FRANKLIN (CBS) - The oldest, continuously operating public library in America is in Franklin, a town that has its own theme song! "The name of the town on the original paperwork is Exeter. Somewhere ...

This year the Franklin Library celebrates its 100th year serving a large area now called Phillips Community and Elliot Park, Whittier, Corcoran, and Powderhorn Park Neighborhoods. Exploring this ...

Dan Mitchell couldn’t get enough. The Franklin resident devoured anything related to the Civil War, was a member of the Civil War Indianapolis Roundtable and had a lifelong passion for the Grand Army ...

Girls pose with their newly acquired prom dresses at a past Project Prom event. This year’s event will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and April 1-3 from 3 p.m. to 5 p ...

FRANKLIN — In 1904, a painting by an internationally acclaimed artist — one of three in ornate gilt frames — was hung in a place of prominence in the new Franklin Public Library, amidst an ...

The Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin, will close at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23. The library will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, and closed on Saturday, Dec. 25 for ...

There is an old-fashioned turf war going on at the Franklin Public Library, which was founded in 1790 with a gift of three books by the town’s namesake, Benjamin Franklin. And at the root of the ...

FRANKLIN — As the first of its kind in the United States, the Franklin Public Library wasn't initially funded through local or state taxes; rather, for much of its existence, a nonprofit comprised of ...

At one point, Franklin’s Public Library cost the city about $120,000 per year. Since constructing a new facility 20 years ago this month, the library now occasionally earns the same amount of money ...