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.

According to the website of the Franklin Public Library, Franklin instead decided to donate a collection of books. After some controversy over who should have access to Franklin's books ...

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 ...