CHILDREN'S
PROGRAMS
Build A Better World Registration for this year's Summer Reading Program begins on Monday, June 19th. Join us for crafts, performers, activities, and movies!
Click here for this month's calendar
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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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MEMOIR WRITING CLUB
The next meeting of the Memoir Writing Club meets May 12th at
10:30 am in Room 8.
Click here for details.
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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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LIBRARY HOURS
Monday – Thursday
9 am – 9 pm
Friday
9 am – 5 pm
Saturday 9 am – 5 pm
Closed Sunday
SUMMER HOURS
Summer hours begin on June 19th
Monday – Wednesday
9 am – 9 pm
Thursday & Friday
9 am – 5 pm
Saturday 9 am – 1 pm
Closed Sunday
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The Otis Brown Jazz Ensemble
Sunday, June 3, 2017
7 pm to 11 pm, $50 per person, includes wine and cheese
We invite you to a jazz concert sponsored by the Friends of Plainfield Public Library (FOPPL). Proceeds will support our award-winning Library.
Tickets may be purchased at the Plainfield Public Library or through
PayPal on the library’s
website. This fundraising event is sponsored by the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library, a 501c3 organization.
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What Happens Next?
A FREE interactive writing workshop series for ages 11 to 17
Wednesdays in June: 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, and July 5th
4 to 6 pm in the Computer Lab
Ever wanted to create your own choose-your-own adventure story? Join us for a series of writing workshops for 11-17 year-olds, which uses
Inkle Writer to do just that! Inkle Writer is an online story building app that makes it easy to keep track of your stories and create lots of interactive paths your readers can take.
What Happens Next? will help familiarize you with Inkle Writer, and participants will share inspiration and writing tips that could take your stories to the next level!
For more information contact:
Andrew Eason
908-757-1111 x139
teens@plfdpl.info
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Plainfield and the Great War
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Now on Exhibit!
The Library announces our latest Local History Department exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. The Library is displaying a variety of materials from our historical collections of photographs, documents, ephemera, and newspaper advertisements. Photographs include images of Plainfield’s Home Defense League and volunteer nurses, as well as Plainfield soldiers in Troop D, Company K, and the famous all-Black regiment, the Harlem Hellfighters.
Four featured items come from the Library’s collection of original World War I publicity posters. These stunning lithographs are temporarily housed in archival-quality frames that protect them from deterioration while on display. Funding for the special framing was provided by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.
The displays are located on the main reading room wall and in two display cases, near the Reference Desk, on the main level of the Library. The exhibit will run through June 2017 and is free to the public.
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Build a Better Bleep
For ages 11 to 17
Tuesday, June 13th
4 to 5:30 pm in Room 5 (lower level)
Come and help create fun electronic noise makers (and many other electronics projects) that can activate at the push of a button, a wave of a hand, or even the shining of a light.
Join us to
Build a Better Bleep this June!
For more information contact:
Andrew Eason
908-757-1111 x139
teens@plfdpl.info
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Criminal Justice Reform
Thursday, June 27, 2017
7 to 8 pm in the ALD Room (lower level)
On January 1, 2017, the New Jersey bail reform/speedy trial law (L. 2014, c. 31), went into effect. This new law represents one of the most dramatic changes to our criminal justice system in many years. New Jersey has shifted from a system in which a defendant’s pretrial release is dependent upon his or her ability to post monetary bail, to one in which the defendant’s release is dependent upon his or her risk of failing to appear for court and the danger that he or she presents to the community.
Join us for
this free workshop to further explain the new law and discuss the implementations. For more information, please contact 908-659-4644 or 908-659-4646.
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Plainfield: Art, History, and Culture
2017 12th Annual Plainfield Photography Contest
Entry forms are now available for Plainfield Public Library's 12th annual photography contest. Each entrant may submit up to five contemporary photographs reflecting the 2017 theme. The submission deadline is Saturday, September 30, 3017.
Winners will be announced at an exhibit opening reception in Saturday, November. Further details about this year's contest, entry forms, and the judging process can be found
online and are also available in Room 8 on the lower level and on the Information Table in the Library's Main Reading Room.
Enter Today!
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