Hares seem to have a prominent place in folk literature. In addition to the Turkish story of The Three Hares that I shared earlier, several of Aesop’s fables use hares as a character – the most famous being The Tortoise and the Hare – and several of the Jataka Tales […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
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Students ages 12-17 are invited to join us for an online YA book trivia game of Jeopardy on Wednesday, May 13 at 4pm. At the end of the program, we will be raffling off two $5 Dunkin Donuts giftcards to two random game players. Send an email to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org if […]
From virtual museum tours to educational resources, reading recommendations, free podcasts, content streaming, and more, we’ve posted quite a few things to do online over the past few weeks. We thought it might be a good time to recap everything we’ve shared up to this point in case you missed […]
There were ten in the bed, and the little one said, “Roll over! Roll over!” So they all rolled over and one fell out! There were nine in the bed, and the little one said, “Roll over! Roll over!” … Continue counting down until … There was one in the […]
Students ages 12-17 are invited to join us for an online game of Spyfall on Wednesday, May 6 at 4pm. At the end of the program, we will be raffling off two $5 Dunkin Donuts giftcards to two random game players. Send an email to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org if you want to […]
Can’t get your hands on a test prep book for the career exam you’re taking soon? Use LearningExpress Library! It’s free, you can use it anywhere you have internet access, and signing up is a breeze. Once you create an account with your library card, you’ll have access to tests […]
There is something magical about the number three. It occurs repeatedly in folktales and fairy tales, and there is a literary “rule of three” as well as a visual one in art and photography. The story of the Three Little Pigs is full of it – first there are three […]
Students ages 12-17 are invited to enter our Spring Art & Craft contest. One winner will receive a $25 Amazon giftcard! To enter send a picture (JPG) of your artwork or craft to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org along with your full name and age. All pictures of art or craft must be about […]
Students ages 12-17 are invited to play some drawing games on Wednesday, April 29 at 4pm using 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. Registration ends […]
One of our recent nursery rhymes programs introduced simple elephant head puppets for use with the Elephant Song. In this class, we’ll take a look at how to make those same simple elephants artistic! Gather together some different types of paper – anything you have on hand will work. Scrapbook […]