Plainfield Public Library

9:00am-8:45pm

(908) 757-1111

Plainfield Public Library
800 Park Ave.
Plainfield, NJ 07060
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:45pm

Fri: 9:00am-4:45pm

Sat: 11:00am-2:45pm

Upcoming Events

Name: S.T.E.A.M. with Ms. T: Bubbles
Start: 2024-09-17T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-17T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Plainfield Public Library

Featured Events

S.T.E.A.M. with Ms. T: Bubbles

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Room 2 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

Children

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 2

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Workshop

A Journey Through Hispanic Culture

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Anne Louise Davis (ALD) Room at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

En Espanol (In Spanish), Exhibit, Literacy, Performance

Age Group:

Families, Everyone

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Anne Louise Davis (ALD) Room

Age Group: Families, Everyone

Program Type: En Espanol (In Spanish), Exhibit, Literacy, Performance

Event Details:

Join us for a vibrant celebration of Hispanic Heritage! This special event features ESL students from diverse backgrounds as they share and celebrate their rich Latin American cultures.

Board Game Night with Literacy!

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Room 2 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming, Meetup

Age Group:

Children, Families, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 2

Age Group: Children, Families, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Everyone

Program Type: Gaming, Meetup

Event Details:

We have a variety of board games and we'll be bringing in food (including pizza) for this evening of fun with the Library's Teen and Adult Programs and the Literacy Department.

Come pick up a craft bag. Supplies are limited.

Take Home Craft Bags

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 8:15pm

Children's Room at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Families

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Come pick up a craft bag. Supplies are limited.

A hand outlined and colored red rose pendant made of shrinky-dink plastic on a green cord

Creative Shrink Plastic Jewelry

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm

College Place Steps

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Adults

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Library Branch: College Place Steps

Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Let loose your inner jewelry designer!

Author Talk & Book Signing with Jamal Hodge

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Anne Louise Davis (ALD) Room at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy, Lecture, Movie

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Anne Louise Davis (ALD) Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy, Lecture, Movie

Event Details:

Join us for a Author Talk & Book Signing with Jamal Hodge. Jamal will present his latest release, "The Dark Between the Twilight: A Journey Through Evil, Loneliness, and Redemption" (Crystal Lake Publishing, June 2024).

Union County's Fresh Start: Showers, laundry, and restroom services

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

College Place Steps

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Library Branch: College Place Steps

Event Details:

Mobile showers, laundry, and restroom services available on a first-come first-served basis. Get your Fresh Start! For more information, call the Union County Action Line at (908) 677-5405

The Words Plainfield Public Library appear above a cartoon of two young people apparently working on fashion sewing in a workspace that includes two dress dummies with dresses on them and a sewing machine.

Teen EZ Fashion Sewing

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:30pm

Room 2 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Class

Age Group:

Teens

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 2

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

LEARN HOW TO SEW and CREATE YOUR OWN PATTERNS & DESIGNS!

Spaces are limited to ten (10) teen students, ages 13-17.

Introductory Meeting, Sept 21, 11:30 am

Join us for fingerplays, songs, rhymes and books with baby.

Baby & Me

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Children's Room at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Adults

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Children's Room

Age Group: Babies, Adults

Program Type: Storytime

Two people apparently discussing books, the label Plainfield Library Adult Book Club, and the cover of the book, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. The cover is buff colored and has a border of nineteenth-century style engravings around it.

Adult Book Club: Demon Copperhead

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Room 2 at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Room 2

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Looking for people to discuss books with? You've found them.

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Storytime with Former Councilman Barry Goode

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Children, Families

Children's Room

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Families

Program Type: Storytime

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