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Plainfield Public Library April 2024 |
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From the Desk of the Director...
This month I want to take a break from our traditional library news to focus on our staff. Our staff here at the Library are our greatest resources. They work hard for the community using their skills and imagination to make the Library a place where you come to enjoy everything we have to offer. As Timothy Healy, former President of the New York Public Library stated so well, “The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff”.
One of our “most important assets”, Rosa Nicks,
(pictured right) from our Literacy Department, was honored in March by the NAACP with the Women’s History Month Award. Rosa works tirelessly for the Plainfield community assisting our GED students to complete their program and eventually receive their GED. You could not get a better cheerleader, advocate and sometime “mom” to encourage all our students.
Kudos to Rosa for all her hard work and her award. Come visit us and Rosa at the Library.
As always,
Mary Ellen
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Did you know that April is national Jazz Appreciation month? We've got a
great Jazz concert lined up to celebrate it! we're pleased to welcome the Bradford Hayes Quartet for a scintillating evening of Jazz on Thursday April 18th, from 5:30 -8:30 in the Anne Louise Davis room, with free admission. If you've come to our previous concerts, don't miss this one, it's going to be special!
You can register your interest in attending on the event page.
We're also running a special Science program on Tuesday 4/2 at 6:30 in ALD. We're welcoming NASA Solar System Ambassador Isaac Osores to talk to discuss different kinds of eclipse and what to expect in the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8.
Other highlights in April will include a chance to learn more about creating great graphics with Canva. Canva is a program to help create all sorts of posters, flyers and social media materials and even includes a free version to try it out. Come along on April 18th and learn more about this popular (and fun!) way to create neat graphics for your events, social media or other documents.
This month you'll also discover another installment of our book club for Adults discussing
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. Our friendly group is open to all who'd like to come and discuss the book - just come along. We also have a limited number of copies of the book for Book Club attendees if you'd like to take part. Come join us on Tuesday April 24th from 7pm in room 5 (even if you just want to get a feel for how it goes!)
That's not all! Look out for our popular Adult Crafts program on Tuesday, April 9th, too - all materials provided. You can also look out for our other programs over the month - many of our teen programs are all ages and welcome adults too - just check on the event posters or drop us a line :)
All our programs are free, and everyone is welcome! |
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Local History, Genealogy & Special Collections
The Plainfield Room is open for historical and genealogical research. Our hours are Monday-Friday, 9AM to 4:45PM and Tuesdays from 9AM to 7PM. Please contact us to schedule an appointment. The Memoir Writing Club meets on April 11, 2024; the writing topic is "mornings." All are welcome!
The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Early American Women and Their Kitchen Gardens
Saturday, April 13, 2024
10:30AM via Zoom
Kitchen gardens in the 1700's fed, healed, and clothed Early American families. The 18th century "huswife" skill set included "physicke, cookery, distillation, perfumery, the making of wool, hemp, flax, dayries, brewing, baking," and, of course - gardening. Growing plants both Native American and from their homelands, these women turned their soup pots into the "melting pot" that is America and exemplified all the best qualities of plantswomen and patriots.
Preserving 100 Years of Plainfield's 4th of July Parade
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Drop in between 11:30AM to 2PM in the Anne Louise Davis Room (Open House)
This July is the 100th anniversary of Plainfield's Annual Fourth of July Parade. We are collaborating with Plainfield's Division of Parks & Recreation to create a photo retrospective exhibition. We are looking for community photos of past Plainfield parades, from any year, of floats, marchers, and bystanders. We welcome donations of photographs, but can also scan the images and return the originals to you. Photos can be dropped off during regular library hours, but we request that you contact us in advance. In addition, we are having a special program on Saturday, April 20th in celebration of Preservation Week, where we will collect photographs for donation and/or scanning. Call us at (908) 757 1111 ext. 136 or email localhistory@plfdpl.info.
This April 20th program is the final day to donate or loan your photographs for this historical photograph exhibition.
SAVE THE DATE - TRI-COUNTY HISTORY FAIR
These programs are co-hosted by Plainfield Public Library and the Historical Society of Plainfield / Drake House Museum
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Our programs are made possible in part by operating support grants from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State - additionally through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, Department of Parks and Recreation; and by a 2024 HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of County Commissioners.
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April at the Children's Library - Welcome Springtime!
What would Spring Break be without some fun? Kids and their grown ups can look forward to some great free programs this April - including our ever popular Spring Break with First Responders program for fun, games and laughs April 1st through 5th.
We'll also have lots of the story times and crafts kids and their library grownups love, as well as educational activities including STEAM programs.
Check out our April program flyers in English and Spanish, below, and you can always check in to see the latest programs for children on our live Library calendar. |
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Teen Programs for April
You'll notice that our month kicks off with a bit of an eclipse-theme: bring along your library card to get some free eclipse viewing glasses, and check out some of our eclipse-related programming too. But of course that isn't all! You can learn some programming on the 4th with our Scratch Program at 1:30pm, or go for crafts and make some decorated bags from gently-used t-shirts or sew a felt friend on Wednesday 17th at 3:30pm. We'll also have a video gaming hangout on the 25th from 3pm, and lots more. You can also come along and be part of our Teen Advisory Board on Weds 24th from 3:30, and help decide what programs we should run in the future. Please check out the Library Calendar for full details of each program, and drop us a line with any questions! Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Make a Model Eclipse
Wednesday, April 3
3:30-5pm
Anne Louise Davis Room
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THE SOLAR ECLIPSE HAPPENS ON APRIL 8TH:
LAST FEW DAYS TO GET YOUR GLASSES WHILE STOCKS LAST! |
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For general information, please contact the Reference Department. For department-specific information, you can contact those departments.
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Library Hours
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Library Opening Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9am-9pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 11am-3pm
Sunday: CLOSED
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Donate to the Plainfield Public Library
The Library needs your help!
To make a donation online via Paypal, please click on the "Donate" button below. For more information or to contact the Administration office, call 908-757-2305.
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