The Winter Reading Program has begun… How to participate: Sign-up online via the link on our website and get your first prize Earn drawing tickets for each book your read Be entered into bi-weekly $15 gift card drawings Earn extra tickets by commenting on our Facebook and Twitter using #FTPLWinterRead2016 […]
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A new year is a great time for fresh starts and new beginnings, and the Franklin Township Public Library is excited to announce that we are changing our eNewsletter platform. During the month of January, the Library will phase out the Bookletters service and start sending mailings of Happenings @ […]
Staring today, January 4th the library will now offer two new exciting ways to manage your hold requests! Going away on vacation, but don’t want to miss your hold coming in? Suspend a hold request! Your place will be frozen in the hold’s queue until you return. You can suspend […]
We’re on Instagram! The teens of FTPL now have an Instagram where we’ll be sharing book recommendations, programming fun, and more. During January, teens will have a chance to participate in an Instagram contest. Each week, the library will post a visual clue about a book or author. The first 5 teens […]
As promised, here’s part 2! More “best of” lists for young adult lit of 2015. See anything you like but can’t find at the library, let us know! Books Riot’s Best 2015 Young Adult Books Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Books 2015 […]
Interested in helping create a TAG (Teen Advisory Group) for the library? Want to be involved in creating library programs exclusively for teens? Need volunteer hours? Then be sure to come to our Teen New Year’s Celebration! Saturday January 2nd @ 2pm There will be food, […]
We’ve got lots of great events coming up at the Franklin Park Branch in January you won’t want to miss! Adult coloring is all the rage! Join us for an hour of coloring and camaraderie. The library will provide coloring sheets, markers and colored pencils. Stress Reliever Adult […]
Get into the holiday spirit with the Franklin High School student members of The Madrigals ensemble (with selected guests). Attendees will be treated to a program of carols and works from the Renaissance period. The Madrigal Singers are members of the Concert Choir who have auditioned to be admitted into […]
Do you have a tight resume and smooth interviewing skills, but just haven’t gotten that great job lead yet? It’s time to network. Learn the skills of proper social and personal networking during this fast-paced interactive program. Learn the ‘do’s and don’t’s’ of networking, design an ‘elevator speech,’ practice networking […]
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. Challenger Deep is a deeply powerful and personal novel from one of today’s most admired writers for teens. Laurie Halse Anderson, […]