The Franklin Township Public Library is proud to host four separate screenings of the 26th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival! This festival is a worldwide event, taking place in over 500 venues across six continents between September 28 and October 8, 2023! Beginning on the 28th, attendees will join film lovers […]
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Get in Your Element this September—sign up for a library card! From borrowing books, eBooks, and museum passes to getting homework help, learning new skills, or attending story time, a library card helps you do more of what you enjoy. So, what can you do for Library Card Sign-Up Month? […]
Are you looking to start learning a new language, or brush up on one you already know? Try Mango Languages, an intuitive and easy-to-use language learning app that is free to access with your FTPL card! Mango currently offers 71 language courses, each one complete with thorough and engaging daily […]
Genre: Fiction Read-Alikes:The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. LeeBreasts and Eggs by Mieko KawakamiMika in Real Life by Emiko Jean “Mizuki is the quintessential Japanese housewife with the ideal life. Her husband receives regular promotions, they have two beautiful children, and they live in a comfortable high-rise apartment in the […]
Genre: Science Fiction, Parallel Narratives Read-Alikes:Lost in Time by A. G. RiddleHow High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia NagamatsuCamp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner […]
In addition to our list of recurring events, the library now hosts a mix of in-person and online special events and programs that you can attend from home! Click here for our full calendar of events, which also includes young adult and children’s programs. Summer Concert Series: Homegrown String Band – Wednesday, […]
Welcome to Magazine Mondays! This biweekly blog series highlights the wide variety of magazines available to FTPL patrons. Some titles listed are also available on PressReader, a free reading app that lets you check out digital copies of magazines from home! Here are our selections for the second half of […]
Are you looking for a beach read to listen to this summer? Check out one of these titles on CloudLibrary! This reading app is available to you for free with your FTPL card! To learn more about our reading apps, including how to get started with CloudLibrary, please click here. […]
Genre: MysteryRead-Alikes: Crime Scene by Jonathan KellermanChristine Falls by Benjamin BlackAt Risk by Patricia Cornwell “In the twenty-sixth Kay Scarpetta novel (following Autopsy, 2021), the newly appointed chief medical examiner of the state of Virginia is called to testify in a high-profile murder trial. During the proceedings, the judge’s sister […]
Welcome to Magazine Mondays! This biweekly blog series highlights the wide variety of magazines available to FTPL patrons. This week’s installment features publications that are all about the arts! Some titles listed are also available on PressReader, a free reading app that lets you check out digital copies of magazines […]