April is National Poetry Month! Show your creativity and earn a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Students ages 12-17 are invited to submit poems to our Online Teen Poetry Jam. Contest runs March 25 – April 22, 2026. Click here for full contest details including how to enter the contest.

Teens ages 12-17 are invited to make some hot chocolate spoons with us on Thursday, January 12 at 6pm at the Franklin Park Branch. Please be sure to register at our website (www.franklintwp.org/) or click here

Join us to learn the basics of the ancient art form of Bharatanatyam! Open to students ages 12-15. Please click here to register.

Poetry contest rules

April is National Poetry Month! Show your creativity and earn a chance to win a $25 Target giftcard! Students ages 12-17 are invited to submit poems to our Teen Online Poetry Jam. Submit original poems to kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org. Each submitted poem equals one raffle entry. Up to 3 entries per person permitted. All poems must be typed in the body of an email or in an attachment that is easily opened such as a PDF or Word Doc. Scans or images of handwritten documents will not be accepted. All poems will be posted on library teen social media (@ftplteens on Instagram and Snapchat) with the student’s first name only unless requested to be anonymous and at the discretion of the teen librarian. Entries that are explicit, offensive, or demeaning in any way or suspected to be A.I generated will not be accepted. One random winner will be drawn from all eligible entries. Winner must be able to pick up the prize, in person, at one of our library locations. Any questions, email kbilton[at]franklintwp[dot]org. Contest runs April 1 – 21, 2025

Teens ages 12-17 are invited to come some friendly games of chess! We meet the first Thursday of each month at the DeMott Lane library. The next event is Thursday, February 6 at 6:30pm. Please click here for more information and registration.