This month’s display is all about your favorite BBC shows! We’ll be featuring book recommendations inspired by 3 shows, each with some very strong fandoms! First up: Doctor Who! Run! Fantastic! Allons-y! Geronimo! Bow ties are cool! Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making […]
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The Gordon James Duo will bring their upbeat selection of jazz standards and jazzy arrangements of rhythm & blues and pop standards to the library. Gordon James on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Mark Minchello on piano are sure to delight listeners with a blend of mellow and upbeat tunes, perfect […]
Presented by The Glory Project Productions, the Nurturing your Talent Workshop encourages teens to consider that they are uniquely brilliant at something specific and inspires them to pursue the process of identifying, embracing and developing their talent. By the end of the program, teens will have begun a talent development […]
Come see the almost best picture of the year and join us for a free showing of La La Land next Friday, May 19 from 2-4 PM. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and […]
Have you read Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart? Then join us this Saturday, May 13th for a book discussion. Meetings take place from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm in the Community Room. New members always welcome! Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, […]
Study Space—Community Room Thursday May 11th and May 18th From 5pm-8:30pm The library has reserved our large meeting room space for middle school and high school students to study for finals and work on their final papers or projects. Students may bring their own food but the food must remain […]
Highly recommended by our teen librarian to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month, this week’s staff pick is It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. Readers will find a humorous, realistic, original and ultimately hopeful take on some serious subject matter. Looking for more books about mental health awareness? […]
Join author Rick Geffken as he discusses his new book, Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore The Jersey Shore has long been a place where people went to find relief from the summer heat and humidity. By the end of the 19th century, the 120-mile-long coastline in New […]
Calling All Teens!! YOU are needed to be a volunteer Reading Buddy this summer! · Become a mentor to a child, · Help a child improve his/her reading skills, · Earn valuable volunteer hours while having fun! · Open to teens entering 8th grade through 12th grade in the fall. […]
The online archive of Franklin Township local newspapers has returned! The archives include: The Record, The News, The News-Record, The Somerset Spectator, Strictly Somerset, and Franklin Focus; ranging in years from 1948-1998, with gaps. Looking for that old article you swear you once saw about your grandparents? Want to […]