Friends of Franklin Library - Meeting Agenda - Dec 3, 2014

FOFL Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Meeting time: 7PM
Meeting place: Franklin Library, Community Room

• Welcome and introductions

• Public Comments

• Library Director

• Library Board of Directors

• Acceptance of minutes from last (November) meeting

• Treasurer’s report

• Committee updates
o Membership

o Outreach – Facebook/Twitter
 Content for next newsletter
 Web site

o Downtown Partnership
 Holiday Stroll December 4, 4-7PM


• Continuing items

o Update on FoFL offer to buy 20 chairs for the ground floor “quiet room.”

o Scholarship 2015 – subcommittee
 Suggestions for a new essay question

o FoFL Bulletin board content, monthly themes

o Working with other town groups – subcommittee?

o Memorandum of Understanding – subcommittee needed to review BOD version (not yet received)

o By-Laws review and update – subcommittee (need volunteers)

o Creating a read-only “minutes” book to keep on file at the library


• New Items
o Fundraising 2015

o Supporting other town groups
• Downtown Partnership “12 Days of Donating” food for the Franklin Food Pantry (details at http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2014/12/12-days-of-donating-kicks-off-today.html

• The Heather Pierson Quartet will bring their popular Charlie Brown Christmas show to Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m.

• The Franklin pantry is also getting gearing up to distribute Christmas bags, to be handed out on Dec. 17. Instead of turkeys, clients will be given hams, Weiss said.

• Claire Griffin has 50 works of art on display at the Norfolk Public Library for December. There will be an artist’s reception on December 6th from 1 - 3:30 PM.

• “Giving Tree” at Forge Hill YMCA

• Special Election for Town Council on December 16th


o Winter FoFL meetings

o Other

Ben Franklin statue at the Franklin Public Library

MBTA: This weekend: Franklin Line shuttle

Buses replacing all Saturday and Sunday outbound Franklin Line trips between Forge Park and Franklin Stations on December 6-7. Delays of 10-15 minutes may occur.

Due to necessary track work, buses will replace all outbound Franklin Line trains between Forge Park/495 and Franklin/Dean College Stations on Saturday, December 6, 2014, through Sunday, December 7, 2014. 

Regular Franklin Line train service will resume at the start of service on Monday, December 8, 2014. All shuttle bus stops are accessible for persons with disabilities.

Shuttling the following stops:
Franklin
Forge Park / 495

Last updated: Dec 02 2014 11:00 AM

screen grab from DPW Presentation on emergency repairs

The Town of Franklin will take advantage of the scheduled track work to coordinate repairs to the Beaver St connector (sewer line). The work was discussed and approved at the last Town Council meeting.  

The presentation to the Town Council  can be found on the DPW webpage here  http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_DPW/Town_Council_Presentations/Beaver_St_Culvert_presentation.pdf

Hockomock Field Hockey and Volleyball Awards

Hockomock Sports has announced the Field Hockey and Volleyball players of the year, first team, and other awards.

Franklin is represented on the the Field Hockey team by

Maddie Bressler, 1st team
Emily Jeffries, 2nd team
Samantha Jones, 2nd team
Lisa Cropper, Honorable mention

For the full listing of Field Hockey awards, visit this link
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/2014-hockomocksportscom-field-hockey-awards

FHS Panthers

Franklin is represented on the Volleyball team by

Aubrie Kutil, 2nd team 

Dayne McCue, 3rd team

For the full listing of Volleyball awards, visit this link
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/2014-hockomocksportscom-volleyball-awards

"12 Days of Donating"

Help the Franklin Downtown Partnership member businesses and the Franklin Food Elves collect goods for the Franklin Food Pantry. The "12 Days of Donating" collection campaign started Monday!

some of the Franklin Food Elves at the Food Pantry

This year's goal is to meet or exceed last year's record-breaking collection totals -- $6,700 and 7,357 pounds of goods! 

