Event List

Labor & Literacy Lab @ South Plainfield Public Library

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Literacy, Computer Class

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Our Labor and Literacy Lab staff is committed to providing the support you need to reach your employment and educational goals.

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Literacy, Computer Class

Event Details:

Our Labor and Literacy Lab staff is committed to providing the support you need to reach your employment and educational goals.

Good Friday

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

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Plainfield Public Library

Easter Saturday

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Saturday Morning History Chat text with image of East Front Street in Plainfield during the early 1920s

Scaling the 1870 Brick Wall: African American Genealogy

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Virtual Programming at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

For many, researching before 1870 is a hurdle in African American research. Learn about sources and strategies to trace ancestors back into the Antebellum Era.

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Virtual Event

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Virtual Programming

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

For many, researching before 1870 is a hurdle in African American research. Learn about sources and strategies to trace ancestors back into the Antebellum Era.

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Researching Black Patriots and Loyalists During the Revolutionary Era

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Virtual Programming at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

The American War of Independence was not only a fight for freedom from a world superpower. For the thousands of Black soldiers who fought for the patriot cause, and even more—tens of thousands—for the Loyalists, emancipation was on the line.

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Virtual Event

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Virtual Programming

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

The American War of Independence was not only a fight for freedom from a world superpower. For the thousands of Black soldiers who fought for the patriot cause, and even more—tens of thousands—for the Loyalists, emancipation was on the line.

Memorial Day

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Honoring Caesar: Plainfield's African American Revolutionary War Teamster

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Virtual Programming at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Plainfield’s Caesar is the city’s first identifiable African American resident. He was a freed slave who served in the American Revolution as a teamster, driving a supply wagon for troops stationed at the Blue Hills Fort and Camp.

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Virtual Event

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Virtual Programming

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Plainfield’s Caesar is the city’s first identifiable African American resident. He was a freed slave who served in the American Revolution as a teamster, driving a supply wagon for troops stationed at the Blue Hills Fort and Camp.

Juneteenth

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Independence Day

All Day 7/3 - 7/4

Plainfield Public Library

The library will be closed for Independence Day on July 4 and July 5.

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Description:

The library will be closed for Independence Day on July 4 and July 5.

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Labor Day

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Veteran's Day

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Thanksgiving Holiday

All Day 11/26 - 11/28

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Memoir Writing Club via Zoom

Thursday, December 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Room 4 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

View Details

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 4

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Second Thursday of the month 10:30AM to 12PM.

Join us for our monthly club meeting. Members write about & discuss a special topic each month.

Currently, this is a ZOOM ONLY meeting.

Christmas Eve

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

Christmas Day

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

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Plainfield Public Library

Christmas Break

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

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