This past Sunday kicked off Banned Books Week. What exactly is BBW? “Banned Books Week is the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting […]
Displays
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Did you know September is Self-Improvement Month? Take some time to improve yourself by browsing our gallery book display “Help Yourself”. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the classic Lewis Carroll tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Celebrate by checking out our display honoring all things Alice, across from the […]
“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 […]
Elton H. L. (Henry Lee) Wade was an amateur photographer who lived in the Middlebush area of Franklin Township for most of his life. The collection presented in our Lobby and Circulation display cases, is a small sample of the over 2,000 photographs taken by Mr. Wade during his lifetime. The […]
Elton H. L. (Henry Lee) Wade was an amateur photographer who lived in the Middlebush area of Franklin Township for most of his life. The collection presented here is a small sample of the over 2,000 photographs taken by Mr. Wade during his lifetime. The collection, in the form of […]
Have you checked out our Franklin Township High School’s students ceramics exhibit in our lobby and Circulation area? We have pieces from several ceramics classes taught by Finn McNeil, James Ransavage and Matthew Feuer. They’ve used a variety of techniques, including relief molds, coils, slab, mosaic, and thrown pieces. […]
It’s almost the end of February, which means that Black History Month is, sadly, ending. However, we want to remind you that information on African American history is available all year long, and should always be remembered. Since 1926, a version of Black History Month has existed in the United […]
Have you come in to see our newest book display: “It’s All Relative : Authors From the Same Family”? If not, you should and take one of our new “We’re Related” staff pick bookmarks while you’re at it. Stephen King, Faye Kellerman, and more are on this list. You’ll be […]
It’s apple picking season! If you don’t know where to go, don’t worry. One of our staffers found some of the best local farms in NJ for you to visit! Come in and check out the display and/or visit our special Apples page, which you can also find through our […]
Yesterday kicked off Banned Books Week! In case you haven’t been around the library lately, we are making it very easy for you to find and read banned books, as our current display contains some of the most banned or challenged book of the last decade. Banned books are books that […]