CHILDRENS'
PROGRAMS


Mother's Day Craft
Thursday, May 11th at 3:30pm

Storytime with Councilman Goode
Saturday, May 13th at noon, for kids of all ages.

Bilingual Storytime
with Ms. J
Thursday, May 25th, 3:30pm.

Plus Two Kid's Movies
"Moana"
Wednesday, May 17th, 3:30pm
"Finding Dory"
Wednesday, May 31st, 3:30pm

Click Here for the May Calendar

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The Adult Literacy Department is looking for new volunteer tutors.

Serve the community!

Change someone's life!

Help others to:

 -  Get a GED by tutoring them in Math and Reading

- Gain enough English to fill out a job application

- 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

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MEMOIR WRITING CLUB

The next meeting of the Memoir Writing Club is May 11th at
10:30 am in Room 8.
Click here for details.

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LIBRARY HOURS

Monday – Thursday
9 am – 9 pm

Friday
9 am – 5 pm

Saturday
9 am – 5 pm

Closed Sunday

This month the library will be CLOSED for
Memorial Day on May 29th.

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Sean Gaskell presents the Kora

Join us for an evening of traditional West African music with a player who has been described as "an amazing talent", and whose "playing and singing are right-on when it
comes to traditional Mandinka style."

Sean Gaskell features traditional songs on
the Kora, a 21 string harp that he learned
how to play throughout the course of multiple visits to its homeland in Gambia, West
Africa.

Join us to hear a selection of traditional
(some songs can be traced back over 800 years- or even longer), and newer pieces.

Gaskell will also share information on the history and traditions of the Kora that he has gained through his extensive studies under
the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and
Moriba Kuyateh, both of Brikama, Gambia.

This concert is free.

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Senior Space is a place for older adults to live, learn, and socialize through activities,
classes and more!

Yoga, Art, Healthy Eating, Resources for Seniors- are a few of the offerings. Please
refer to the flyer here for full details.

The library has partnered with Covenant Place, a Senior community in Plainfield, to
offer a range of activities and socializing opportunities for older adults.

April saw seniors also take part in classes on Glass Painting, DIY chocolate chip
cookies, and a combined bookbinding and rubber-stamp workshop.

May's program offers even more, with Soap Making, Chair Massage, Cupcake
Decorating, and a Computer Basics introduction amongst the events available to
take part in, alongside the regular Chair Yoga and other offerings. See the flyer for
details.

All activities are free, and crafts, classes, presentations and games are all part of
the mix, alongside a chance to mingle with others. All seniors are welcome!

Please contact Covenant Place for more information (908) 791-9430

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The Children's library staff will be on the lookout for young readers May 15th to
30th, to see if they can spot any children getting stuck into a book or magazine.

Children who are spotted in the act will be in for a reward! - Readers receive a
prize from the Children's Library Get Caught Reading prize grab bag, while
supplies last.

So- Get Caught Reading - and get a mystery prize!

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Get your tickets for this upcoming evening of Jazz at Plainfield Public Library,
sponsored by the Friends of Plainfield Public Library (FOPPL).

Jazz at the library

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