Observed annually, this day celebrates Melvin Dewey (born December 10, 1851) a librarian, educator and inventor of the Dewey Decimal System. First published in 1876 the Dewey System introduced the concept of relative location and relative index, which means books are cataloged and placed on the shelves in a permanent […]
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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 […]
This month’s movie is The Age of Adaline. Join us Friday, September 18th from 2:00-4:00 for The Age of Adaline. After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. […]
Have you heard about Thank You Neighbor yet? Our new program celebrates Franklin Township’s everyday heroes, and we need your help! Celebrate Franklin Township, and the people who make it a great place to live, by honoring the kind things we do for each other every day. Through September 11th, the Franklin Township Public […]
Our next free movie is Far From the Madding Crowd! Join us on Friday, August 21 before 2pm to watch this classic inspired film. Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts […]
Have you heard about Thank You Neighbor yet? Our new program celebrates Franklin Township’s everyday heroes, and we need your help! Celebrate Franklin Township, and the people who make it a great place to live, by honoring the kind things we do for each other every day. Through September 11th, the Franklin Township Public […]
We’re happy to introduce a new program – Thank You Neighbor. This program celebrates Franklin Township’s everyday heroes, and we need your help! Celebrate Franklin Township, and the people who make it a great place to live, by honoring the kind things we do for each other every day. Through September […]
July 29, 7 – 8:30 PM The Philly Ringtones are the latest edition to the area’s acappella doo wop music scene, but that doesn’t mean they are new to singing. The members came together about a year and a half ago with diverse individual backgrounds to create one of the […]
July 24 : 2:00 – 4:00 pm Join us for our showing of The Woman in Gold, starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. This is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled […]
July 15, 7 – 8:30 PM Take a musical tour through sunny Italy, brought to life by a string quartet from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra! Featuring everything from traditional tarantella dances to the soaring beauty of music by Puccini, Mascagni and Rossini, the ‘Una Festa Musicale Italiana’ program will […]