Calling All Teens!! YOU are needed to be a volunteer Reading Buddy this summer! · Become a mentor to a child, · Help a child improve his/her reading skills, · Earn valuable volunteer hours while having fun! · Open to teens entering 8th grade through 12th grade in the fall. […]
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The online archive of Franklin Township local newspapers has returned! The archives include: The Record, The News, The News-Record, The Somerset Spectator, Strictly Somerset, and Franklin Focus; ranging in years from 1948-1998, with gaps. Looking for that old article you swear you once saw about your grandparents? Want to […]
Summer volunteer applications are now available. Applications can be obtained in the teen room or printed online from the links below. There are 2 ways you can volunteer this summer and YES! you can do both! TAG Volunteer Application Reading Buddy Application
Looking for foreign language DVDs in a particular language? We’ve re-organized and re-labeled our entire entertainment foreign language DVD collection. Videos will now be grouped by language and then sorted alphabetically by title. Shelf labels (like the one above) have been added to help you find what you’re looking […]
Teen Pizza and Poetry Night Thursday April 27th @ 7pm Join us for a night of homemade pizza and poetry in honor of National Poetry Month. Teens are invited to perform their favorite poems—free verse, haiku, original, classic, even bad poetry are welcome! Plus a special performance by FHS own […]
April in National Poetry Month – novels in verse anyone? Below are some book suggestions for April. And be sure to check out our other book suggestions for our awesome bookmark display in the teen room! Novels in verse: The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff Sixteen-year-old Jayson Porter […]
Digital Audio Production Open Studio Sunday March 26th @ 1pm An opportunity to practice editing using GarageBand, recording with a microphone, and more. Work on your own or with fellow aspiring musicians and podcasters. No registration required. Be sure to check out some of the teens previous creations on […]
Join us for the Third Annual NJ Makers Day! NJ Makers Day is a statewide event that celebrates and promotes maker culture with making, tinkering and STEM-based learning. The Franklin Township Public Library will be participating in this exciting event for the first time. Activities will include digital music creation […]
There is something for everyone in your family at FTPL! You and your children ages 4 – 8 can explore favorite monkey stories at Five Little Monkeys! on Wednesday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. Please register online, by telephone, or in person. All ages are invited to try something new […]
Due to federal budget cuts, the IRS Tax Forms Outlet Program has reduced the number of forms and publications they provide to us and other public libraries. Only Forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ will be available in paper form for patrons to take home. A limited number of instruction booklets […]