This week’s spotlight new release is a new non-fiction title The Ordinary Acrobat: A Journey into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present. Part circus history, part travelogue, and part memoir The Ordinary Acrobat chronicles author Duncan Wall’s beginnings as a fan of the circus and his training […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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This event is for tweens & teens, ages 9-18! Saturday, March 9, 2013 Children’s Program Room 10:30 – 12:30 pm Help us brighten someone’s day! Join us as the library welcomes back local artist Faith Saunders for a fun filled afternoon making handmade cards for the Sisters Network of Central […]
Place Hold Already an international sensation Dutch author Herman Koch’s The Dinner hits the shelves in the United States this week. From the publisher: It’s a summer’s evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food and over the polite scrapings of […]
On Sunday, February 3, 2013, Mayor Brian Levine challenged ten students to a simultaneous game of chess. Chess coach Ismael Cartagena-Vidro told the students, “Your job is to make the mayor sweat.” Five games were won by the mayor, and five games were declared a draw at the predetermined ending […]
Who: Young Adults ages 13 – 18! What: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Rated PG-13; 102 min.) Where: Community Room When: February 21, 2013 @ 7 – 8:45 pm (Click here to register now!) Join us for a Teen screening of the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower […]
Parents and students are welcome to stop by and watch six chess students match wits with Mayor Brian Levine in a simultaneous chess tournament! When: Sunday, February 3 @ 1:30 pm Where: Children’s Program Room, Franklin Township Main Library Mayor Levine will play all six students at the same time. […]
Children and families made 4 1/2 dozen snowflakes to honor the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School, and we hung them in the window of the Children’s Program Room to display during some winter-themed programs. After that, someone brought an additional 2 dozen made by kindergarten students in another town. […]
Who: Young Adults ages 13 – 18! What: Pitch Perfect (Rated PG-13; 112 min.) Where: Community Room When: January 24, 2013 @ 6:45 – 8:45 pm Join us for a Teen screening of the movie Pitch Perfect starring Anna Kendrick , Skylar Astin & Brittany Snow. (Click here to register […]