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Title:Board of Trustees Meeting
Date: 12/23/2024
Description:Monthly meeting of the Franklin Public Library Board of Trustees

Title:Library Closed for Christmas Eve
Date: 12/24/2024
Description:The library will be closed all day for Christmas Eve.

Title:Library Closed for Christmas Day
Date: 12/25/2024
Description:The library will be closed all day for Christmas Day.

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Saturday 9am-4pm
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July 2024

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
30	1 Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 WHEN:Monday, July 1st at 12:00 am - 12:00 am Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 Teen Take-Out Kit: Seashell Windchime (for grades 6-12) WHEN:Monday, July 1st at 9:00 am - 9:00 am WHERE: Information Desk Teen Take-Out Kit: Seashell Windchime (for grades 6-12) Tinker Time! WHEN:Monday, July 1st at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Tinker Time!	2	3	4	5	6
7	8 Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 WHEN:Monday, July 8th at 12:00 am - 12:00 am Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 Monday Mat Yoga WHEN:Monday, July 8th at 9:00 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Monday Mat Yoga Hoop Dance Class (Registration Required) WHEN:Monday, July 8th at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles). Hoop Dance Class (Registration Required)	9 Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN WHEN:Tuesday, July 9th 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 Teen Summer Smoothie Smash! WHEN:Tuesday, July 9th at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room, Franklin Public Library Teen Summer Smoothie Smash!	10 Music & Motion—DROP-IN WHEN:Wednesday, July 10th 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). Music & Motion—DROP-IN DIY Crafternoon - Beach Scene Canvas Painting WHEN:Wednesday, July 10th at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace DIY Crafternoon - Beach Scene Canvas Painting Teen Book Club - A Novel Idea WHEN:Wednesday, July 10th at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm WHERE: Franklin Public Library Teen Book Club - A Novel Idea	11 Sensory Sprouts—Pick-up WHEN:Thursday, July 11th at 9:00 am - 8:00 pm WHERE: Available at the Children’s Desk, while supplies last. Sensory Sprouts—Pick-up Teen Service Thursday--Earn Volunteer Hours at the Library WHEN:Thursday, July 11th at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Teen Service Thursday--Earn Volunteer Hours at the Library Classic Movie Matinee -- Yankee Doodle Dandy WHEN:Thursday, July 11th at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Classic Movie Matinee -- Yankee Doodle Dandy	12 CANCELLED! Mysteries and Marvels: An Oddity Odyssey—DROP-IN WHEN:Friday, July 12th at 10:00 am - 11:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room CANCELLED! Mysteries and Marvels: An Oddity Odyssey—DROP-IN	13 Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL WHEN:Saturday, July 13th at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL
14	15 Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 12:00 am - 12:00 am Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 Monday Mat Yoga WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 9:00 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Monday Mat Yoga Wish: An Interactive Movie—DROP-IN WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 10:30 am - 12:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Wish: An Interactive Movie—DROP-IN DIY Tie-Dye Beach Towel & Ice Cream Party for Teens WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: Franklin Public Library Back Reading Patio, or CreateSpace in the event of rain DIY Tie-Dye Beach Towel & Ice Cream Party for Teens Monday Movie Matinee -- Bob Marley: One Love WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Monday Movie Matinee -- Bob Marley: One Love Tinker Time! WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Tinker Time!	16 Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN WHEN:Tuesday, July 16th 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 Brown Baggers Book Discussion WHEN:Tuesday, July 16th at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Brown Baggers Book Discussion	17 Art Play—DROP-IN WHEN:Wednesday, July 17th 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). Art Play—DROP-IN History of the Mitchell Park Domes WHEN:Wednesday, July 17th at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm WHERE: Fadrowm Room History of the Mitchell Park Domes	18	19 Mad Science: Up, Up, & Away —DROP-IN WHEN:Friday, July 19th at 10:00 am - 11:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Mad Science: Up, Up, & Away —DROP-IN	20 Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL WHEN:Saturday, July 20th at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL
21	22 Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 WHEN:Monday, July 22nd at 12:00 am - 12:00 am Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024 Monday Mat Yoga WHEN:Monday, July 22nd at 9:00 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Monday Mat Yoga Slime Time (Registration Required) WHEN:Monday, July 22nd at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Slime Time (Registration Required) Slime Time (Registration Required) WHEN:Monday, July 22nd at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Slime Time (Registration Required) Board of Trustees Meeting WHEN:Monday, July 22nd 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 Night Readers Book Discussion WHEN:Monday, July 22nd at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Night Readers Book Discussion	23 Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN WHEN:Tuesday, July 23rd 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 Upgrading your Technology WHEN:Tuesday, July 23rd at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Upgrading your Technology Teen Anime Afternoon! WHEN:Tuesday, July 23rd at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room, Franklin Public Library Teen Anime Afternoon!	24 Sensory Playtime—DROP-IN WHEN:Wednesday, July 24th at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles). Sensory Playtime—DROP-IN Library Lunch Time - Librarian's Favorites! WHEN:Wednesday, July 24th at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Library Lunch Time - Librarian's Favorites!	25 MakerSquare—Pick-Up WHEN:Thursday, July 25th at 9:00 am - 8:00 pm WHERE: Available at the Children’s Desk, while supplies last. MakerSquare—Pick-Up	26 Adult Take and Make Crafts WHEN:Friday, July 26th at 9:00 am - 5:00 pm WHERE: Information Desk Adult Take and Make Crafts Games with Heroes!—DROP-IN WHEN:Friday, July 26th at 10:00 am - 11:30 am WHERE: Fadrow Room and Outside Games with Heroes!—DROP-IN	27 Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL WHEN:Saturday, July 27th at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL
28	29 Monday Mat Yoga WHEN:Monday, July 29th at 9:00 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Monday Mat Yoga Teen Take-Out Kit: Wooden Backpack ID Tag (for grades 6-12) WHEN:Monday, July 29th at 9:00 am - 9:00 am WHERE: Franklin Public Library Information Desk Teen Take-Out Kit: Wooden Backpack ID Tag (for grades 6-12) Kids Paint & Sip (Registration Required) WHEN:Monday, July 29th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Kids Paint & Sip (Registration Required) Kids Paint & Sip (Registration Required) WHEN:Monday, July 29th at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHERE: CreateSpace Kids Paint & Sip (Registration Required)	30 Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN WHEN:Tuesday, July 30th 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	31 Music & Motion—DROP-IN WHEN:Wednesday, July 31st 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). Music & Motion—DROP-IN	1 Classic Movie Matinee -- Rebel Without a Cause WHEN:Thursday, August 1st at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Classic Movie Matinee -- Rebel Without a Cause	2 Bingo on Blankets—DROP-IN WHEN:Friday, August 2nd at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Outside! Follow the sidewalk along the front of the library towards the Veteran’s Memorial (by the flagpoles). Bingo on Blankets—DROP-IN	3 Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL WHEN:Saturday, August 3rd at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL
4 Franklin Library Foundation Fundraiser--Milwaukee Milkmen Baseball Game at Franklin Field WHEN:Sunday, August 4th at 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm WHERE: Franklin Field, 7035 S. Ballpark Drive, Franklin Franklin Library Foundation Fundraiser--Milwaukee Milkmen Baseball Game at Franklin Field	5 Monday Mat Yoga WHEN:Monday, August 5th at 9:00 am - 10:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Monday Mat Yoga	6 Storytime for Diverse Abilities--(All Ages), Drop-in WHEN:Tuesday, August 6th at 10:30 am - 11:00 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Storytime for Diverse Abilities--(All Ages), Drop-in	7 Teen Book Club - A Novel Idea WHEN:Wednesday, August 7th at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm WHERE: Franklin Public Library Teen Book Club - A Novel Idea	8 Build-A-Hero (Registration Required) WHEN:Thursday, August 8th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm WHERE: Fadrow Room Build-A-Hero (Registration Required)	9	10 Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL WHEN:Saturday, August 10th at 9:30 am - 10:30 am WHERE: Fadrow Room Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL Summer Cookie Decorating - CANCELLED WHEN:Saturday, August 10th at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Summer Cookie Decorating - CANCELLED

