Friends of Franklin Library - Book Sale - Oct 20th

The Library Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Library is scheduled for the weekend of Oct 19-21. As part of the book sale, they will also be collecting donations for the Food Pantry.

This is one of the win-win situations that the Food Pantry loves to participate in. You get to help the Pantry and the Library at the same time as you obtain good books, videos, etc. for your family to enjoy!

Additional details on the event can be found in the flyer here:



The Friends of Franklin Library are a registered 501(c)3 organization chartered with helping the Franklin Public Library. For additional information about this group you can send an email to FOFL02038@gmail.com or join and participate in the group which meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Library.

Double good deal: Library Book Sale this weekend

Bring a donation for the Food Pantry and the Friends of Franklin Library will give you a coupon reducing the price of a book. This is a double good deal. You help the Food Pantry and the Franklin Library at the same time!

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It is time for the Friends of Franklin Library (FoFL) to hold another Book Sale. This fun and fund raising event occurs twice each year, in May and October.

Friday - members of the FoFL get to participate in the pre-sale from 4:00 to 7:00 PM 

Saturday - open to all from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The DPW will also be open for their "Touch a Truck" event that kids love from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The DPW will sell some refreshments. 

Sunday - the "Bag Sale" is held on Sunday from 9:00 AM to Noon. Put books into a bag and you can buy the books at a "bag" price.

If you are not yet a member of the Friends of the Franklin Library, a membership table is set up and you can join right  there.





Where is the Book Sale?
At the DPW garage off Hayward St.

What happens with the money raised by the FoFL from this event?
Money raised supports many library programs; summer reading, children's and adult programs, One Book, One Community and associated programs, museum passes, e-books and new books,CD's and DVD's for the library to name a few.

Great list of food books

Earlier this week, TakePart asked its Food, Inc community to share some of its favorite books about the food industry. With more than 850 replies, the response was overwhelming—and exciting. 

We've compiled the whole list and broken it into four sections: the most mentioned books, the runner-ups, books related to diet, and cook books. 

Michael Pollan placed three books in the 10 most-mentioned. But plenty of other great voices are in the mix, speaking on industrial agriculture, the obesity crisis, migrant farmworkers, pesticides, urban farming, and more.

Read the full listing of food books here