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CHILDREN'S
PROGRAMS
Storytime with Councilman Goode
Saturday, October 8th at noon
Halloween Party
Friday, October 28th at 3:30 pm
Join us if you dare!
Click here for details
Click Here For October Calendar
The Children's Library is looking for volunteers to help with homework during after school hours. If interested, please email yp@plfdpl.info, or call (908) 757-1111 x 129.
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COMPUTER CLASSES
MS Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel Classes now scheduled!
Register Today!
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MEMOIR WRITING CLUB
The next meeting of the Memoir Writing Club is Thursday, October 13th at 10:30 am in Room 8
Click here for details.
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ADULT LITERACY
Conversation Hour - Hora de Conversar
Practice Conversation in English every Monday evening. Call (908) 757-1111 x 121 for more information and to register.
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Práctica de conversación en inglés todos los Lunes.
Llame (908) 757-1111 x 121 para más información y para registrarse.
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LIBRARY HOURS
Monday – Thursday
9 am – 9 pm
Friday & Saturday
9 am – 5 pm
Closed Sunday
The Library will be Closed for Columbus Day on October 10th.
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October 22, 2016
10 am to 4 pm
Lower Level
ALD and Courtyard
Join colleagues, friends, and neighbors for a fun day of historical discovery, resource sharing, antique appraisals, raffles, and more. Over 20 local history organizations, museums, and libraries will be exhibiting and promoting their historical collections on the library’s lower level around the fountain.
Two notable authors will present lectures: at 10:30 am: Joe Grabas will speak about historical property ownership, and at 2:15 pm, Richard Veit will discuss gravestones and markers. Both programs will focus on the tri-county area. Between lectures there will be a free “Antiques Roadshow” style antique appraisal session provided by Winterhill Antiques of Scotch Plains. Spaces are limited for the appraisal session, so pre-registration is required by October 14th.
Call (908) 757-1111 x 136 to register for the antiques appraisal.
Click here for details.
This event is open and free to the public.
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Hessians
October 25, 2016
7 to 8 pm in ALD
Civil War Historical Reenactor and Lecturer, Michael Jesberger, presents a program on one of America's oldest short stories based on real accounts that took place in the Hudson Valley of New York during the American Revolution. Browse artifacts of the time period and region as you learn about the rich history surrounding the story.
This event is free and open to the public. All ages welcome!
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National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair
October 26 & 27, 2016
Live Virtual Lecture Sessions Starting Daily at 10 am
All sessions will be held in Room 5
For the third year we are presenting this virtual seminar from the United States National Archives. Lectures will feature tips and techniques for using Federal records at the National Archives for genealogy research. Lectures are designed for novices and experienced genealogists. Classroom size is limited to 12. Seminars will be shown in room 5 on the lower level.
Watch on a large screen and participate each day from the Plainfield Public Library.
Click here for more information. All are welcome!
This event is free to the public. Please register so we can be sure there is seating for all who would like to attend. Call (908) 757-1111 x 136 to register.
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Find My Past - Learn About This New Database
October 12, 2016
10 am in the Computer Lab
Findmypast provides access to an ever-expanding collections of over two billion historical records from around the world, including US censuses from as far back as 1790, the largest collection of Irish records anywhere online, and US military records from the Revolutionary War up to World War II.
For more information and to register, please contact the
Local History Department at (908) 757-1111 x 136.
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Florian Schantz Jazz Ensemble
October 29, 2016
2:30 to 4 pm in the ALD Room
Dixieland Jazz! This program is a balance of live music and educational content, which discusses the music, the composers and the instruments & equipment, techniques, and musicians from the early Jazz area. This is a very upbeat program focusing on early jazz and ragtime with some ballads and blues.
Click here for details.
This arts program is made possible in part by a HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
This program is free and open to the public. All ages welcome!
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