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The mission of the Franklin County Public Library District is to provide a friendly public service through its programs, facilities, and materials which help the residents served by the district obtain information that meets their personal, educational, professional, and leisure needs. The purpose of the libraries is to collect, maintain, and disseminate information, with special emphasis on stimulating interest and appreciation for reading and learning. The FCPLD strives to provide a foundation for building a literate community.

The Brookville Public Library Carnegie building.
The Brookville Public Library Carnegie building.

Franklin County Public Library District

The Franklin County Public Library District consists of two branches in southeastern, Indiana: Brookville Public Library and Laurel Public Library. We are governed by a seven-member board appointed by county government officials.

The Brookville Library is located at 919 Main Street in Brookville, Indiana, and consists of an original Carnegie Library dedicated in 1912, and an annex building that was added in 2018. Laurel Library is located at 200 Clay Street in Laurel, Indiana, and was dedicated in 1998.

The Franklin County Public Library District includes residents of Blooming Grove, Brookville, Fairfield, Laurel, Metamora, and Posey Townships. These townships support the library district through their property taxes.

A non-resident library card can be purchased for $82. Any student attending a Franklin County Community School District school can obtain a student library card for free.

The Franklin County Public Library District is part of the Evergreen Indiana Consortium, so patrons have expanded access to materials in libraries across the state of Indiana.

The Laurel Public Library building.
The Laurel Public Library building.

In-house, we offer a large collection of non-fiction, fiction, western, biographies, inspirational, and large print books, as well as audiobooks, DVDs, and magazines. We also offer programming for all ages that is open to everyone, computers and printing services, and 24/7 access to Wi-Fi.

For additional information on what our libraries have to offer, please visit the services and resources pages of our website.

Our branches are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Follow our Facebook page for the most up-to-date information on closings and delays.