With a new year of reading upon us, let’s take a look back and see what books were most popular in our community in 2024! These are the most checked out fiction, nonfiction, and YA books from the past year. All these books are available to check out or to […]
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Native American Heritage Month is celebrated every November to honor the traditions, languages and stories of the Native American and Native Alaskan communities. We have a number of both fiction and nonfiction books by Native authors and about Native history at the library; some of them are currently on display […]
Rebecca Yarros’ next entry in the Empyerean series (following Iron Flame), Onyx Storm is coming in January 2025. You can reserve your copy online now! Can’t wait? Check out the list below for more “romantasy” reads. Looking for more? Try our Perfect Picks service for tailored suggestions!
Our Winter Reading Challenge for 2024 begins today, 12/18/23! Until Monday, 2/12/24, participants can log their minutes spent reading for a chance to win great prizes! The prizes differ between age groups, so please see the information below before signing up. Click here to register. Adult Winter Reading The Adult […]
Did you know that the Franklin Township Public Library hosts two monthly book clubs, one held in-person and the other online? Our Virtual Book Club for September meets this Saturday, 9/30 at 11am. If you are unable to make it, or if you won’t finish the book in time, we […]
It is National Hispanic American Heritage Month 2023! The library has put together a short list of fiction audiobooks to help celebrate. All titles included in this post are available through CloudLibrary. Don’t have CloudLibrary yet? Click here to get started! AudiobookeBook Antonia Vega, the immigrant writer at the center of Afterlife, […]
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! This month is a time to celebrate your local library and all of the services provided to you with a library card. Whether you use your card to borrow print or digital books, check out free museum passes, attend story time, access library computers […]
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 […]
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 […]