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Plainfield Public Library March 2020 |
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From the Desk of the Director...
March is Women’s History Month. A salute to both the famous and the not so famous and the ones that are in our lives and special!
2020 is the anniversary of suffrage and women getting the right to vote. The almost 100 years of struggle was finally won with the passage of the 19th amendment on August 18, 1920. Plainfield's own Lillian Ford Feickert was an American suffragette, a member of Grace Episcopal Church, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and the New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association.
The Library is celebrating the month with a special event reminding us of those great women in history. On March 28 at 10:30am, co-sponsored by the Drake House, Dr. Daisy Century will be portraying Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. In the 19th century Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, forged the way for women while Lillian Feickert picked up the cause in the 20th century.
March is the birthday of Dr. Seuss and the Children’s Department is celebrating with a birthday party. A photo op will be available for kids to take pictures as the Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 & 2. Other Children’s events include a mystery program, movies, and a craft project for Spring. Teens have a Game Day scheduled on March 7 at 1:30pm. Come and enjoy the challenge!
This month we are featuring two sewing workshop programs for teens and adults, the first on March 10 and the second on March 31, both at 6:00pm. Sewing machines will be provided. In addition, March 21 is Maker’s Day, so come and enjoy a day of DIY.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns about our programming or any Library issues, we are here for you!
Mary Ellen Rogan
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Adults Craft Too! - Embroidered Constellations
Tuesday, March 3rd
7-8:30pm in Room 2
This month's Adults Craft Too workshop is Embroidered Constellations. B ring the night sky into your home with hand-embroidered zodiac constellations!
Like all our Adults Craft Too events, we'll be using online tutorials from Creative Bug. If you'd like to check out this valuable online resouce yourself, access is free through the Library databases page with Library membership.
Check out the poster below for details of more crafty programs coming your way soon! All the programs are free and supplies are provided.
Keep on craftin'!
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Friday Flix -
Downton Abbey
Afternoon Films for Adults programming continues into March as Friday Flix sees a new blockbuster showing every first Friday of the month, at 2pm in the Anne Louise Davis (ALD) room.
This month's movie sees Downton Abbey make the leap from TV to the movies:
Downton Abbey (2019): "A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century." (IMDB) Starring Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern. Showing March 6th at 2pm in ALD.
See you at the movies!
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Sojourner Truth
Portrayed by Dr. Daisy Century
Saturday, March 28, 2020
10:30am in the Anne Louise Davis Room
Dr. Daisy Century gives a commanding performance of Sojourner Truth, bringing to life a woman undeterred by incredible obstacles, a woman who mixed with the leading figures of her day, including Susan B. Anthony, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
Sojourner Truth began speaking out for women's suffrage in 1850. Believing the causes of abolition and women's rights to be intertwined and equally important. Ms. Truth's most quoted speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" was delivered at the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
Audience members are urged to consider the twin goals of racial and gender parity of equal importance. The audience will have the opportunity to sign Sojourner Truth’s "Book of Life," signifying their connection to Ms. Truth’s legacy.
This program is free and open to the public.
This program is co-sponsored by Historical Society of Plainfield / Drake House Museum.
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Children's Programs for March
March kicks off with a Dr. Seuss theme and will also feature a Women's History prize Bingo for kids through most of the month. Check out all the films, games and more at the Children's Library!
03/02 Dr Seuss Birthday Party 3:30pm Room 2
03/03 Children's Movie Horton Hears a Who 1pm ALD Room
03/03 Seuss Stories with Union County Freeholders 6pm ALD Room
03/04 Children's Movie The Lorax 1pm ALD Roon
03/05 Children's Movie The Grinch1pm ALD Room
03/09 until 03/31 Women's History Bingo Children's Room
03/14 Storytime with Barry Goode 12pm Children's Room
03/16 "Who Done It?" Mystery Program 1pm ALD Room
03/16 Easy Reader Book Club with Ms. J 4pm Room 2
03/19 Spring Craft 3:30pm ALD Room
03/21 NJ Makers Day 1pm ALD Room
03/25 Children's Movie Girl Rising 3:30pm ALD Room
03/28 Fun Day with Our Special Friends 1:30pm ALD Room
03/30 Storytime with Ms. Rosa 6pm Children's Room
For more details about storytime, crafts, and fun things for kids, please consult the Children's Calendar for details (see below). Click on the calendar for more detail.
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DNA Basics for Genealogists
Saturday, March 7th
10:30am in Room 2
This month's meeting of the Library's genealogy club will be followed by a lecture from professional genealogist Chris Tracy.
Mr. Tracy's lecture will provides the basics of DNA including terminology, testing services, DNA tests and resources for maximizing your DNA data and results in your genealogy research
New members are always welcome!
This program is free and open to the public. Call 908-757-1111 x136 for more information.
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Thursday, March 12th
10:30am in Room 2
(lower level)
The next meeting of the Memoir Writing Club is Thursday, March 12th at 10:30am in Room 2.
The optional topic for March is "Shopping". Were you involved in the weekly grocery shopping or trusted to run to the store by yourself for emergency items? Was household shopping something you had nothing to do with? Did you shop for back-to-school clothes or for Mother's Day gifts? Write about whatever strikes your fancy, and then come share it with the group.
New members are always welcome!
This program is free and open to the public. Call 908-757-1111 x136 for more information.
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More Teen Programs for March!
Join us for a range of fun activities for teens this March!
Girls Who Code - Tuesday, March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st, at 4pm in CLC
Calling all girls who want to learn about coding! Join the Girls Who Code club to learn more about how to run the machines that power contemporary life!
Teen Gaming Event - Saturday, March 7th, 1:30pm in Room 2
Come and try out the Library's new Nintendo Switch games: Splatoon 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and MarioKart. Free refreshments for teens.
Sew Your Own Scrunchie - Tuesday, March 10th & March 31st, 6pm in Room 2
Learn machine sewing while making your own hair scrunchie. Booking essential, contact teens@plfdpl.info (908) 757-1111 x139 For ages 11-adult
Arduino Projects - Thursday, March 5th,12th & 19th, 4pm in Room 5
Combine electronic know-how with tailor made code to make computer powered machines that work, sense and react.
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Library Opening Hours
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Main Library Hours
Monday – Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday
Children's Library Hours
Monday – Thursday
11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed Sunday
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