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Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024

WHEN:Monday, July 1st at 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Teen Take-Out Kit: Seashell Windchime (for grades 6-12)

WHEN:Monday, July 1st at 9:00 am - 9:00 am

WHERE: Information Desk

Tinker Time!

WHEN:Monday, July 1st at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024

WHEN:Monday, July 8th at 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Monday Mat Yoga

WHEN:Monday, July 8th at 9:00 am - 10:00 am

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Hoop Dance Class (Registration Required)

WHEN:Monday, July 8th at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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

WHEN:Tuesday, July 9th 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).

Teen Summer Smoothie Smash!

WHEN:Tuesday, July 9th at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room, Franklin Public Library

Music & Motion—DROP-IN

WHEN:Wednesday, July 10th 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).

DIY Crafternoon - Beach Scene Canvas Painting

WHEN:Wednesday, July 10th at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Teen Book Club - A Novel Idea

WHEN:Wednesday, July 10th at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

WHERE: Franklin Public Library

Sensory Sprouts—Pick-up

WHEN:Thursday, July 11th at 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

WHERE: Available at the Children’s Desk, while supplies last.

Teen Service Thursday--Earn Volunteer Hours at the Library

WHEN:Thursday, July 11th at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Classic Movie Matinee -- Yankee Doodle Dandy

WHEN:Thursday, July 11th at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

CANCELLED! Mysteries and Marvels: An Oddity Odyssey—DROP-IN

WHEN:Friday, July 12th at 10:00 am - 11:00 am

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Chair Yoga - Summer Session - REGISTRATION FULL

WHEN:Saturday, July 13th at 9:30 am - 10:30 am

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Summer Reading Program Trivia 2024

WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Monday Mat Yoga

WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 9:00 am - 10:00 am

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Wish: An Interactive Movie—DROP-IN

WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

DIY Tie-Dye Beach Towel & Ice Cream Party for Teens

WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

WHERE: Franklin Public Library Back Reading Patio, or CreateSpace in the event of rain

Monday Movie Matinee -- Bob Marley: One Love

WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

WHERE: Fadrow Room

Tinker Time!

WHEN:Monday, July 15th at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

WHERE: CreateSpace

Rise 'n Shine Storytime—DROP-IN

WHEN:Tuesday, July 16th at 9:30 am - 10:00 am

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