The FTPL “Young Adults Escape the Ordinary” summer reading program ENDS on Monday, August 31, 2015. Be sure to turn in all raffle tickets! The grand raffle winners will be notified by phone on Friday, September 4, 2015. Grand Raffle Prizes: 1. Kindle Fire e-Reader 2. Barnes & Noble gift […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
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To coincide with our current nonfiction gallery book display, this week’s staff pick is the hilarious travelogue A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. This is the story of what happens when two novices set out to hike the entire 2,100 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Bryson, while […]
“Fuel Your Mind” on display now in our gallery. Featuring an assortment of nonfiction titles and covering a variety of topics, it’s a great place to learn something new before heading back to school. You can also find bookmarks of the staff’s favorite nonfiction titles. Be sure and check it […]
This week’s staff pick is a dystopian page turner. The story travels back and forth in time to a period before the “Georgian Flu”, a deadly virus that wipes out 99% of the population, and twenty years after the end of civilization. Following several characters whose stories weave together in […]
Did you like the superhero theme for our 2015 Summer Reading Program? We had a lot of fun with it! Over 450 children participated in recording reading and attending library programs, and they all earned some prizes! If you attended a program that you really liked, would you take a […]
Have you heard about Thank You Neighbor yet? Our new program celebrates Franklin Township’s everyday heroes, and we need your help! Celebrate Franklin Township, and the people who make it a great place to live, by honoring the kind things we do for each other every day. Through September 11th, the Franklin Township Public […]
This week’s staff pick is an enchanting adult fairy tale this novel was made into the movie Stardust. Utterly charming, this staff favorite is an adventure story like you haven’t seen before. We also have the audiobook read by the author, and it’s top-notch. “In the sleepy English countryside of […]
Our next free movie is Far From the Madding Crowd! Join us on Friday, August 21 before 2pm to watch this classic inspired film. Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts […]
Sadly, it’s nearing the end of summer, and that means the end of our Summer Concert Series. Join us for our final two fantastic groups and finish the summer with a bang! CARNABY ST. : August 12, 7- 8:30 pm Experience the music of the 1960s British Invasion […]
This week’s staff pick is the beginning of an excellent fantasy series. Cover aside, our protagonist is Kate, a mercenary in a world gone topsy-turvy, and she’s funny, determined, and can kill you three times before you hit the floor. A couple of our staffers love this series, since each […]