Yearly Archives: 2021

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Teen Disney Trivia!

Test your Disney knowledge! Students ages 12-17 are invited to participate in this trivia contest for a chance to win a $15 Starbucks gift card! This contest opens on July 5 and will close at 4pm on July 21. You can earn up to 4 raffle entries for the contest! […]

Teen Nature Photography Contest – 2021

Win a $20 Target Giftcard! Students ages 12-17 are invited to submit up to 3 photographs for up to 3 chances to win the prize! One winner will receive a $20 Target giftcard! Questions? or to enter, email JPG(s) to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org. Deadline for submissions is 5pm on Thursday, August 12, […]

Pride Month Reading List and Book Display

Each June, LGBTQ+ Pride Month is celebrated throughout the world. “The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally (taken from www.loc.gov)” while also recognizing the everyday fight for equal rights in these communities around […]

Virtual Programs for June 2021

The library is hosting online events and programs that you can attend from home! In addition to our regular monthly events, we’ve listed several standout programs for June 2021 below. Click here for our full calendar of events. Special Events Concert: Katherine Saxton (Irish Harp) – Sunday, June 6 at […]

Weekend Fun: Four and Twenty Blackbirds

Weekend Fun: Four and Twenty Blackbirds Blackbirds feature prominently not only in local parks and yards but also in arts and entertainment. There are nearly a dozen films that have Blackbird (or some form of it) as a title. There is the well-known song written by John Lennon and Paul […]

Weekend Fun: Memorial Day Poppies

On the last Monday of the month, we celebrate Memorial Day, when we honor and remember those who died fighting to keep our country free. This tradition began after the Civil War because of the many lives that were lost, but it took more than 100 years for it to […]