HOTSPOT PROGRAM

The Library now has a limited number of mobile hotspots available for loan. The Library's Hotspot Lending Program is not meant to replace home internet service, but is intended to provide access outside of the home, or during a temporary outage.
For more information about HotSpots, please contact the Circulation Desk at 908-757-1111 x111.
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MUSEUM PASS PROGRAM

The Library provides passes, tickets, or discounts to 11 museums/locations as part of our Museum Pass program.

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SENIOR SPACE AT THE LIBRARY

Join us on Wednesdays from 10 am to 2 pm on the Main Floor and in the ALD Room for a variety of programs and activities for Seniors.

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LIBRARY HOURS

Monday – Wednesday
9 am – 9 pm

Thursday & Friday
9 am – 5 pm

Saturday 9 am – 1 pm

Closed Sunday

The Library will be closed August 24th, 25th and 26th for maintenance and staff training.

Fall Hours will resume on September 5th.

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From the thriving Plainfield fox population to the rebounding bobcat in the north of the state, New Jersey and Plainfield are urban/population-dense paragons for the United States and the world that demonstrate that rewilding your backyard is not only possible but a proven, successful strategy for reinstating and fostering wildlife. This is the wildlife living in our town. We CAN help it flourish.

Local photographer, Carl Monopoli presents his Plainfield City Wildlife series. Carl shoots and posts photos everyday in Plainfield. He says his interest in nature and photography began at a young age, but photography as a pastime has only recently bordered on the obsessive!

2017 Annual Plainfield Photography Contest

This year's contest theme is Plainfield: Art, History, and Culture. Photographs should capture scenes that represent the local artwork, history and culture of Plainfield, and are those that the photographer views as important in documenting the Queen City for future generations.

Be creative, think outside the box, and HAVE FUN!

Please be aware: if you are photographing indoors or in a non-public space,you may need permission to do so.

Submission Deadline is Saturday, September 30, 2017.

Submitted photographs must be contemporary images taken within the past two years.

Entry Form Available Now

Summer Programs for Teens

There are a whole bunch of upcoming summer activities for Library patrons aged 11-17. Click on the posters for more detail of events including music technology worksops, origami, crafts, coding and more!



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Youth Advisory Board

Are you aged 11-17? Come and help shape the future for teens @ the Library

August 10th 3:45 pm-4:30 pm in Room 5

The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) meets regularly to share ideas for future programming, work on projects, and nosh on a slice of pizza (while supplies last!).

If you're 11-17 and would like to help make programming for young people relevant and fun, come along and help make a difference!

For more information contact:
Andrew Eason
908-757-1111 x139
teens@plfdpl.info

2017 Tri-County History Fair
Saturday, September 30, 2017
11 am to 3 pm on the lower level

The Library is pleased to announce the 2017 Tri-County History Fair. Featuring organizations from Somerset, Middlesex, and Union counties, the Fair will kick off American Archives and Family History Month. Join us for a day of history, raffles, and fun! This year, we welcome two interesting lecturers: Maxine Lurie, Seton Hall professor, author, and historian; and Eugene Armstead, NJ Chapter President of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society. Each attendee will receive one free raffle ticket upon initial entry. The raffle grand prize is an AncestryDNA testing kit! More activities to be announced.

All activities will be held indoors and are FREE and open to the public.