“The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” concert film
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra
December 13th, 5:30pm
Anne Louise Davis Room


Qello is the new concert-and-music-documentary-streaming service available to all library patrons. Qello music nights showcase a selection from the thousands of recorded concerts available on the Library’s theatre screen.

This month's selection, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” weaves carols and newer compositions into a Christmas-themed narrative brought to life by the imimitable Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Try Qello yourself—via the Library's Databases Page. It's free with your library card.

Plainfield: Art, History, and Culture
The Twelfth Annual Plainfield Photography Competition Exhibition is Open
On display in the Anne Louise Davis Room through December 31, 2017

Our 12th Annual Photograph Contest exhibition Plainfield: Art, History, and Culture presents images that the photographers view as important in documenting the Queen City for future generations.

The 2017 competition met with the enthusiastic response of 14 contributors who entered 52 images of Plainfield. Congratulations to all entrants for the high quality of photographs and creativity.

These photographs will continue to build our Local History photography archive. All entries have been digitized, indexed, and added to Plainfield Public Library's Historical Photograph Collection, which consists of over 50,000 area photographs taken from 1865 to date.

Since the Library’s first annual photograph competition in 2006, we have received 860 photographs from a total of 97 participants. All past contest exhibits can be viewed via the Library’s website, www.plainfieldlibrary.info.

We wish to thank the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library, whose support has made it possible to award cash prizes, ribbons, and certificates.

First Place Winner
Cultural Balance - Plainfield Skateboading

Central Avenue & West Second Street, September 21, 2017
By Wajid Abdur-Razzaq

Thank you to everyone who submitted images this year! Next year's theme is Holidays in Plainfield.

See all the contest images online

Memoir Writing Club
December 14th, 10:30 am
Room 8

This month's optoinal writing topic: a toy, game, or doll that was important to you in some way.

The Library's Memoir Writing Club offers members a comfortable forum for sharing stories of important events, friendships, and family history. Do you have memories that you would like to share? Come join the Memoir Writing Club. Before a session, participants write down their memories - creating a Memoir. During meetings, members share what they've written on a topic. At the end of each meeting the group chooses an optional topic for the next session, but individual members are free to write about whatever inspires them.

Learn more here.
Click here for details.

The Adult Literacy Department is looking for new volunteer tutors.

- Serve the community!

- Change someone's life!

Become a volunteer tutor at the library and you could make a real impact for the good of your community, and gain valuable experience yourself working with people to help them overcome challenges.

Help others to:

• Gain enough English to fill out a job application
• Get a GED by tutoring them in Math and Reading
• Become digitally literate
• Learn employable skills
• Pass the citizenship exam

Call now and make a difference!

For more information on the program, contact the Literacy Office at (908) 757-1111 ext. 122 or Literacy@plfdpl.info

Enjoy the Holidays at the Children's Library

Check out the Children's Library programming calendar to see what the Children's library has in store for younger patrons this December. Look out for festive movies, crafts and more!