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Title:Color Party—DROP-IN
Date: 8/1/2025
Description:Color Party (All Ages): Explore a rainbow of colors! DROP-IN!

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Phone: 414.425.8214
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Monday 9am-8:00pm
Tuesday 9am-8:00pm
Wednesday 9am-8:00pm
Thursday 9am-8:00pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 9am-4pm
Sunday - CLOSED

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August 2025

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
27 Library Closed Sundays WHEN:Sunday, July 27th at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Closed Sundays Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park WHEN:Sunday, July 27th at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Lion Legends Park Bandshell Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park	28 Summer Slime (Registration Required) WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Summer Slime (Registration Required) Summer Slime (Registration Required) WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Summer Slime (Registration Required) Night Readers Book Discussion WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Night Readers Book Discussion Board of Trustees Meeting WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm WHERE: Sievert Conference Room (or as indicated on the agenda which is posted on the Library website two days prior to the meeting) Board of Trustees Meeting	29 Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN WHEN:Tuesday, July 29th at 9:30 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles). Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN Do more with your library card! WHEN:Tuesday, July 29th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Do more with your library card! Paint a Locker Mirror for Teens WHEN:Tuesday, July 29th at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Paint a Locker Mirror for Teens	30 Preschool Paint and Snack—CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER! PICK-UP SUPPLIES AT THE CHILDREN'S DESK TODAY FROM 9am-4pm WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. WHEN:Wednesday, July 30th at 10:00 am - 11:00 am WHERE: CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER! PICK-UP SUPPLIES AT THE CHILDREN'S DESK TODAY FROM 9am-4pm WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Preschool Paint and Snack—CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER! PICK-UP SUPPLIES AT THE CHILDREN'S DESK TODAY FROM 9am-4pm WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.	31 Sensory-Friendly Storytime—Drop-in WHEN:Thursday, July 31st at 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Sensory-Friendly Storytime—Drop-in	1 Color Party—DROP-IN WHEN:Friday, August 1st at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm WHERE: Outside and Fadrow Room Color Party—DROP-IN	2
3 Library Closed Sundays WHEN:Sunday, August 3rd at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Closed Sundays	4 Adult Craft Take and Make WHEN:Monday, August 4th at 9:00 am - 8:00 pm WHERE: Information Desk Adult Craft Take and Make Tiny Art Show (Grades K5-5)--PICK-UP WHEN:Monday, August 4th at 9:00 am - 5:00 pm WHERE: Pick up a canvas at the Children's Desk, while supplies last! Tiny Art Show (Grades K5-5)--PICK-UP	5	6 Family Storytime--DROP-IN WHEN:Wednesday, August 6th at 9:30 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles). Family Storytime--DROP-IN Dry Needling: What, Why, and How WHEN:Wednesday, August 6th at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Dry Needling: What, Why, and How	7 Collage-Making (All Ages)--DROP-IN WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Collage-Making (All Ages)--DROP-IN Classic Movie Matinee -- Smokey and the Bandit WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Classic Movie Matinee -- Smokey and the Bandit Sewing with Barb WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Sewing with Barb Writer's Night WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm WHERE: Sievert Room Writer's Night	8	9
10 Library Closed Sundays WHEN:Sunday, August 10th at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Closed Sundays Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park WHEN:Sunday, August 10th at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Lion Legends Park Bandshell Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park	11 Tiny Art Show (Grades K5-5)--ON DISPLAY THIS WEEK WHEN:Monday, August 11th at 9:00 am - 4:00 pm WHERE: Artwork on display in the Children's Department! Tiny Art Show (Grades K5-5)--ON DISPLAY THIS WEEK	12	13 Family Storytime--DROP-IN WHEN:Wednesday, August 13th at 9:30 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles). Family Storytime--DROP-IN DIY Crafternoon - No Sew Floral Sachets WHEN:Wednesday, August 13th at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace DIY Crafternoon - No Sew Floral Sachets Teen Book Club - A Novel Idea WHEN:Wednesday, August 13th at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Teen Book Club - A Novel Idea	14 Sewing with Barb WHEN:Thursday, August 14th at 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Sewing with Barb Community Blood Drive at FPL WHEN:Thursday, August 14th at 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm WHERE: Fadrow Meeting Room Community Blood Drive at FPL	15 Tinker Kits WHEN:Friday, August 15th at 9:00 am - 5:00 pm WHERE: Children's Desk Tinker Kits Library Lunch Ladies - Celebrity Cookbook Recipes WHEN:Friday, August 15th at 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Library Lunch Ladies - Celebrity Cookbook Recipes	16
17 Library Closed Sundays WHEN:Sunday, August 17th at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Closed Sundays	18 Monday Movie Matinee -- Last Breath WHEN:Monday, August 18th at 12:00 am - 12:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Monday Movie Matinee -- Last Breath Tinker Time WHEN:Monday, August 18th at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Tinker Time	19 Brown Baggers Book Discussion WHEN:Tuesday, August 19th at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Brown Baggers Book Discussion Intro to Virtual Reality WHEN:Tuesday, August 19th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Intro to Virtual Reality	20	21	22	23
24 Library Closed Sundays WHEN:Sunday, August 24th at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Closed Sundays Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park WHEN:Sunday, August 24th at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Lion Legends Park Bandshell Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park	25 Night Readers Book Discussion WHEN:Monday, August 25th at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Night Readers Book Discussion Board of Trustees Meeting WHEN:Monday, August 25th at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm WHERE: Sievert Conference Room (or as indicated on the agenda which is posted on the Library website two days prior to the meeting) Board of Trustees Meeting	26	27	28	29	30
31 Library Closed Sundays WHEN:Sunday, August 31st at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Closed Sundays	1 Library Closed for Labor Day WHEN:Monday, September 1st at 9:00 am - 8:30 pm Library Closed for Labor Day	2 Tales for Twos—Drop-in WHEN:Tuesday, September 2nd at 9:30 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Children's Activity Room Tales for Twos—Drop-in Preschool Pretend & Play—Drop-in WHEN:Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:30 am - 11:15 am WHERE: Children's Activity Room Preschool Pretend & Play—Drop-in	3 Tales for Twos—Drop-in WHEN:Wednesday, September 3rd at 9:30 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Children's Activity Room Tales for Twos—Drop-in Preschool Pretend & Play—Drop-in WHEN:Wednesday, September 3rd at 10:30 am - 11:15 am WHERE: Children's Activity Room Preschool Pretend & Play—Drop-in Sensory-Friendly Storytime—Drop-in WHEN:Wednesday, September 3rd at 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm WHERE: Children's Activity Room Sensory-Friendly Storytime—Drop-in	4 Waddlers & Walkers—Drop-in WHEN:Thursday, September 4th at 9:30 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Children's Activity Room Waddlers & Walkers—Drop-in Waddlers & Walkers—Drop-in WHEN:Thursday, September 4th at 10:30 am - 11:00 am WHERE: Children's Activity Room Waddlers & Walkers—Drop-in Sewing with Barb WHEN:Thursday, September 4th at 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Sewing with Barb Bedtime Wiggles—Drop-in WHEN:Thursday, September 4th at 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Bedtime Wiggles—Drop-in Writer's Night WHEN:Thursday, September 4th at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm WHERE: Sievert Room Writer's Night	5 Friday Mat Yoga - Fall Session WHEN:Friday, September 5th at 9:00 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Friday Mat Yoga - Fall Session	6 English as a Second Language (ESL) Class WHEN:Saturday, September 6th at 9:00 am - 11:00 am WHERE: CreateSpace English as a Second Language (ESL) Class Chair Yoga - Fall Session WHEN:Saturday, September 6th at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Chair Yoga - Fall Session

