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"Paint! Sip! Glow, dude!" Fundraiser
January 11, 2019
7-9:30pm, Fadrow Room

Paint, drink, and jam out to 80's music under UV lights at our "Paint! Sip! Glow, dude!" fundraiser. All proceeds go towards library programming.

$35 includes admission into the event, 2 black canvases, and 1 alcoholic drink of your choice.

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Bring Us Your Broken Holiday Lights!
Don't throw out those non-functioning holiday lights this year! Let us recycle them for you! Bring them to the Franklin Public Library now through December 21. We will have a collection box in the entryway.
Memory Cafe: Climb Mount Everest with Virtual Reality
Tuesday, December 18, 2-3:30pm

Memory Cafes are a social gathering for people living with early-stage memory loss and their care partners. At this cafe we are going to play with the library's new virtual reality station
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Scrabble Sundays
Join fellow Scrabble enthusiasts the first Sunday of every month, from 1:00-3:30pm in the Fadrow Room. We'll have the Scrabble boards out, you just come with your game on. No registration required.
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FPL Virtual Reality Center
The Virtual Reality Center is open during normal CreateSpace hours and by appointment all other times.

CreateSpace Open Hours
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10am-3pm
Tuesday & Thursday 4-8pm
Saturday 1-4pm
(Hours subject to change based on library programming)
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Remote Printing Now Available
Don't have a printer at home?
Did your printer just run out of ink while you were printing an important document?
No problem!
FPL now has remote printing available. Just click on the printer icon on the top of this page or on "Read More..." below to get started!
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Franklin Public Library Is The Place To Be
When it's cold and chilly, there is no better spot in the library world than a seat in front of our fireplace!

Need an extra warm up? We sell 12-oz cups of Stone Creek Coffee and Bigelow Teas for only $1 (tax included)! The FPL Coffee & Tea Shop is open Monday through Saturday, from 10am until 5pm and is located next to the Information Desk.

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Monday, June 16th at 1 pm Monday Movie Madness. This month's movie is The Monuments Men (rated PG-13). MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS DAY CAN BE PLACED IN THIS SPACE HERE.

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In-person registration
You can register for a library card at any public library within Milwaukee County.

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Phone Numbers
Phone: 414.425.8214
FAX: 414.425.9498
24 Hour Renewal Line: 414.277.0183

Hours
Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday* 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

*Franklin Public Library is closed Sundays from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.

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This Week at
Franklin Public Library

Recently Added Items

What's New

"Paint! Sip! Glow, dude!" Fundraiser

Bring Us Your Broken Holiday Lights!

Memory Cafe: Climb Mount Everest with Virtual Reality

Scrabble Sundays

FPL Virtual Reality Center

Remote Printing Now Available