Join us for all sorts of Halloween events in the Children’s Department at DeMott Lane!
Check out our Children’s Events listing for all our children’s programs!
The United States recognizes the value of all our stories of heritage and history. The State Department has designated months to celebrate in our communities and in our libraries!
See some wonderful children’s books below!!
Drop-In Chess for Kids
*Novice & intermediate players
*Novices know all rules and can sit down to play a game and learn strategy.
Join us for lightly-competitive chess games to meet other players and share strategies!
Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm
October 6, 13, 20 & 27
DeMott Lane Branch
“Beyond the Book Cover” is a series of podcasts produced by our younger library patrons in collaboration with the Youth Services Department and the Franklin Youth Center.
Led by our teenage public speaking host, Jack, our podcasts feature children in grades K to 6 discussing their favorite books!
Trial
Podcast: Favorite Books of Franklin Middle Schoolers
Podcast: Summer Reading Challenge 2026
Podcast: Children’s Programming at Franklin Township Public Library
Celebrate Latinx Heritage this month by reading children’s books! See our hand-picked Children’s books in Biographies & Nonfiction, Fiction and Picture books.
¡Celebra la herencia latinx este mes leyendo libros infantiles! Consulta nuestra selección de libros infantiles en español.
Enjoy dancing and singing to favorites such as Skip to my Lou, Looby Loo and Bluebird Through My Window!
Ages 2-5 years
Thursday, September 24 10:30-11:00 am
DeMott Lane Branch
Children ages 6 and up are invited to practice reading with a Teen Buddy in the Children’s Department.
No Registration. Just drop in!
Reading Buddies are assigned on a first come, first serve basis.
DeMott Lane branch
Mondays, July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3 & 10
3:30 – 4:30pm
Hello readers of Children’s graphic novels! We at FTPL definitely have books for you. This post covers books for Grades 3-6. Approximately!!
We have links below to great children’s graphic novels that are popular now! Remember, librarians call them “J GN Fiction,” but you will just call them great books! We spend a lot of time picking out the best books, we’re confident you’ll love them.
Do you want to request books that the library does not already own? Use our online request form to ask that the library purchase it. If we are able to get the book, you will be first in line to check it out!
Teachers and Parents Note: Here are a couple of details for parents and teachers: All the books we buy for our library collections are based on at least two positive librarians’ or editors’ reviews in professional librarians’ and book publishers’ journals. We carefully select from these books to cater to the interests of the children of Franklin Township.
Hello Children’s book lovers! We at FTPL definitely have books for you. This post covers books for Grades 2-6. See them below!!
We have a variety of great children’s books for you, and this month’s theme is dinosaurs. It goes right along with our Summer Reading Challenge theme “Unearth a Story.” Join the program today and let your children earn small treasure chest prizes based on their reading this summer!!
Register at www.franklintwp.org
OR
Grab a paper log at any branch to track your reading.
The library provides incentive to read as children earn treasure chest prizes & virtual badges!
First day to register for the Summer Reading Challenge: Mon, June 22.