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Franklin library board emphasizes outreach, program evaluation and new community services

Franklin Public Library Board of Trustees · January 19, 2026
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Summary

Trustees prioritized outreach to local businesses and municipal leaders, improved program-evaluation tools and exploratory new services such as on-site notary hours, medication-disposal packets and limited Narcan distribution in partnership with health agencies.

Board members and staff spent much of the Jan. 17 special meeting outlining programmatic priorities and outreach tactics aimed at expanding who uses the library and how the library measures impact.

Staff described a range of offerings the library will continue and expand: literacy programs, book discussion groups, a new silent book club that drew about seven attendees in its first session, and the Summer Reading programming continuum. Carrie Miller described partnerships with the Franklin Health Department for National Library…

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