safe-toys.html |
St John’s will offer a simple, informal service geared for children on two Saturdays per month, beginning January 14 and January 28 at 5 PM.
The services will include stories, crafts or other activities, easy fun songs, and a simple Eucharist (Communion) totaling about 40 minutes.
All families are invited to join us at 237 Pleasant Street in Franklin.
Maria Popova writes of the backstory to the familiar children's story:
"Six weeks before my grandmother was born on the other side of the world, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle announced the publication of a book described only as “a children’s story of a bull,” sold for $1.In The Story of Ferdinand (public library), a gentle-souled young misfit sits out the perpetual head-butting by which his peers hone their bull-skills, choosing instead to smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree in solitude. His mother, at first worried about his bullness, recognizes her son’s difference and trusts that he would find his way.And so he does."
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| The backstory to a famous children's story |
"The climate crisis is also a children’s rights crisis: one in four children globally are already affected by the climate emergency and by 2050 virtually every child in every region will face more frequent heatwaves, according to a new Unicef report.For hundreds of millions of children, heatwaves will also last longer and be more extreme, increasing the threat of death, disease, hunger and forced migration.The findings come less than a fortnight before the Cop27 UN climate talks get underway in Egypt, and after a catastrophic year of extreme weather events – heatwaves, storms, floods, fires and droughts – have demonstrated the speed and magnitude of the climate breakdown facing the planet.According to Unicef, 559 million children currently endure at least four to five dangerous heatwaves annually, but the number will quadruple to 2 billion by 2050 – even if global heating is curtailed to 1.7 degrees, currently the best-case scenario on the table."
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| A Palestinian mother showers her child during a heatwave in the southern Gaza Strip in August 2022. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock |
Come to the Franklin Public Library on Wednesday (no school).
Welcome to Hyades School for Wizards and Witches! The Wands of Procyon have been stolen and we need your help to find them!
Question the suspects and put your detective skills to the test! Secrets abound and not everyone is who they seem in this magical mystery!
Ideal for ages 8+
Shared from the Library page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/bulletins/wizard-mystery-party-wednesday-october-5th-100pm
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| Wizard Mystery Party! Wednesday October 5 at 1:00 PM |
In a soon to be released Talk Franklin episode, Town Administrator Jamie Hellen reveals that the #1 complaint to the Municipal building is speeding. Not parking, not zoning, speeding.
With schools opening this week, more traffic will be on the roads, more people will be on the sidewalks, please take care and go slow.
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| The new paving along King St has new crosswalk markings for the Parmenter School. |
Time for us all to
"Slow down, you move too fastYou've got to make the morning last ..."
Library Hours
The Library's hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Library will be closed Monday, September 5th for Labor Day. Sunday hours will resume September 11th, and will be 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Book Sale
Franklin Library Book Sale
Friday, September 23rd, 1:00-5:00 p.m. Saturday, September 24th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.
All books are just one dollar!
Bag Sale - $5 A Bag—Saturday, September 24th, from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Come fill a brown bag with all the books you can!
From the Friends of the Franklin Library
From the friends…This summer is flying by and as we look ahead to fall, we have some exciting projects in the works. First, we want to thank those who came out to the Franklin Farmers Market and stopped by the Friends table. It was great to meet all of you! We also want to congratulate Diane Padula, the winner of our summer giveaway raffle. Your continued support and input are critical as we work to make our library a resource for all.
Speaking of support and sharing ideas…do you know all are welcome to attend our monthly meetings? This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Friends, hear about the exciting initiatives in the works, and share your ideas with us. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 14 at 7pm in the Friends Meeting Room. If you can't make it, don't worry, our meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of every month.
Now, we know many are still holding onto the last few weeks of summer, but who isn't excited for Franklin's Annual Harvest Festival happening Saturday, October 1? We sure are and we hope you'll stop by the Friends of the Franklin Library table to say hi, learn how you can support the Friends and take advantage of our book giveaway. We will have a variety of books for all ages, don't miss out!
Friends of the Franklin Library is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the Franklin Public Library's collections and programs. Want to learn more about becoming a Friend? Drop us a line at FoFL02038@gmail.com for more information on the Friends.
Read more of the events for September -> https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/news/september-2022-franklin-library-news-events
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| Franklin Public Library: News & Events Scheduled for September 2022 |
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| students with backpacks from community drive YMCA |
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| YMCA delivering stuffed backpacks |
Where Cause Meets Community. At the Hockomock Area YMCA, strengthening community is our cause. The Hockomock Area YMCA is an organization of men, women, and children sharing a commitment to nurture the potential of kids, promote healthy living, and foster a sense of social responsibility.Our YMCA is committed to partnering and collaborating with others to create and deliver lasting personal and social change in the 15 communities we are privileged to serve. The Hockomock Area YMCA is a not-for-profit charitable cause-driven organization with facilities in North Attleboro, Foxboro, Franklin, and Mansfield. For more information, visit hockymca.org.
The 501(c)3 is the inspiration of Ian & Linda Kabat, Franklin residents who also brought the Sculpture Park to Franklin.
Visit the Wrentham Artisan Market and talk with them on July 24:
"Come visit us July 24 from 10-2 Our first fair thanks to Wrentham Artisan Market. " southernnewenglandevents.com
shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/l_kabat/status/1547179350512082945
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| You can help "Give kids the arts" - a win win! |
July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. ~300,000 kids in the U.S. have arthritis.
Learn about prevention & symptoms: cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/childhood.htm
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| Franklin Health Department: Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month |
