Archive for January, 2025
Eight Reasons Why Riding the Bus Could be the Most Radical Thing You Do
By MATTIE WONG In the wake of 2020, many of us reconsidered our safety and retreated from the public realm. If we had the means, we weighed our options and decided to use individual forms of transportation - automobiles, walking, biking, etc. Many of us are still a little shell-shocked and find it hard to return to public transportation. Spotted in a store window on a recent trip to Montreal. Translated, it says, "Thank you for choosing collective transportation." There are real - and imagined - issues with safety on public transportation. It’s a Catch-22 where in the retreat from public services, we also retracted the safety we GAVE when entering a public space. We left to keep our bodies safe, and in return, our bodies weren’t a safety to each other anymore. Now all our bodies are a little less safe. A friend of mine said, ‘Oh, well, I don’t take the bus because I don’t have to.’ It made me wonder if taking the bus really is a ‘have-to’ situation, or why [...]
Franklin Library News January ’25
By ARI BAUM-HOMMESAll information listed here is accurate as of December 12th, 2024. For the most recent information, check out the library website at www.hclib.org. FRANKLIN LIBRARY HOURSMonday 9 AM to 5 PM Tuesday 12 PM to 8 PM Wednesday 12 PM to 8 PM Thursday 12 PM to 8 PM Friday 9 AM to 5 PM Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday 12 PM to 5 PM PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH Homework HelpTuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-7:30 PMSaturdays, 1-5 PMFind homework resources for K-12 students online and at all our libraries: history, language arts, math, science and more. STEAM Activities for Youth (ages 8+)Wednesdays, 5-6 PMDrop in for fun and creative STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) experiments and projects! Materials provided. Led by Franklin Library’s Teen Tech Squad. PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Movie MatineeEvery Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 PMWatch popular films every week with your Franklin Library friends and neighbors! In honor of National Native Heritage Month, we will be screening [...]
