Calling all crocheters! We’re planning to piece together a community granny square blanket, which will be used for a Friends of the Library fundraiser. If you’d like to donate a few squares, here’s what we’re looking for:
5″ x 5″ squares
worsted weight (size 4) acrylic yarn
any granny square pattern; any color combination
Donations can be dropped off at the Adult Services desk through Thursday, October 31.
Looking for inspiration? You can browse our book collection or the STELLA catalog (Dewey number: 746.434) and our Libby magazine collection. You can also find video tutorials on Creativebug (including Gaga for Granny Squares).
Need yarn? We have a selection of yarn you may use for this project.
Contact-Free pick up is here! How it works: Click on “request this item” and place the item on hold with your library card. You will be notified when your item is available for pickup. For Scotch Plains and Fanwood residents only at this time. Questions? Contact us at [email protected].
From SPF Summer Reading Hub: All incoming 12th graders taking English IV should choose one of the following titles. Click on the image for more information. Titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level are indicated with an asterisk (*).
From SPF Summer Reading Hub: All incoming 12th graders taking AP English Literature should read Silas Marner by George Eliot. In addition, students should choose one other title from the following. Click on the image for more information. Titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level are indicated with an asterisk (*).
In addition to reading, students should choose one other title from the following. Click on the image for more information. Titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level are indicated with an asterisk (*).
From SPF Summer Reading Hub: All incoming 11th graders taking English III should choose one of the following titles. Click on the image for more information. Titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Summer Reading Hub: All incoming 11th graders taking AP English Language should choose one of the following titles. Click on the image for more information. Titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level are indicated with an asterisk (*).
From SPF Summer Reading Hub: All incoming 10th graders should choose one of the following titles. Click on the image for more information. Titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level are indicated with an asterisk (*).
All incoming students enter 6th through 8th grade are required to read two books during summer break – one fiction book and one nonfiction book. These books are free of choice; however, the school has a list of suggested titles to help you get started. Still need help? Ask one of our Youth Services Librarians for help! To view the school’s guidelines, visit their Summer Reading Hub.
From SPF Summer Reading Hub: All incoming 9th graders should read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In addition, students should choose one other title from the following. Titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level are indicated with an asterisk (*).
These are recommended Titles from the SPF School District. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are indicated by the school are titles that contain content that may be considered mature for the grade level. View the School’s Summer Reading Hub Online.
When a boy goes missing during a night of shapeshifting, thirteen-year-old Astor risks going against family tradition by using his magic to help locate him.
Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day.
Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran — a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there’s nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good?
Ben Ripley is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science–but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Ben becomes an undercover agent and goes on his first assignment
Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun — it is the home of Disney World, after all. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It’s full of . . . old people. Really old people. But the question remains — why is Sunny down in Florida in the first place? The answer lies in a family secret that won’t be secret to Sunny much longer. . .
A story that explores new worlds packed with amazing adventures; ancient mysteries; the unlikely bond of a clumsy dancer, a boy from the poorest slums, and a superstar athlete–and their quest to save one small, distant galaxy from the forces…
While searching for the truth surrounding her father’s death, Tabby Simon is unexpectedly led to Rema, a distant world of magic and beauty, where she discovers she is destined for something far greater than she ever could have imagined.
Like all peas, Pea loves to roll. So when a no-good strawberry dares him to roll all the way off the farm, he swears he can do it–eazy me-zee! But along the way, a powerful thunderstorm strikes and bounces Pea off course…and right into two unlikely newbuds: a bee named Bee who thinks she knows it all, and a bird named Jay who can’t figure out how to fly. On their own they may not look like much, but if this trio can stick together, they just might help Pea find his way back home!
