LOCAL HISTORY

The  Notable Women of Plainfield exhibition offers a glimpse into the lives of fourteen women in Plainfield's history.
Presented by the Local History Department, the exhibit will run through May.

Now on display on the main floor of the Library.
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The Memoir Writing Club will meet on April 10th at 10:30 a.m. in the Plainfield Room. This month's theme is "your earliest memory." Newcomers are welcome! 
Call (908) 757-1111 Ext. 136 to register.
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Genealogy Workshop:
Keeping Up with FamilySearch.org Changes

On April 17th from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the Computer Job Lab. This free class will provide an update to some of the latest developments on this valuable genealogy website. 
Call (908) 757-1111 Ext. 136 to register.
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Local History Slide-Show Lecture
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Union County

Join us on Saturday, May 3rd from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the ALD Gallery Room. Of the approximately 3,000 different photographers who were active in New Jersey before 1900, a substantial number worked in Union County. Among the photographers to be featured will be Alfred S. Campbell and Guillermo Thorn. Call (908) 757-1111 Ext. 136 to register.

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SOME NEW BOOKS!

Childrens:
Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike by Lincoln Peirce
 
The Fox and the Crow by Manasi Subramaniam
 
Baby's Got the Blues by Carol Diggory Shields
 
Adult Fiction:
 
Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts
 
Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
 
High Crime Area by Joyce Carol Oates
  
 
 

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The Plainfield Public Library's "Reading Rainforest" is a finalist in the national "Coolest Internal Space" category of Gale's "Your Beautiful Library Photo Contest"!
 
Vote for our library between now and April 9th.
Winners will be announced during National Library Week (April 13-19).Vote today!
April Is Autism Awareness Month!
 

This Saturday April 5th, at 1:00 p.m., we will have a special musical performance by Turtle Dance Music LLC for children and their families. Turtle Dance Music LLC helps "Kids Come Out Of Their Shells" through a musical, interactive, and fun program. The group specializes in inclusive shows for those on the Autism Spectrum!

 At the end of the show, children will be able to try out instruments like guitars, banjos, egg shakers, boomwhackers, violas, and more! No registration is required. For more information, please call the Children’s  Library at (908) 757-1111 x 129.

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Read To Feed At The Library!

Read to Feed is Heifer International's  reading incentive service-learning program that offers global education opportunities, while fostering a love for reading, a passion to help others, and a motivation to help create a better world. 

During the month of February, we announced that the children's library would be sponsoring an animal through Heifer International. Their mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty. Heifer empowers millions to go from poverty to self-reliance via gifts of livestock, seeds, trees & training, providing a multiplying source of food & income.

Funds from our crocodile bank will be used to sponsor an animal. Children visiting the library voted for either a pig, a sheep, or a goat.  Votes poured in, and the pig was declared the winner!  During this month, we are happy to continue teaching children about love and compassion through a storytime on Tuesday, April 8th at 3:30 p.m. where children will have the opportunity to learn a little more about our global concerns.



FIZZ, BOOM, READ Is On Its Way!!

Planning for our 2014 Summer Reading Program is well under way and this year's theme: Fizz, Boom, Read is sure to spark children's imaginations, and encourage them to read for fun.

Summer vacation causes disadvantaged children to fall behind academically. Every year the library creates a program where families can participate in literacy enriched activities and special performances. This year, the summer reading program will begin on June 23rd, and run through July 31st. Stay tuned for more details and important registration dates!

FIZZ, BOOM, READ is part of The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) which is a consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries.