Mark your calendars for January 20, when you can register for the children’s winter reading program. Register online or in person, and ask at the Children’s Desk for the travel booklet that will help you keep track of your reading time. Every 75 minutes of reading will bring you to […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
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Thursday December 29th @ 2pm and @ 7pm That’s right! We playing mini golf not once but twice! Too cold outside? Help us create and play mini golf using K’Nex! Can you make the most complicated hole? Can you get a hole in one? No registration required. The strangest […]
Join us for the last movie matinee of 2016! Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth are joined by Patrick Dempsey for the next chapter in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding’s heroine. Bridget unexpectedly expecting. After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) ‘happily ever after’ […]
Monday December 27th to December 30th We’ll be doing some random drop-in programs over winter break, including crafts, games, and more. Find specific dates and times below. All programs will be in the Teen Room. No registration required. Tuesday December 27th 2 pm Button Maker Open Studio Show your pride and […]
Get into the holiday spirit with this week’s staff pick Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh. The hilarious, zany story of Olive the dog who, after mishearing a popular song lyric, decides to head to the North Pole and help Santa with his deliveries. A short, laugh out loud […]
Fans of Grey’s Anatomy? Interested in intriguing medical mysteries? Then you’re going to love this month’s book suggestions and book display! We’ve got dramatic stories of teens, friends, and family learning to deal with the effects of serious and sometimes terminal diseases. We also have some nonfiction titles involving behind-the-scenes […]
The Franklin High School student members of The Madrigals ensemble (with selected guests) will treat attendees to a program of carols and works from the Renaissance period. The Madrigal Singers are members of the Concert Choir who have auditioned to be admitted into this special ensemble, and serve as good […]
Thursday December 15th @ 7pm Spend the evening making fantastic perler bead creations. Use a pattern or freehand, it’s up to you! No registration required. Here are some of our previous creations in convenient collage format:
This week’s staff pick, The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, was published in 1979 and covers the space race with particular attention given to The Mercury Seven: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, the late John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Wolfe compares the astronauts in training to the […]
Join us this Saturday, December, 10th for a discussion of The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. Meetings take place from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in the Community Room. New members always welcome! It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of […]