Native American Heritage Month is celebrated every November to honor the traditions, languages and stories of the Native American and Native Alaskan communities. We have a number of both fiction and nonfiction books by Native authors and about Native history at the library; some of them are currently on display […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
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Thank you to everyone who came out for our Local Author Fair on November 9! Last Saturday, the library welcomed 20 local authors to display and sell their books in our Community Room. The afternoon event fostered community among the authors, who had the chance to meet each other. The […]
Come meet and support authors in your community! Over 20 authors will be in our Community Room from 1-3:30pm! We have a couple of previous blog posts where the authors share their advice for aspiring writers as well as what inspires their writing. Here’s a list of authors who will be […]
Join us for a community service activity and earn an hour of volunteer time. The next event will take place on Wednesday, November 13 at 4pm at the DeMott Lane Library location. Open to students ages 12-17. Snacks will be served! Please click here to register.
Stop by the library and meet your community’s authors! From 1pm to 3:30pm on Saturday, 11/9/24, the DeMott Lane Branch is hosting a fair featuring over 20 local authors. Come browse, buy, and have authors sign copies of their books. Books for children, teens, and adults will be available. No […]
Another week another two terrifying movies! Both movies this week deal with mysterious artifacts. In Talk to Me an emblamed hand offers communication with dead, for better or worse. In holiday crossover The Advent Calendar the immiculately crafted titular object offers gifts with a catch. Talk to Me (2022) 1 […]
Stop by the library and meet your community’s authors! From 1pm to 3:30pm on Saturday, 11/9/24, the DeMott Lane Branch is hosting a fair featuring over 20 local authors. Come browse, buy, and have authors sign copies of their books. Books for children, teens, and adults will be available. No […]
It’s spooky season! This year, every week in October we’ll be highlighting two horror movies from our digital collections available via Kanopy, Hoopla, or both. We have two more scary movies this week with a theme of possession. First up is the Australian horror film The Babadook about a terrifying […]
It’s spooky season! This year, every week in October we’ll be highlighting two horror movies from our digital collections available via Kanopy, Hoopla, or both. Each film this week features a landscape transformed in horrific ways. First is Alex Garland’s Annihilation starring Natalie Portman adapted from Jeff VanderMeer’s South Reach […]
Franklin Township Public Library patrons now have access to a free pass to the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts! Available at the Demott Lane location, the METC pass entitles up to 2 adults and all accompanying children under 18 to free general admission to the museums. The pass also […]