Get into the holiday spirit with this week’s staff pick Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh. The hilarious, zany story of Olive the dog who, after mishearing a popular song lyric, decides to head to the North Pole and help Santa with his deliveries. A short, laugh out loud […]
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Fans of Grey’s Anatomy? Interested in intriguing medical mysteries? Then you’re going to love this month’s book suggestions and book display! We’ve got dramatic stories of teens, friends, and family learning to deal with the effects of serious and sometimes terminal diseases. We also have some nonfiction titles involving behind-the-scenes […]
The Franklin High School student members of The Madrigals ensemble (with selected guests) will treat attendees to a program of carols and works from the Renaissance period. The Madrigal Singers are members of the Concert Choir who have auditioned to be admitted into this special ensemble, and serve as good […]
Thursday December 15th @ 7pm Spend the evening making fantastic perler bead creations. Use a pattern or freehand, it’s up to you! No registration required. Here are some of our previous creations in convenient collage format:
This week’s staff pick, The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, was published in 1979 and covers the space race with particular attention given to The Mercury Seven: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, the late John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Wolfe compares the astronauts in training to the […]
Join us this Saturday, December, 10th for a discussion of The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. Meetings take place from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in the Community Room. New members always welcome! It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of […]
Monday December 12th @ 2pm Compete against fellow teens to become the trivia champion and win the coveted Teen Trivia Trophy (don’t worry, there are other prizes too!). No registration required. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Sample Question: This type of cheese has “eyes”, which are […]
Starting today we’re making some changes to our loan periods and renewal limits! The loan period for all NEW items in the library’s collection (except NEW videos) will be 2 weeks NEW items (except NEW videos) can now be renewed 2 times, if there are no holds Older entertainment videos […]
This week’s staff pick, American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett, is an eerie tale about a perfect town. Wink, New Mexico is full of immaculately groomed lawns, quiet streets, perfect houses, smiling faces, and no crime to speak of, but there are places in Wink that you just don’t go, things […]
Stop by the Franklin Park Branch for a bargain on books Friday December 2nd & Saturday, December 3rd Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Prices are: $1.00 = Hardcovers, DVDs, Books on CD $0.50 = Paperbacks 5 for $1.00 = Mass Market Paperbacks $0.50 = All children’s print materials […]