FRANKLIN (CBS) - The oldest, continuously operating public library in America is in Franklin, a town that has its own theme song! "The name of the town on the original paperwork is Exeter. Somewhere ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...