Perfectly in theme with this summer’s reading program theme is: Sci Fi Books that Predicted the Future! Check out these 24 great titles and read a couple before Summer Reading ends. Don’t forget to log your reading and turn in your raffle tickets so you can be entered into our […]
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2:30-3:15 PM on Monday, August 4, come see our children’s librarians put on TECHNERELLA! If you like puppets, the story of Cinderella or robots… or all three, reserve your space today and come watch the fantastic new play, Technerella! It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity your little […]
The Fourth of July has passed, and that means summer has truly started. You may already be sick of the pool, although we doubt it, but just in case you want to vary your routine a bit, why not try one of the “Free and Almost Free Places” for fun […]
It’s summer and that means the FTPL Summer Concert series! We’re kicking off with Pistolera on Wednesday, July 2 at 7 pm. Can’t make it? Come to A Perfect Blend‘s concert on July 9, 7pm. We have a lot more coming, every week on Wednesday night. Check out the bands […]
It’s summer, and that means it’s time to get dirty. While we have lots of books about hiking, exploring, how to navigate and identify things in the woods from insects to trees to snakes, sometimes all you have is a smartphone. There are lots of great apps for outdoor learning […]
Upcoming this month at FTPL: Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, young adult Yarn Club, beginner yoga, adult chess, probate a will, intro to origami, and our summer reading program! Have you registered for an event or summer reading yet? Check out our adult, young adult and children’s calendars and “spark a […]
Have you checked out one of our Staff Picks yet? The Staff Pick of the Week can be followed on our blog, Facebook Album, or you could look at one of our Staff Pick Bookmarks. We have 12 bookmarks broken up by genre, including: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, YA, Nonfiction, and […]
Congratulations to our Children’s Department, which won the New Jersey State Library’s Best Practices in Early Literacy Program Award for our Scribble Time program! We’re very proud of their accomplishment! Our next Scribble Time! program is Monday June 16, 11-11:30 am. If you’re interested in coming, you must register. You […]
Have you checked our our new Summer at the Library page? It’s your go-to source for summer reading lists by grade, our summer reading program where you can win great prizes, and our summer concert series! Go watch a video of the band playing, register for the concerts of […]
Don’t miss out on all the great classes and events FTPL offers! Join our “Happenings at FTPL” biweekly newsletter that highlights all the things you don’t want to miss out on. Go to our webpage, www.franklintwp.org, then click on “Newsletters” in the dark blue banner to the right of our […]