We are very please to have the Nature Tracker’s Club exhibit in our main entrance display in the lobby! This club is a group of 7-13 year olds who learn about endangered animals in a creative environment. One of the involved children was very enthusiastic about not only the project […]
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It’s here! Summer reading registration begins June 15 and continues through July. Visit the library’s home page and click on the summer reading tab to register for either Fizz Boom Read for Kids or Fizz Boom Read Toddler and then follow the onscreen directions to sign up. Fizz Boom Read […]
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 […]
The New Jersey State Library gives its “Best Practices in Early Literacy” Award to four libraries each year, and Franklin Township Library is one of the four chosen for 2014 for its Scribble Time program. Scribble Time introduces toddlers, ages 12 – 36 months, to the type of art media […]
Father’s Day is around the corner. Do you have a plan to celebrate? Maybe you’ll make breakfast with your kid(s) that morning. We have lots of great children’s cookbooks, so you can find lots of easy, kid-friendly recipes. Check out the call number E 641 in the Children’s Room, our selection covers […]
Are you entering 1st-4th grade and can read independently? It’s time to apply to be a Summer Reading Buddy! The program is very nearly full, so get your application in fast. This 6-week program takes place Monday evenings, at the Main Library – Children’s Department (July 7th – August 11th). Reading Buddies […]
Come join us for Family Story Time at the Franklin Park Branch on May 29th from 7- 7:45 PM. Enjoy stories together while building language skills. For grades pre-K to third grade. Parents/caregivers are expected to stay with children during all storytime sessions. No registration is necessary. This event is […]
Have you met our utterly wonderful Children’s Librarians yet? Not only do they love their work, they love their crafts – as you can see from their program room decorations! Come in any time when the Library is open or come to one of their many great programs, like tonight’s […]
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko is this week’s staff pick, chosen by one of our superb Children’s Librarians! “In this appealing novel set in 1935, 12-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family move from Santa Monica to Alcatraz Island where his father gets a job as an electrician […]