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Ned Hector visits the Plainfield Public Library!
Learn about this revolutionary war hero during our Black History Month Celebration!
Date: 02/01/2014
Time: 2:00pm
Place: ALD Room
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Other Events
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Sidney Poitier Film Festival
Lilies of The Field
12/11/2013 at 6:30pm
Early Developmental Screenings
Experts from Children's Specialized Hospital are providing free, quick develpmental screenings for children ages 1 to 5 years old.
12/18/2013 from 9:00am to 8:00pm
Geneology Workshop for Beginners
Climbing your Family Tree
01/23/2014 at 2:30pm
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New Books
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Adult Collection
A Cosmic Christmas 2 You
by Hank Davis
Sleigh Belles
by Beth Albright
The Christmas Visitor:
An Amish Romance
by Linda Byler
Ten Lords A-Leaping: A Mystery
by C.C. Benison
Children's Collection
The Perfect Christmas Pageant
by Joyce Meyer
Tallulah's Nutcracker
by Marilyn Singer
The 12 Days of Chrismtas
by Jane Cabrera
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet
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Food for Fines
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The Plainfield Public Library has launched its annual FOOD FOR FINES campaign. For every non-perishable food item contributed by library borrowers, their overdue fines will be lowered by $1.00. Library cardholders can donate as many as 20 items toward their fine reduction.
Food donations are welcome from everyone, even those who do not owe a library fine.
All contributions received will be donated to Star Fish, the non-profit food pantry that is committed to stamping out hunger. Star Fish has been serving the greater Plainfield community since 1971.
For further information, please call 908-757-1111 ext. 116
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| Getting Ready for the Holidays |
The holiday season is an amazing time and the Children's library has a lot of events planned for this special month! Please join us on Saturday, December 14th at 2pm for a Holiday Express Magic Show that will take children on an imaginary train ride around the world as they learn about Kwanzaa, Diwali, Solstice, Ramadan, Hanukkah and Christmas. We are also happy to have storyteller Julie Pasqual back on Saturday December 28th at 2:00pm for some amazing Holiday Folktales. For a complete list of events that include puppet shows, storytimes, movies, and much more please click here.
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Young Men of Resilience donate Board Games and puzzles to library
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| Young Men of Resilience |
The Children's library was grateful to receive puzzles and board games thanks to a drive organized by Young Men of Resilience, a Plainfield based mentor program that provides support to high achieving, gifted, and talented males as they matriculate through middle school, high school and post secondary education. Young Men of Resilience was founded by Sarah Cherry-Cadogan, in memory of her son Spencer Cadogan. The group's mission is to seek partnership with innovative programs that best
trascend young men into champions. To learn more about the organization, please visit their website.
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| Sarah Cherry-Cadogan displaying donations at the library. |
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Young Citizens
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| Children take Oath. |
On November 13, 2013, the Library hosted a Children’s Naturalization ceremony in the Children’s Library. Twelve children from eight different countries recited the oath and were sworn in by a representative of the United States Naturalization Service and became United States citizens. After the ceremony, Ms. People read poetry to the children. The event was followed by a small reception with red, white and blue cupcakes, and assortment of other refreshments. A face painter was on hand to create patriotic face art for the participants.
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eResources for Children
Did you know the library has online learning resources for children? Take advantage of these free resources, that are accessible either from the library's public computers or from the comfort of your home using your library card.
Learning Express - Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks and more on a variety of subjects for students in Elementary School, Middle School, and High School.
Novelist K-8 - Focuses on nonfiction reading materials, as well as recreational reading interests in children from PreK - Middle School.
Rocket Languages - Online language learning software with up to 12 languages and 3 levels. Learn on your own terms and in your own time!
World Book Web - Provides access to World Book Online for Kids, World Book Online info Finder, World Book Online Reference Center and the
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.
Middle Search Plus - Contains full text for more than 150 popular school magazines. Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays, and student pamphlets.
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| Click Here to access or learn more about these and other online resources. |
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