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Saturday October 10th 2026
Franklin Library News Oct. ’26
Franklin Library News, Compiled by Christina Smith, Librarian
FRANKLIN LIBRARY HOURS
Monday 9-5
Tuesday 12-8
Wednesday 12-8
Thursday 12-8
Friday 9-5
Saturday 9-5
Sunday 12-5
PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
Let’s Read
(Grades K-5)
Tues and Thurs: 4:00 – 7:30 pm
Saturdays: 2-5 pm
Free in-person reading support for K-5 students. Students and trained volunteer tutors meet weekly one-on-one to work on grade level reading skills.
Homework Help
(Grades K-12)
Tuesdays/Thursdays: 4:00 – 7:30 pm
Saturdays: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Free in-person tutoring for K-12 students. No advanced sign-up needed.
STEAM Workshop
(Ages 8+)
Wednesdays: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Drop in for fun and creative STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) experiments and projects! Materials provided. Led by Franklin Library’s Teen STEAM Squad.
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS
Coffee & Conversation
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month
12:30-2:00 pm
Join Franklin Library staff for free coffee & conversations with neighbors.
Free Rapid HIV Testing
Thursday, Oct. 9th
12:00-2:00 pm
Free rapid HIV testing, education, and counseling from Red Door Clinic.
Expungement Clinic
Wednesday, October 21st
12:30 – 4:30 pm
Having a criminal record can make it difficult to obtain work, housing, or professional licensing. However, in certain cases a person can request that the court seal their record through a process called expungement.… Read the rest “Franklin Library News Oct. ’26”
History Lessons
from Peace House Community A Place to Belong…
By MARTI MALTBY
With this year being the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, my 16 year old daughter Amber took more interest than usual in the day’s significance. She asked what I remembered of that day, which led to a variety of stories. I told her of my own misguided reaction when my roommate (who had a tv) yelled to me that a plane had hit the Twin Towers, and I (who didn’t have a tv), thought, “That’s a strange accident.” Only when I arrived at work an hour later did I understand what was happening.
I hope that when my daughter finally does face a catastrophe, she can draw on the strength and dignity of [people] who have risen to the challenges they didn’t see coming.
I told her about how different people processed what was happening, from David Letterman’s understated but inspiring comments on The Tonight Show to the morning radio host who demanded that, every 36 hours, the US launch a nuclear attack against a different Middle East until the perpetrators were turned over.
Amber mentioned the town that nearly doubled in size because so many grounded airliners landed there after the US and Canada closed their airspace.… Read the rest “History Lessons”
Keep citizen journalism alive!
Dave’s Dumpster Oct. ’26
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