Attention everyone!! We have MANY eager Teen volunteers that are looking forward to helping young readers improve their reading skills through paired reading in our Reading Buddies Program this summer. The program is open to independent readers entering 1st – 4th grade! The deadline to apply for the “Little Buddy” […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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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 […]
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.
The Reading Connection is an activity program for kids ages 4 – 8 years with a parent or parents. Each month, a different letter of the alphabet is featured. We read stories that focus on that letter, develop reading comprehension skills by talking about the story, and then have fun […]
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.
On Sunday, April 7, children and adults gathered to hear the tales of six different storytellers.
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 […]