Our "Reading Rainforest" children's library received an "Honorable Mention" award in the Beautiful Library Photo Contest sponsored by Gale!
Thank you for voting!
Learn more about the
contest here.
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"Stir Crazy" is the sixth film in the Sidney Poitier Film Festival. It will be shown on May 14th at 6:30 p.m. in the ALD Gallery Room.
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CHILDREN'S EVENTS
The Little Red Hen
The classic story reimagined by Youth Stages. The children, as Baby Chicks, will plant, grow, and reap wheat with the Little Red Hen. They will make and eat the bread without the assistance of the other lazy animals. Or maybe they will choose to be the lazy animals and the Youth Stages performer will be left to do all the work! Come enjoy PLAY-SHOP with Youth Stages!
Saturday, May 17th at
1 p.m. in ALD Room
Click here for May calendar of events
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HeritageQuest® Online
is a treasury of American genealogical sources. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help you find your ancestors and discover a place’s past. Access this resource at the library or from home with your
Library Card!
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FREE MUSIC
Freegal provides 3 FREE music downloads per patron per week. Over 7 million songs from ten thousand labels including the labels of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Photographers Wanted!
Volunteer photographers are needed to help document local houses of worship in Plainfield. Contact Local History at (908) 757-1111 Ext. 136.
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Plainfield Public Library will be closed on Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day.
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19th-Century New Jersey Photographers:
Union County
Saturday, May 3, 2014
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
in the Anne Louise Davis Gallery Room
Of the approximately 3,000 different photographers who were active in New Jersey before 1900, a substantial number worked in Union County. In a slideshow lecture, Gary D. Saretzky will profile these pioneers, especially in Elizabeth, Rahway, and Plainfield, and discuss them within the larger context of New Jersey photography in the nineteenth century. Among the photographers to be featured will be Alfred S. Campbell and Guillermo Thorn.
Saretzky, archivist and photographer, has been Monmouth County Archivist since 1994. Saretzky also taught the history of photography at Mercer County Community College from 1977 to 2012. He has published more than 100 articles and reviews on the history of photography, photographic conservation, and other topics.
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Roofs, Chimneys & Architectural Details of Plainfield images depict the wide variety of design and architectural styles of the city including, but certainly not limited to:
- Roof tops
- Chimneys
- Doors
- Gates
- Eaves and Molding
- Residences
- Commercial & Civic Buildings
Broad interpretations are encouraged
Be creative, think outside the box, and HAVE FUN!
Submission Deadline: September 26, 2014.
Click Here for Entry Form.
Photographs do not have to be taken in 2014.
Click Here for more information and judging criteria.
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P.A.A.A.S. Presents: TRANSC3NDENCE
3rd Annual Student Art Show
Opening May 1, 2014, on display through June 19, 2014, in the Anne Louise Davis Gallery Room on the lower level.
The public is invited.
The Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (P.A.A.A.S.) is a premier educational facility of excellence in the area of visual and performing arts. It is a remarkable, one of a kind experience for students in grades 7-12 to live and thrive amongst their dreams.
This year's featured student artwork includes paintings, drawings. graphic design, and mixed media. View more student artwork here:
http://www.seetrueart.com/
For more information about the exhibit, call (908) 731-4421.
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Earth Day Clean Up - April 22, 2014
Students from Barack Obama Green Charter High School volunteered their community service hours by sprucing up the grounds of the Plainfield Public Library. Joining them are Mary Ellen Rogan, Assistant Library Director, and Deborah Kane of PMUA, who coordinated the project.
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