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Staci Joers will be conducting another one of her famous Cooking Classes. This one is Favorite Restaurant Knockoffs.  Thursday, May 29, 2008 either at 11am-1pm or 6pm-8:30pm

She is turning some of her favorite foods from popular restaurant chains into recipes and bringing them to you. She'll prepare for you to taste…TGI Fridays Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Maggiano’s Little Italy-style Stuffed Mushrooms, P.F. Chang’s Mongolian Beef with Benihana’s Fried Rice and Cracker Barrel’s Double Fudge Coca-Cola Cake. Plus, she'll supply you with lots of extra restaurant recipe favorites to try at home!!

Register by calling the Franklin Public Library 414-425-8214
Cost is $20.00 Checks may be made payable to Friends of Franklin Public Library
Franklin Public Library 9151 W. Loomis Rd. Franklin, WI 532132

The Brown Baggers Bookclub in conjunction with the Friends of the Franklin Public Library are sponsoring his appearance.  Robert Kurson is the author of both ShadowDivers and Crashing Through. 

In Shadow Divers, Kurson vividly recounts the story of John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, two deep-wreck scuba divers who risk everything—friendships, marriages, physical health, even their sanity and their lives—to solve a great historical mystery. They would end up making history themselves.  In 1991, the two men found an unidentified WWII U-boat, with human remains inside. No historian or government had a clue as to whose U-boat it was. Over the next six years, Chatterton and Kohler, along with an elite team of divers, embarked on a dangerous quest to solve the mystery of the U-Boat's identity.

In his latest book, Crashing Through, which debuted on The New York Times bestseller list, Kurson tells the story of Mike May, a champion skier and ex-CIA agent who was blinded at the age of three, but who has an opportunity in his 40s to undergo surgery that will restore his vision. Kurson, once again wringing a suspenseful narrative from real life events, gives us enormous insight into the mysteries of vision, the brain, and the human spirit.

Robert Kurson will speak and do a book signing at the Franklin Public Library:

SUNDAY May 18th at 1:30pm.

Sign up is now in progress.  This event is limited to the first 165 people.  Please call the Franklin Public Library to register: 414-425-8214.  Franklin Public Library 9151 W. Loomis Rd. Franklin, WI 53132

You are now able to pay your fines online with your Visa or Mastercard and a computer.

You will be able to do it from your home computer or a computer in the library.  A staff member will NOT be able to do it for you. Watch for more details as we try and respond to your requests. 

The website is http://countycat.mcfls.org and then click manage your account.

February 28th  Spring Brunch

11:00am-2:00pm or 6:00pm-8:30pm

Limit 24 people

Get ready for all of the special occasions that spring holds for us; Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Communions, Confirmations, Baby and Bridal Showers and more. Enjoy sampling a variety of tasty and easy to prepare dishes such as Brunch Enchiladas, Puff Pancakes with Apples and Sausage, Asparagus Roll-ups, Simple Fruit Trifle and Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce.

To register call or stop by the Franklin Public Library (414-425-8214)

Cost is $20.00 per person.  Checks may be made payable to the Friends of the Franklin Public Library

Staci Joers again will be offering a variety of cooking classes at the Franklin Public Library. Since January is National Soup month it seems right that our first class of the year is Homemade Soups.

January 31st: Homemade Soups

11:00am-2:00pm or 6:00pm-8:30pm

Limit 24 people

Soup can be a meal-in-a-bowl. Add some bread or crackers, something “fruit” and a hot beverage and you have a satisfying and hearty meal. We will cover the basics of soup making from preparation of stocks to soup ingredients and serving ideas. You will receive lots of recipes including the ones you’ll taste: Hearty Beef Barley, Wisconsin Beer and Cheese Soup with Soft Pretzels (for dunking!), “Quick” Chicken Corn Chowder, Spicy Lentil Soup with Sausage and Cream of Portobello Mushroom Soup.

To register please stop by or call the Franklin Public Library at 414-425-8214.  Cost is $20.00 per person and checks may be made payable to the Friends of Franklin Public Library.

Saturday, January 26, 2008 10:30 am – 12:00

“De-clutter Today for a Carefree Tomorrow”

Discover how de-cluttering can improve your life!  Gain a new perspective on your belongings.  Learn which paperwork to keep and which to discard. 

Join us for this motivating and informative presentation by Kathi Miller, Clutter Coach.  Registration is required. Please call the Franklin Public Library at 414-425-8214 to register. 

Tax forms will be available mid January 2008.  Franklin Public Library cooperates with the Internal Revenue Service and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue to make tax forms available.  We have most of the commonly used forms and instructions.  In addition, we have reproducible forms, which cover most others.  Our coin-operated copier is available for 10 cents per page.

As another alternative, use the IRS website:  www.irs.gov for quick and easy access to forms, instructions, and publications.