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Plainfield Public Library August 2022 |
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From the Desk of the Director...
This year we have included adults in the fun of our summer reading program. Craft classes and a bingo board geared to reading and all things library were welcomed by some of our patrons.
The image (left) is of our Glass Photo Transfer class held in July. We had a small but enthusiastic group of crafters who created personalized glass items sporting favorite photos.
It got us thinking that we should continue these adult craft events. We have thought that a monthly get together with coffee and craft might be a fun type of recurring event to promote. If you have any ideas for what you would like to see for adults, please let us know.
As I noted earlier in the year our strategic planning process will start in September. Those interested in participating or sharing ideas for the direction of Plainfield Public Library as we move forward would be welcome. Please email admin@plfdpl.info for more information if you would like to participate.
This is your library, please help us make it a library of the future for Plainfield!
Mary Ellen Rogan
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We've had a great Summer so far, filled with exciting creatures, crafts, learning opportunities, discovery and fun. And it's not over yet!
You can check out some pictures of our Summer Reading Program activities so far, just below. If you missed out on your chance to adopt a shell, or register in our raffle to win one of several Summer Reading Prizes, it's not too late - check below for details of our programs for Kids, Teens and Adults.
The 2022 Summer Reading Program is free and open to everyone. There are three “Oceans” of age-based programs:
Kids programs (ages 0-13) includes reading rewards, puppet shows, crafts, book clubs, storytellers, and special guests! Kids Programs Schedule.
Tween/Teen programs (ages 11-17) includes reading rewards, elaborate craft programs, brain teasers, an escape room, computer programs, and gift card raffles for Amazon, GameStop, iTunes, and Dairy Queen. Tween/Teen Program Schedule.
Adult programs (ages 18+) includes a fun Reading Bingo activity to do on your own time, rewards, special craft programs, and gift card raffles to HomeGoods, UberEats, Home Depot, and more! Adult program Schedule.
Registration for all “Oceans of Possibilities” is OPEN NOW. Programs run through August 12th. Rewards and prizes must be collected in person.
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Lego Robotics with Jim Nichnadowicz
August 16th, 17th and 18th
Class Group 1 starts 10 am, Class Group 2 at 1pm
Anne Louise Davis Room
Join the 4th program of the Rutgers cooperative extension of Union County and learn how to build and program Lego Mindstorm robots!
For incoming 5th and 6th graders.
Students must attend first class to be in for the 3 days. Each lesson builds on the one before. Space is limited. Registration is required. To register please contact the Children's Room at (908) 757-1111 ext. 129 or email yp@plfdpl.info |
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Local History, Genealogy & Special Collections
The Plainfield Room is open by appointment for historical and genealogical research. Our hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 4:45pm and Tuesdays from 9am to 7pm. We are offering one virtual program in August. The Memoir Writing Club will meet on Thursday, August 11th. The "Black Lives Matter: A Fight for Change" exhibition opening program on Saturday, August 13th is in-person only.
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 3rd - "The Trifecta: The Secret Sauce of Researching the Formerly Enslaved" with (the one and only) Nicka Smith, the host of BlackProGen LIVE!
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Teen Programs are here all summer long
If you joined us for our teen summer programs in July you might have-
- Printed your own design on a tote bag doing relief printmaking
- Achieved victory in one of our Switch gaming parties
- Made slime (and filled it with sharks!)
- Crafted a light-up ocean scene in a jar
- Joined in with our Muppet Treasure Island singalong showing of the Muppet's version of the Stevenson classic book (which, by the way, we are also reading live on our Youtube Channel)
If you missed all that, do not despair and gnash your teeth - we have more fun on its way to you for August!
How about Salt Painting? Or creating interactive stories with Twinery? Or perhaps you think you can beat our fiendish puzzles in our Ocean themed Escape Room (registration required)? Maybe it's time for a rematch in our Switch e-sports gaming party?
Whatever you choose, we're looking forward to seeing you - and because we can do in person programs again, we hope you'll join us for our fall programs too. Look out for pumpkins!
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Teen Craft Program:
Salt Painting
August 2nd
3-4:30pm
Room 2
Changeable like the ocean, swirling like the wave, messy like the melted ice cream cone- Salt Painitng has it all! Come along and get some ocean-y textures going with a magical combination of watercolors, salt and glue and make some art for Poseidon to hang on his wall!
Questions?