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Library Closed Sundays

WHEN:Sunday, July 27th at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park

WHEN:Sunday, July 27th at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

WHERE: Lion Legends Park Bandshell

Summer Slime (Registration Required)

WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Summer Slime (Registration Required)

WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Night Readers Book Discussion

WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Board of Trustees Meeting

WHEN:Monday, July 28th at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

WHERE: Sievert Conference Room (or as indicated on the agenda which is posted on the Library website two days prior to the meeting)

Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN

WHEN:Tuesday, July 29th at 9:30 am - 10:00 am

WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles).

Do more with your library card!

WHEN:Tuesday, July 29th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Paint a Locker Mirror for Teens

WHEN:Tuesday, July 29th at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Preschool Paint and Snack—CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER! PICK-UP SUPPLIES AT THE CHILDREN'S DESK TODAY FROM 9am-4pm WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

WHEN:Wednesday, July 30th at 10:00 am - 11:00 am

WHERE: CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER! PICK-UP SUPPLIES AT THE CHILDREN'S DESK TODAY FROM 9am-4pm WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

Sensory-Friendly Storytime—Drop-in

WHEN:Thursday, July 31st at 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Color Party—DROP-IN

WHEN:Friday, August 1st at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

WHERE: Outside and Fadrow Room

Library Closed Sundays

WHEN:Sunday, August 3rd at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Adult Craft Take and Make

WHEN:Monday, August 4th at 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

WHERE: Information Desk

Tiny Art Show (Grades K5-5)--PICK-UP

WHEN:Monday, August 4th at 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

WHERE: Pick up a canvas at the Children's Desk, while supplies last!

Family Storytime--DROP-IN

WHEN:Wednesday, August 6th at 9:30 am - 10:00 am

WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles).

Dry Needling: What, Why, and How

WHEN:Wednesday, August 6th at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Collage-Making (All Ages)--DROP-IN

WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Classic Movie Matinee -- Smokey and the Bandit

WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Sewing with Barb

WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Writer's Night

WHEN:Thursday, August 7th at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

WHERE: Sievert Room

Library Closed Sundays

WHEN:Sunday, August 10th at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Franklin Summer Concerts in the Park

WHEN:Sunday, August 10th at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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