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Title:Creative Movement & Pre-Ballet (Ages 2-3 Parent/Tot)--Drop-in
Date: 2/11/2026
Description:Creative Movement & Pre-Ballet (Ages 2-3 Parent/Tot): Intro dance classes with the Academy of Performing Arts! DROP-IN!

Title:Creative Movement & Pre-Ballet (Ages 4-5)--Drop-in
Date: 2/11/2026
Description:Creative Movement & Pre-Ballet (ages 4-5): Intro dance classes with the Academy of Performing Arts! DROP-IN!

Title:DIY Crafternoon - Abstract Painting
Date: 2/11/2026
Description:Create a beautiful abstract painting for your home.

Registration is required and begins on January 28th.

A $2 supply fee is due on February 4th to secure your spot.

This program is for adults 18+.

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Great Decisions 2026
March 4 to April 8 (no session on April 1)
6:30pm Wednesdays
Fadrow Meeting Room

Join us for our 12th year of hosting Great Decisions, the worlds largest foreign policy discussion series

Click on the Read More... link below for discussion topics and speaker information!
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Seeking Jewelry Donations!

The library is looking for donation of old jewelry (especially brooches or larger earrings) and buttons for our DIY Crafternoon March 11 (pictured below). If you have donations, please bring them to the Check Out Desk.
Putin's Russia with Dr. David McDonald
Thursday, February 19
6:30pm
Fadrow Meeting Room

Get a historian’s perspective on Russia’s turn to an assertive foreign policy and more authoritarian rule at home, and the challenges this presents to the West, to Putin’s government, and to citizens of the Russian Federation.

Dr. McDonald is the Alice D. Mortenson/Petrovich Professor at UW-Madison.
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Franklin Public Library Announces Expansion of OverDrive Resources through Libby App
Starting in 2026, Franklin Public Library will be investing additional money in a Lucky Day collection in the Libby (OverDrive) app.

Please click the Read More... link below for more infomation.
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Hoopla Access to End December 31, 2025
Franklin Public Library will no longer provide access to Hoopla starting January 1, 2026. Please click the Read More... link below for more information.
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Classic Movie Matinee -- Rope
Join us Thursday, March 5 at 1pm for the Classic Movie Matinee showing of Rope, starring James Stewart.

In this Alfred Hitchcock classic, two brilliant young men try to commit “the perfect murder” when they strangle their former prep school classmate in their apartment. They then host a dinner party there, entertaining their guests with the dead body stored in the living room in a large cabinet.

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Monday Movie Matinee -- Good Fortune
Join us Monday, Feb. 16 at 1pm for the Monday Movie Matinee showing of Good Fortune.

An angel named Gabriel tries to help Arj, who is struggling to make ends meet in Los Angeles, by swapping his life with a super wealthy man, Jeff. Gabriel wants to show Arj that wealth won't solve all his problems. However, things don’t go according to plan when Arj actually loves his new life. As punishment, Gabriel loses his wings and is sentenced to being a human, along with Jeff, who now lives without means as Arj had before. Starring Aziz Ansari (who also writes and directs the film) along with Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves. Also starring Sandra Oh and Keke Palmer.

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Monday, June 16th at 1 pm Monday Movie Madness. This month's movie is The Monuments Men (rated PG-13). MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS DAY CAN BE PLACED IN THIS SPACE HERE.

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Tuesday 9am-8pm
Wednesday 9am-8pm
Thursday 9am-8pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 9am-4pm
Sunday - 1pm-4pm

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Friday - 9am-4pm
Saturday - 12pm-4pm

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This Week at
Franklin Public Library

Recently Added Items

What's New

Great Decisions 2026

Seeking Jewelry Donations!

Putin's Russia with Dr. David McDonald