It is time to apply for the Franklin Township Public Library’s 2015 Reading Buddies Program. This 6-week program takes place Monday evenings, at the Main Library in the Children’s Department (July 6 – August 10). Reading Buddies is a social program that promotes literacy through paired reading. Teens earn volunteer credit […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Now that your little ones are becoming more independent are you considering entering or returning to the workforce? Job Search for Moms is packed full of useful, practical ideas to get you started on a career change or job search. This training, based on Nancy Anderson’s book, presents the tools […]
This week’s staff pick is a heist thriller that a lot of people couldn’t put down… our staffer loved it, and so we recommend to you: Ghostman by Roger Hobbs. “In a daring operation, two crooks-for-hire rob an Atlantic City casino. But their heist goes horribly wrong, and only one […]
The Library is now accepting applications for the Reading Buddies Program being held this summer. Please see the “2015 Reading Buddies” tab at the top of the blog for details and deadlines! Teens – Are you looking for volunteer opportunities this summer? Check out Reading Buddies at the Library! Parents […]
Are you and computers not always on the same page? We can help! Attend one of our free computer classes, or come for 1-on-1 computer instruction. If you missed Monday’s Intro to MS Excel 2007, the class is repeating later this month. We also have an Internet basics class this […]
Selma May 8, 2:00-4:15 pm Selma is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated […]
This week’s staff pick is by Mireille Guiliano, and was read by a staffer for the Read Harder Challenge. She particularly enjoyed French Women Don’t Get Facelifts and found it full of great advice, stories, and recipes. The author of the bestselling French Women Don’t Get Fat shares the secrets and strategies […]
It’s the end of April and we’re a quarter through the year already! We hope you’re joining us in our 2015 Read Harder Challenge (flyers at Circulation and Reference), where we are challenging ourselves and you by reading books based on place, author, subject, etc. Why? Because we’re stretching out of our […]
Sadly, National Poetry Month is almost over. Hopefully you’ve taken some time to enjoy your favorite poets or find some new ones like Rumi, Billy Collins, e.e. cummings, an anthology of poets, or one of the many other famous and not-so-famous poets we have in the collection. Don’t like poetry? Not […]
The incomparable Maya Angelou is this week’s Poet of the Week (in honor of National Poetry Month). She’s been a staff pick before, and she absolutely deserves to be again. An American author, activist, poet, dancer, actress, and singer, she published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books […]