Our Librarian

Mr. Keniston was the librarian at Franklin County Tech from 2019 until 2026, and is currently seeking employment commensurate with his education and experience. Under his direction, our library has been a welcoming, comfortable, and engaging space.  The print and online collections aligned with the academic and recreational reading needs of our students and faculty.  He was a member of the Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Awards selection committee and has been a long-term member of the ALA, AASL, MLA, MSLA, and NHSLMA.

 

Prior to joining us, Wally was an English teacher in Nicaragua, Library Assistant and Director at middle and high schools in New Hampshire and elsewhere in Massachusetts since 2001.  A few of his other experiences include being an Engineering intern for a public television station, the audio-visual director for a school district, website developer, documentary videographer, a DJ, News Director, and Interim General Manager at three radio stations.

 

Wally owns and operates a used bookstore in his hometown of Wolfeboro, N.H. that he started in 1978.  He is a writer of free-verse, publishing his first chapbook in 2025.  In his free time, he is a three-season swimmer in Lake Winnipesaukee, has traveled to five continents (two more to go!), enjoys hiking with his dog "Austin," winning an occasional game of cribbage, losing an occasional game of chess, and having long conversations in Spanish.