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Games With A Cop
Fadrow B
Monday, January 21 from 1-3:30pm

School's out and we're calling all school-aged kids from kindergarten to 12th grade to come join four of our very own Franklin Police Officers for an afternoon of games and fun! Twister, Jenga, Candyland, Scrabble Jr. and Apples-to-Apples Jr. (and more!) will be played. Match wits with our men and women in blue! No registration required. 10-4? Roger that. Over and out.
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Every Wednesday evening in February and March, starting at 6:30pm
Fadrow Meeting Room

If you love to learn about current global affairs, this is the program for you! We have 5 speakers this year and 3 DVD-roundtable discussions.

February 6: Nuclear Negotiations
February 13: The United States and Mexico
February 20: Cyber Conflict and Geopolitics
February 27: Refugees and Global Migration
March 6: The Rise of Populism in Europe
March 13: State of the State Department and Diplomacy
March 20: Decoding U.S.-China Trade
March 27: The Middle East: Regional Disorder

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Franklin Public Library's Adult Winter Reading Program

Winter Tales
January 2-February 28

Come in and get your reading log now for the Adult Winter Reading Program! Read (or listen to) books and get entries for prize drawings!
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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Pop-Up Crafts
Pop in to the CreateSpace for a night of crafting the last Thursday of every month. Each month we will make a different craft to take home. This program is free and open to the public and is intended for adults ages 18+. No registration is needed. Check out our facebook page for an update on what we will be making each month!
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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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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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