Elves will be collecting in neighborhoods for the next two weeks. You can also donate at these participating locations:

• Auerr, Zajac & Associates, LLC, 29 Dean Ave.
• British Beer Company, 280 Franklin Village Dr.
• DCU, 500 West Central St.
• Dean Bank, 21 Main St.
• Dean College, Campus Center
• Drama Kids of Metro West, 19 Dean Ave. (call for drop off schedule)
• Emma’s Quilt Cupboard, 12 Main St.
• Franklin Downtown Partnership Office, 9 East Central St.
• Jane’s Frames, 11 East Central St.
• Keefe Insurance Agency, 51 West Central St.
• Murphy Business, 15 East Central St.
• Pour Richard’s Wine & Spirits, 14 Grove St.
• RE/MAX Executive Realty, 308 West Central St., Suite E
• Yellin & Hyman, P.C., 693 East Central St., Suite 201

Thank you for your support of the Franklin Food Pantry and the Franklin Downtown Partnership

This was shared from the Downtown Partnership page here
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2014/12/12-days-of-donating-kicks-off-today.html

Letters, Lines, and Lenses

Claire Griffin has 50 works of art on display at the Norfolk Public Library for December. There will be an artist’s reception on December 6th from 1 - 3:30 PM.

You can view this attached flyer for the show

Lines, Letters and Lenses

Hockomock League girls soccer awards

Hockomock Sports announces the girls soccer awards as voted on by the coaches of the Hockomock League.

The Best XI:

girls soccer Best XI - 2014 (Hockomock Sports photo)

F - Nicole Chretien, North Attleboro
F - Taylor Cogliano, Franklin
M - Lily Sykes, Foxboro
M - Victoria Stowell, Franklin
M - Francesca Calabraro, Oliver Ames
M - Melissa Bongarzone, Mansfield
D - Hailee Duserick, Canton
D - Nicole Ellin, Franklin
D - Molly Shield, Mansfield
D - Delaney Benton, Oliver Ames
G - Dani Lonati, Franklin

HockomockSports.com 2nd XI

G - Kayla Wentworth, Taunton
D - Lindsey Mastaj, Franklin
D - Hannah Kane, North Attleboro
D - Erin Grimes, Attleboro
M - Kaley Pratt, Milford
M - Alexis Stowell, Franklin
M - Jackie Carchedi, Mansfield
M - Hannah Reiter, Mansfield
M - Hana Caster, North Attleboro
F - Bailey Knous, Franklin
F - Kristen Bortolotti, Foxboro


and Player of the Year, Taylor Cogliano

Taylor Cogliano, Player of the Year (Hockomock Sports photo)

For the full write up and all the girls soccer awards, follow this link
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/2014-hockomocksportscom-girls-soccer-awards

SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION - Dec 16

SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION

This election is to fill the vacancy on the Town Council. Even though we have only one candidate running, State Law requires an election be held to elect that position.

DATE: TUESDAY, December 16, 2014
TIME: 6:00a.m. – 8:00p.m.
PLACE: NEW FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL ON OAK STREET, ALL PRECINCTS

LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE: 
November 26, 2014 at 8:00pm at the Town Clerk’s Office, First Floor, 355 East Central Street, Municipal Building. 

Absentee Ballot Information: 
Absentee ballots are available three weeks prior to the election in the Town Clerk’s office. A registered voter who will be unable to vote at the polls on election day due to the following reasons may vote absentee up to 12:00 noon Monday, December 15, 2014.

(1) absence from your city or town during normal polling hours; or
(2) physical disability preventing you from going to the polling place; or
(3) religious belief.

All absentee requests must be made in writing with an original signature (no faxes or e-mails are accepted). If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call Deborah L. Pellegri, Town Clerk, at 508-520-4900.

handicap voter booth

voting booths folded down and ready for storage

For additional information on the election and voting process, you can visit the Town Clerk's page here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Clerk/index