Weekend Fun: Bag Your Turkey!Get your home ready for some Thanksgiving Fun by making some paper bag puppets!TIP: Older students may want to jazz up this project by using acrylic paints to add color and patterns, and stuff the bag with crumpled paper to stand up on the family dinner […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
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Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Classics, Space OperaRead-Alikes:The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. HamiltonWords of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson This week’s staff pick is a SciFi classic: Frank Herbert’s Dune. One of the many reasons this books is so often cited as […]
Make Your Own Stencil Stencils are fun to play with when making art. You can trace inside them with a pencil or marker, or dab paint inside the holes to make a picture or pattern. Make your own abstract stencil! What you need: Paper square (ours is 6 x 6 […]
Mission to Mars! Watch the video below for some ideas on how to make a Martian habitat using Lego bricks, and then use art supplies to enhance the habitat and communications equipment for the Mission to Mars Lego project! Mars is called the “red planet,” so use warm colors to […]
Weekend Fun: Leaf Printing! Now is the perfect time to take a walk outside and gather pretty leaves. When you get them home, use them to make leaf prints on computer paper! What you need: A variety of fall leaves Watercolor paints Brush Sponge (optional) Black paint (tempera or acrylic) […]
Test your Mythology knowledge! Teens ages 12-17 are invited to play on Kahoot using Zoom, Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4pm. We will also raffle off 2 $5 Dunkin’ giftcards to two random players at the games! Registration is required and can be found at www.franklintwp.org
The library is now hosting online events and programs that you can attend from home! The events listed below will be held via Zoom video call. For instructions on how to join a Zoom call, please click here. Make Your Job Search Work for You – Friday, 11/6 at 11am via […]
For a limited time, copies of Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History by William B. Brahms are now on sale for the special holiday price of only $5! This comprehensive history is a perfect holiday gift for any history buff, as it covers Franklin Township’s early settling in the […]
November is Native American Heritage Month. We are proud to offer this sampling of some of the great teen reads the library has that celebrate the lives and contributions of Native Americans. You can click on each of the covers below to get full details about each book and the […]