For the first time since 2020, our Second Saturday Book Club is meeting in-person at the DeMott Lane branch! No library card, registration, or membership of any kind is required to attend. You don’t even need to finish the book (as long as you don’t mind spoilers)! The only requirement […]
Monthly Archives: March 2023
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The Franklin Park library is moving to 64 Clover Place. Unfortunately, due to a delay in vital equipment the opening date of the new location is TBA. Starting Wednesday, April 26 the Franklin Park Branch is closed. Please stay tuned for further updates on our new location and current services.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Greek Myths Read-Alikes: Circe by Madeline MillerLavinia by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker “The story of the Trojan War is an old and familiar one. Here again are the Greek aggressors, the besieged Trojans, and the sneaky wooden horse. This time […]
This Thursday (3/23 at 7pm) the library is hosting Examining the Titanic, an informative lecture hosted by historian Greg Caggiano that will examine the story of the famous ill-fated passenger liner. Seventy-three years after it sank, the Titanic captured the attention of the world again when the ship’s wreck was […]
April is National Poetry Month! Show your creativity and earn a chance to win one of 2 $20 Amazon giftcards! Students ages 12-17 are invited to submit poems to our Teen Online Poetry Jam! Submit your original poems to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org. Each submitted poem equals one raffle entry. Up to 3 […]
Welcome to Magazine Mondays! This biweekly blog series highlights the wide variety of magazines available to FTPL patrons for checkout. There is no set theme, and each installment includes a topically diverse set of publications. Some titles listed are also available on Pressreader, a free reading app that lets you […]
If you need recipe ideas for our first ever Cookbook Club (3/29 at 6pm), we have you covered! We’ve put together a short list of some of the most popular cookbooks from last year to help give you a sense of what to bring to the meeting. All of the […]
Teens ages 12-17 are invited to participate in our monthly Kindness Club. At each meeting, we’ll do a community service oriented activity and teens who attend will earn 1 volunteer hour. Please click here to register. At the April 19th session, we will be making yarn hearts for the Peyton […]
Students ages 11 – 14 are invited to our twice monthly STEM Club! The next programs will take place at 4pm on Thursdays, April 13 & 27. We’ll have fun new STEM activities at each program plus snacks! Please click here for registration
Attend the first meeting of our new Cookbook Club on Wednesday, 3/29 at 6pm! This is a book club for readers who enjoy spending time in the kitchen. For this meeting, we’re keeping the theme vague: choose a favorite recipe from one of your favorite cookbooks to prepare and share. At […]