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.

Some are endowed with better backstories. To wit: the Norfolk County town of Franklin is home to America's first public library. And who donated the original set of dozens of books that gave the ...

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 ...

Sally Hood, right, a Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor, poses on Oct. 22 with her Little, 10-year-old Acacia, at the Little Free Library ... Franklin. A sign on the front advertises what’s inside ...