Teen Read Week Preview

Teen Read Week, October 14-20, will be upon us in a matter of weeks and we here at FPL have a lot of creepy awesome  programs going on to entice teens to come into the library.

If you don't know what Teen Read Week is, it is an initiative by the American Library Association to get teens into their local libraries to check out all the great books, resources, programs and more that libraries have to offer.  Each year has a different theme and this year's theme is "It Came from the Library". Which means that we at FPL are focusing on one of our favorite creepy, ghoulish things in the library - zombies!

We have a ton of cool things to do during the week of October 14-20 (and not all are zombie-related, in case you might be anti-zombie (gasp!)).  Stop in the library anytime during that week and play some Zombie Trivia, try to guess the number of body parts in the jar or make an Origami Yoda or Darth Paper.

Beginning September 28, you can enter our Cereal Box Creatures of the Night contest.  Create a creature out of a cereal box and recycled materials - it can be a vampire, werewolf, zombie, or anything you can imagine.  Bring it to the library with an index card with your name, phone number, school, grade and age. Judging will be based on creativity, neatness, artistry and use of recycled materials. Prizes will be awarded based on the number of entries. Entries must be received by October 14.

On Tuesday, October 16 at 6:30, you can learn the Thriller dance here at the library!  Three professional hip-hop dancers from FreeStyle Dance studio will be here to teach you the Thriller dance and make you one rockin' zombie.

Then on Wednesday, October 17 from 6-8, come and get your make-up done; zombie make-up that is!  Professional face painter, Amanda Cohen, will be here to zombify you.  Once you have your zombie on, you can head to our photo booth to take some ghoulish pictures.  While you wait there will be zombie crafts and delectible zombie treats.

Registration is required for the Thriller and Zombie Make-up programs.  Call the library today at 425-8214 to reserve your spot!

We hope to see YOU at the Franklin Public Library for this year's Teen Read Week!

Miss Keri

School Days, School Days....

School has started here in Franklin and FPL is here to help!  We hope that you will utilize all the wonderful resources that we have to offer to make this school year a successful one.

Here are just a few of the great resources we offer for teens here at FPL:

• Looking for that classic you have to read by next Monday? If we don't have the book on our shelves, go online and check out our eBook selection here: http://dbooks.wplc.info/55EF413B-5881-450A-89CC-C48A7A45AC35/10/355/en/Default.htm. Our eBooks work with most eReaders.  For instructions on how to check out and download an eBook from the library, go here: http://countycat.mcfls.org/screens/overdrive.html

• Whether you are looking for information on the Russian Revolution, biographical resources for Mahatma Ghandi, research on climate change, practice tests and tips for your AP tests and more, FPL has an abundance of free databases that you can access right from home with your library card!  Check out all the great, free research databases here: http://www.mcfls.org/dbs/database.asp?LibraryID=3&subject=

• If you can't find the information you are looking for in our databases, check out the Homework Help page on the Teen Zone website, which has resources for all your homework needs.  Go to http://www.franklinpubliclibrary.org/ and click on "Teen Zone" then click on "Homework Help".

• If you are starting to think about colleges or if you have to fulfill volunteer hours for a school or church club and need some ideas for volunteer opportunities, check out the Resources page on the Teen Zone for some great websites that can help! Go to http://www.franklinpubliclibrary.org/ and click on "Teen Zone" then click on "Resources".

And of course, there are always knowledgeable librarians on staff here at FPL to help you find the information you are looking for!  Please come and ask us for help!  We always love to help you find the perfect book, journal or newspaper article for your research paper.  Stop by FPL today to make your school day a success!


Miss Keri