January 2023 Franklin Public Library Highlights
Franklin Public Library
The library will be closed on Sunday, January 1st and Monday, January 2nd for News Year’s Day. The library will be closed Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King Day.
Franklin Library Book Sale
Friday, January 20th, 1-5 p.m., Saturday, January 21st , 9 a.m.- noon
All books are just one dollar!
Bag Sale - $5 A Bag—Saturday, January 21st, from 1-4 p.m.
Volunteer Tutors Needed for ESL & Adult Literacy Program
Volunteers must have a high school diploma or equivalent, have patience, and be able to speak English clearly. Prior teaching experience not required. Volunteer Tutors will be given training and all supporting materials will be provided. The time commitment is one orientation session, 18 hours of tutor training, and to meet with your student 2 hours per week for one year. Volunteers and students do not need to be Franklin residents. If interested, please contact Assistant Library Director Kim Shipala at [email protected], or fill out the registration form on the library’s website .
Volunteers Needed for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Learn more & Sign up at: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-tax-volunteers
Massachusetts Center for the Book 2023 Reading Challenge
January: A book with 100 pages or less
If you are looking for a fun, unique reading challenge to take on in 2023, Massachusetts Center for the Book has you covered.
Check it out today! https://www.massbook.org/readingchallenge
Special Events for Kids & Families
Kids Take & Makes: Snowflake Sun Catchers!
Starting Monday, January 9th stop by the library to pick up your very own Snowflake Sun Catcher kit!
Kits include supplies and instructions for making a colorful snowflake to brighten your days!!
SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED! First come first serve!
Doggie Tales! Monday, January 9th and January 23rd @4 p.m. (1st grade +)
Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a trained therapy dog! REGISTRATION REQUIRED. SPOTS ARE LIMITED. Register on our website.
Rockabye Beats Concert! Saturday January 14th @10:30 a.m.
Family Book Tasting Event! Wednesday January 18th, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Kid’s Paint Party! Saturday, January 7th @ 1 p.m.
FOR KIDS AGES 5-11! REGISTRATION REQUIRED!! With Denise Palmieri, step-by-step paint party specifically for kids! The same painting will be taught at the January and February event - please only register for 1 date through the events calendar our website.
Lunar New Year Celebration! Saturday January 28th @10:30 a.m.
Special Events for Teens
Teen Take & Makes: Snowman Sidekick!
Starting Monday January 9th stop by the library to pick up your very own Snowman Sidekick kit. SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED! First come, first serve!
Maureen Johnson in conversation with Jennifer Lynn Barnes! January 4 @ 7 p.m.
Virtual Author Event
Get some face time with YA authors Maureen Johnson and Jennifer Lynn Barnes; as Maureen Johnson launches her latest book in the Truly Devious series, and Jennifer Lynn Barnes is fresh off the release of her latest Inheritance Games book!
Teen Interactive Jane Austen Movie Screening! Wednesday Jan 25 @5:30 p.m.
Teens! Join us for a special interactive screening of a Jane Austen film adaptation, chosen by you!
Events for Adults
New Year Duck Hunt!
Bookish Duckies have set up shop throughout the Library! Follow us on our social media channels to get clues to where they might be! When you find a duck bring a picture of it and where you found it to the circulation desk and fill out a quick slip of paper to be entered into the Duck Hunt raffle at the end of the month!
Adult Take & Makes: Table-Top Snowman!
Starting Monday January 9th, stop by the library to pick up your very own Table-Top Snowman kit. SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED! LIMIT 1 PER PERSON! First come-first serve!
Knitting Group, Fridays, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Community-wide Read! Winter 2023
Beginning January 1, 2023, copies of Kindred: A graphic novel adaptation by Octavia E. Butler, adapted to a graphic novel by Damian Duffy and John Jennings will be available. Find out more on the library’s website. Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation is also available on Hoopla!
Friends of the Franklin Library Book Club, Tuesday, January 3rd 6:30 p.m., Beloved by Toni Morrison
Maureen Johnson in conversation with Jennifer Lynn Barnes!, Wednesday, January 4th @ 7 p.m.
Virtual Author Visit in collaboration with Tewksbury Public Library
Get some face time with YA authors Maureen Johnson and Jennifer Lynn Barnes; as Maureen Johnson launches her latest book in the Truly Devious series, and Jennifer Lynn Barnes is fresh off the release of her latest Inheritance Games book!
Friends of Franklin Library Meeting, Wednesday, January 4th 7 p.m.
Contact us at: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @FriendsFranklin
Author Janis Robinson Daly, Thursday, January 5th, 7p.m.
Author Janis Robinson Daly will be here at the library to do a presentation on the genealogical journey that led her to write her novel, The Unlocked Path. Free to everyone, no registration needed.
Adult Crafts, Sunday, January 8th 2 p.m. Registration Required Enjoy watercolor birds!
Register here: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=FRANKLIN&curName=2023/01/08_Watercolor_Class_for_A...
Chess Group, Sundays, January 8 & 22, 2-4:30 p.m.
Democracy Talks: Immigrants’ Rights, Tuesday, January 10th 7 p.m., Virtual Event in collaboration with Watertown Free Public Library
On September 14, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) routed approximately 50 asylum seekers from San Antonio, TX, to Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes, associate director of the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Clinic at Boston University School of Law, will share the legal implications of DeSantis’s actions and current issues in asylum law and policy.
Register Here: https://watertown-ma.zoom.us/webinar/register/9716709615295/WN_X4iRHK6kRqSS-91W-0ouag
Table Top, Tuesday, January 10th & 24th 6 p.m. Registration Requested!
Table Top Role Playing Games for Adults!, Email [email protected] for more info!
Maker Meditation, Saturday, January 14th 2 p.m.
Come to the library for simple projects to practice useful skills and give our buzzing brains some rest!
Remote Option Available: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdOirrDkoG9O95nFFclA7vrGFz4YFiEB4
ESL & Literacy Volunteer Tutor Orientation, Saturday, January 14th, 3 p.m.
All who are interested in becoming a Volunteer Tutor for our ESL & Literacy Program are welcome to attend and learn more about the program.
Board Game Group, Tuesday, January 17th 6:30 p.m.
Genealogy Club, Thursday, January 19th, 6:30 p.m., Basic Genetic Genealogy with Dr. Adina Newman. First of a 5-part “Genetic Genealogy” series with Dr. Newman. Free and open to anyone interested, no registration required.
Franklin Public Library Book Club Tuesday, January 24, 7 p.m.: Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell.
Hopepunk with Writers Renan Bernardo, Brianna Castagnozzi, Susan Kaye Quinn, and T. K. Rex Tuesday, January 24, 7 p.m.
Virtual Event in collaboration with Watertown Free Public Library
Register here: https://watertown-ma.zoom.us/webinar/register/9216709615810/WN_TV9EwW_STMGGpdhtLlvfRA
Organization Seminar with Danielle of Oasis Organizing Solutions, Saturday, January 28, 2 p.m.
In person or Remote: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvce-vqz0rGtA0YRft_XXOlWcgFlxnYMz8
