The first staff pick of 2016 is the riveting memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan. In the midst of a promising career and serious relationship, Cahalan suddenly finds herself plagued with migraines, panic attacks, memory loss and even severe psychosis. Several doctors are baffled by […]
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Coloring, it’s not just for kids anymore. Get in on the newest trend and pick-up some coloring pages from the teen area. Crayons and colored pencils will be available for coloring at the library. Share your beautiful coloring pages using #ftplcolors Download this fun Owl Coloring to get […]
A new year is a great time for fresh starts and new beginnings, and the Franklin Township Public Library is excited to announce that we are changing our eNewsletter platform. During the month of January, the Library will phase out the Bookletters service and start sending mailings of Happenings @ […]
Staring today, January 4th the library will now offer two new exciting ways to manage your hold requests! Going away on vacation, but don’t want to miss your hold coming in? Suspend a hold request! Your place will be frozen in the hold’s queue until you return. You can suspend […]
We’re on Instagram! The teens of FTPL now have an Instagram where we’ll be sharing book recommendations, programming fun, and more. During January, teens will have a chance to participate in an Instagram contest. Each week, the library will post a visual clue about a book or author. The first 5 teens […]
As promised, here’s part 2! More “best of” lists for young adult lit of 2015. See anything you like but can’t find at the library, let us know! Books Riot’s Best 2015 Young Adult Books Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Books 2015 […]
2015 is quickly coming to a close which means it’s the final days for the 2015 Read Harder Challenge. Did you manage to complete the list? What was your favorite category? We had three staff members complete all 24 tasks! Book Riot has already published their 2016 list, which you […]
Interested in helping create a TAG (Teen Advisory Group) for the library? Want to be involved in creating library programs exclusively for teens? Need volunteer hours? Then be sure to come to our Teen New Year’s Celebration! Saturday January 2nd @ 2pm There will be food, […]
Join us on Saturday, January 9th for a discussion of The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty. Meetings take place from 11:00-12:30 in the Community Room. New members always welcome! My darling Cecilia, If you’re reading this, then I’ve died… Imagine your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after […]
Can you complete the Scavenger Hunt?! December 21st to January 2nd Explore the library’s building and website, complete the scavenger hunt form (found in the teen area or on this blog), and be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift card. Completed forms can be dropped off at […]