Hello everyone and welcome to another summer with FTPL! The 2013 NJ Summer Reading Program has begun. The Teen theme this summer is “Beneath the Surface,” and young adults ages 12 – 18 are eligible to sign up. Register online at www.franklintwp.org (summer reading tab) anytime between June 15th and […]
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Attention everyone!! The “Little Buddy” applications are now available at the Children’s Reference Desk. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 25, 2013. The program is open to independent readers entering 1st – 4th grade! Join us as we help children improve their skills by reading with a Teen Buddy.
Calling all teens! It’s that time of year again when the library is recruiting young adult volunteers for the Summer Reading Buddies Program. Join us this summer as we help younger children develop their reading skills! Applications are now available online and at the Adult Reference Desk. The deadline for […]
Want to receive a reminder from the library before your items are due?! To help better serve our patrons, the library has begun to send out courtesy reminders to patrons that have asked to receive email notices from the library.
Originally a self-published series of novels Hugh Howey’s Wool saw hardcover release from Simon Schuster last month. In this post-apocalyptic novel readers are introduced to a society of humans living in what seems to be a silo transformed into an underground habitation. One hundred levels deep the people of this […]
Andrew Pyper’s latest novel will appeal to fans of The Historian, The Da Vinci Code, and the Exorcist . In the supernatural literary thriller Milton expert Professor David Ullman’s knowledge of hell is put to the test as he races to find his daughter lost in the underworld. An unsettling […]
Get a glimpse of history! Check out this collection of photographs taken by local photographer Elton H. L. Wade during the early part of the 20th century. The collection includes photographs of everyday life in the Middlebush area of Franklin Township, as well as many historically significant photos, such as […]
This week’s spotlight new release is a new non-fiction title The Ordinary Acrobat: A Journey into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present. Part circus history, part travelogue, and part memoir The Ordinary Acrobat chronicles author Duncan Wall’s beginnings as a fan of the circus and his training […]
This event is for tweens & teens, ages 9-18! Saturday, March 9, 2013 Children’s Program Room 10:30 – 12:30 pm Help us brighten someone’s day! Join us as the library welcomes back local artist Faith Saunders for a fun filled afternoon making handmade cards for the Sisters Network of Central […]
Place Hold Already an international sensation Dutch author Herman Koch’s The Dinner hits the shelves in the United States this week. From the publisher: It’s a summer’s evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food and over the polite scrapings of […]