Students ages 12-17 are invited to play some online trivia on Thursday, April 23 at 4pm using Kahoot and Zoom. Send an email to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org if you want to register to attend. Teens who are not established TAG volunteers must have a valid Franklin Township Public Library Card to attend. […]
Monthly Archives: April 2020
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Like so many of our popular rhymes and children’s songs, Row Row Row Your Boat has its roots in the 19th century. Its simple melody makes it easy to learn and a favorite with young children. If you don’t know the tune, there are many videos on You Tube to […]
Paper folding has been around for at least 1,000 years. It has its roots in Japan and China but may have started earlier than that, even before paper was invented. It first became known as “origami” around the year 1880, and that became the popular name for it in America […]
The story of the little chick who panics has long been a childhood classic in America and elsewhere. It is satirical – see the post from Friday, April 10,for more on satire – and it is a cumulative tale – a story that builds upon repetition, “accumulating,” if you will, […]
Cats have been popular since ancient times, so it’s no wonder that they figure prominently in many nursery rhymes and folk songs. Among the most popular are Hey Diddle Diddle with it’s fiddling cat and the cat who visited the queen in London, but here are a few lesser known […]
Hans Christian Andersen wrote literary fairy tales in his home country of Denmark during the early 19th century. What is the difference between a literary fairy tale and a folktale? A folktale comes from the oral tradition, a story told from generation to generation. A literary fairy tale is the […]
Students ages 12-17 are invited to join us for Book Chat using Zoom on Thursday, April 16 at 3:30pm. Send an email to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org if you want to register to attend. Teens who are not established TAG volunteers must have a valid Franklin Township Library Card to attend. Registration ends […]
Jack is a common name in the English language, so maybe that’s why the name Jack appears so often in folktales and nursery rhymes. There is Jack Be Nimble, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack Sprat, Jack and Jill, and Little Jack Horner, to name a few. Did you know that […]
One of our annual craft programs at the Library is the Spring Egg Collage. Why not make yours at home and hang it in your window as a lovely sign of spring? You will need: Paper – white or light-colored cardstock is best, but you can use computer paper or […]
Here’s a cup … and here’s a cup … and here’s a pot of tea. Pour a cup, and pour a cup, and have a drink with me! Tea is popular in almost every culture around the world, and while little ones don’t drink tea, it has long been a […]