If you are interested in local history, we have a special deal for you: for a limited time, copies of Franklin Township, Somerset Country, NJ: A History by William B. Brahms are on sale for only $5! This comprehensive history is a perfect holiday gift for any history buff, as […]
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We have recently added 3 great new manga series to our collection! Fruits Basket Another, Seven Deadly Sins and Sweetness & Lightning. Go to www.franklintwp.org or call 732-873-8700 to place a hold today!
On the evening of October 14th, 2019, the winners for this year’s Man Booker Prize were announced. This ceremony was unusual as it announced two winners: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (the much anticipated follow-up to the Handmaid’s Tale), and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. Born in Ontario, Canada, Atwood is a […]
Did you know that October is National Reading Group Month? Reading groups and book clubs are an excellent way to bring people together over shared interests and the love of good conversation. These groups aren’t just an opportunity to appreciate great books, but are places where members can reflect on […]
Today marks the end of Banned Books Week 2019 (9/22 to 9/28). This week is set aside each year to emphasize the right to read, giving an opportunity for various advocates (like book stores, publishers, and your public library) to advocate for everyone’s right to chose what they want […]
The library now has updated copies of an amazing resource on local history! The Historic Sites in the Raritan & Millstone Valleys: Fifth Edition, which has been lovingly compiled and updated by the Raritan-Millstone Heritage Alliance, is being distributed free of charge. This guidebook contains information on prominent historic sites located throughout […]
*UPDATE: As of 8/30, there are 8 kits still available for purchase.* If you’re looking for your book club’s next selection, the library has a special deal for you: starting Monday, August 12th, the library will have select book club kits available for purchase! Each kit has 10 copies*, all for the […]
In this series, we briefly highlight new books in our collection that have been creating a buzz in the literary world. Today’s entry is “The World Doesn’t Require You: Stories” by Rion Amilcar Scott! “Established by the leaders of the country’s only successful slave revolt in the mid-nineteenth century, Cross […]
If you’re looking for your book club’s next selection, the library has a special deal for you: starting Monday, August 12th, the library will have select book club kits available for purchase! Each kit has 10 copies*, all for the price of only $5! Kits for purchase cannot be reserved, and […]
On this day fifty years ago, crew members of the Apollo 11 mission became the first humans ever to set foot on our planet’s only moon. Video of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepping out of the lunar module onto a desolate and alien surface was broadcast to awestruck viewers […]