Email ref@plfdpl.info or call 908-757-1111, ex. 112
www.plainfieldlibrary.info
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Ocean of Storytelling- tell your ocean tale
A Twine interactive storytelling workshop
August 4th
3-4pm
Computer Lab A
" You are a gigantic Godzilla-style undersea monster, whose eons-long rest in the depths of the ocean has been disturbed..."
"You're a mad scientist who somehow manages to create a cross between a squid and a horse. Now what???"
"There's someone - or something - that's picking the crew of this submarine off, one by one..."
These are just a few of the bizzare and ...
intriguing... writing prompts and strategies we'll use to start up some stories using the free interactive storytelling app Twine. If you feel you have a story to tell of your life beneath, upon or above the briny deeps, then come along and we will have some fun trying to tell it!
For further information please contact ref@plfdpl.info or call (908) 757-1111 ext.112
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Teen Program:
Pirate Treasure Hunt (Escape Room)
August 5th
3-4:30pm
Room 5
WILL YOU FIND THE TREASURE? Or are you doomed to Davy Jones' locker...?
An ocean-themed escape room. Pit your wits against a typhoon of crafty riddles and puzzles to gain access to the pirate chest and the treasure inside!
We're not going to lie. We think you will find these puzzles difficult. Sign up and prove us to be silly silly library staff and smash through our puzzles with your GIANT BRAIN. (Just kidding. OR ARE WE???)
Registration for this program is essential as places are strictly limited.
Please visit tinyurl.com/PPL-escape
Please also note that because of the nature of this program latecomers may be turned away, and the complex puzzles involved are unsuitable for younger children. [For real this time.]
Questions?
Email ref@plfdpl.info or call 908-757-1111, ex. 112
www.plainfieldlibrary.info
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Teen Video Gaming Program:
Switch Sports
August 30th
2:30-5:30pm
Room 2
Back in my day the controllers were called paddles for some reason and we were happy just playing Pong or dying repeatedly on the Oregon Trail.
But now! Sports! Victory! Defeat! Rapid button-pressing and furrowed brows!
Head on down to R2 and show your video-gaming contemporaries what you're made of in our Switch Sports tourney on August 30th.
Questions?
Email ref@plfdpl.info or call 908-757-1111, ex. 112
www.plainfieldlibrary.info
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Live Classic Serial x Oceans of Possibilities Crossover!
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 2pm.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Do you know your Trelawneys from your Liveseys?
Do you know your Flints from your Silvers?
Have you ever knowingly yo-ho-ho'd with
or without a bottle of your beverage of choice?
Then Treasure Island is for YOU!
The story continues, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2pm on YouTube
We're well into our adventure on board the Hispaniola and on the thundering coasts of Treasure Island in search of Captain Flint's hidden hoard.
After we're done we'll return to selections from
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Fewer pirates involved, admittedly, but still some classic stories!
We're also starting to compile new playlists since our move over to YouTube Live in mid June. Youtube Playlists here. |
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Digital Literacy Students Praise Plainfield Library Classes
School may be out for the summer, but at the Plainfield Public Library, education never stops! In August, while the summer Digital Literacy Classes are in full swing, staff are also registering students for the fall sessions. The IC3 (Internet and Computer Core Competencies) computer skills sessions have been joined by Northstar Digital Literacy and Microsoft Office Specialist (Word and Excel) classes.
Interested? Read what some of our students have had to say about the program.
Genevive came to IC3 “to refresh and strengthen my knowledge of computer literacy and computer applications.” She talked about the class diversity and “students from different career paths.” She says: “The instructors were great; kind, patient, willing to explain themselves when someone was stuck. I use the information learned from IC3 in my work today. The beneficial part of the program was learning about computer applications, Microsoft office products which I use every day…”
Mary Ellen took the IC3 program in person after being a caregiver for years, including time out of the workforce: “It was really a fantastic way to come up to speed very quickly with computers. The library is so welcoming to anyone and they really want people to learn, and the people here just embrace learning… If someone doesn't understand something the Instructors are willing to review it and make people feel comfortable that they can learn. This is really where people are inclusive, it makes the experience so wonderful…It has given me a lot of confidence. It brings pride from beginning to end.”
Grace took online remote classes during COVID: “The IC3 classes impacted me personally and professionally. Personally, because it enhanced my skills and made me feel better about myself during an unprecedented time. But when I did decide to try to find a job, during my interview, they asked, "Do you know how to [do this]?" And I was like, "Yes, I do." I was so grateful because we did a whole unit on it. We all have different seasons in our life, and I'm not really sure what my next season is going to be, but I do feel that the class has given me the opportunity to open up the potential to have whatever next season comes for me.”
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For more information generally, please get in touch with 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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