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Title:Sensory-Friendly Storytime—Drop-in
Date: 4/14/2025
Description:Sensory-Friendly Storytime (Ages 5 & under with adult): An inclusive storytime for children of all abilities. DROP-IN!

Title:Sparkle & Screen—Drop-in
Date: 4/14/2025
Description:Sparkle & Screen (Grades K5-5): Make diamond art and watch a movie! DROP-IN!

Title:Tales for Twos—Drop-in
Date: 4/15/2025
Description:Tales for Twos (Age 2 with adult): Stories, songs, and rhymes designed for this age group. DROP-IN!

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Sunday - 1pm-4pm

Curbside pick-up is available on demand for items that are on hold and ready to pick up.

Call (414) 425-8214 and press Option 3 when you arrive at the library and park in our reserved curbside pickup spot.

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Kids » Books & More

Looking for just the right book, movie or music? Franklin Public Library is here to help.

TumbleBooks (Made possible by a literacy grant to the Franklin Public Library Foundation)
Comics Plus - Children's Library
With Comics Plus®, readers have unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga from a variety of library-friendly publishers. Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - on computers, tablets and phones.

You will need your library barcode and PIN to access this database.
Newbery Medal Winners
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Caldecott Medal Winners
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Children's Notable Lists
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and videos.
NoveList K-8 (Provided by BadgerLink)
Fiction database designed for elementary and middle school students. Provides read-alikes, reading lists, and searches by subject.
Juvenile Series and Sequels
The Mid-Continent Public Library's Juvenile Series and Sequels database provides 4,900 series titles and over 39,000 books that can be searched by author, series title, book title, or series subject.
Book Wizard
Scholastic's Book Wizard allows you to search for books by reading level (Guided Reading, Grade Level, Lexile, or DRA).
The Lexile Framework for Reading
Find books based on your child's lexile or search for a specific book to find the lexile measure.
International Children's Digital Library
International Children's Digital Library has a collection of digital books that represent outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.
What's Next®
Find all the titles in a series, and other series by the same author, compliments of What's Next®: Books in Series Database of Kent District Library.
Storyline Online
Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside illustrations.