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STEAM w/ Ms. T

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Library Park at Library Park

Age Group:

Children, Families, Tweens, Teens

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Library Branch: Library Park

Room: Library Park

Age Group: Children, Families, Tweens, Teens

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Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

Water Play & Storytime

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Library Park at Library Park

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Children, Families

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Library Branch: Library Park

Room: Library Park

Age Group: Babies, Children, Families

Program Type: Storytime

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Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

a silk scarf is draped between two bowls of colored liquid. The packets next to each bowl indicate they contain flavored drink mix

Summer Takeover: Kool-Aide Dyeing

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

College Place Steps

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Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens

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Library Branch: College Place Steps

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

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Family Board Games w/Literacy at PPAC

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Gaming

Age Group:

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

Library Branch: Off Site

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

Program Type: Gaming

Registration Required

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While the Library Building is under construction, the Plainfield Performing Arts Center is kindly hosting the Family Board Games Night with Literacy!

Summer Crafts w/ Ms. Mary Lou

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Families

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Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Children, Families

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

Join us for a fun summer craft session with Ms. Mary Lou and friends! Get creative, make memories, and have a great time together.

Exceptional Cameraworkers: Early Black Photographers in New Jersey

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Virtual Programming at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Virtual Programming

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: History & Genealogy

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African American photography dates back to 1840, the first year that daguerreotype portrait studios opened in the United States, when Jules Lion, a free mixed race painter who had studied in Paris, began offering daguerreotypes in his birthplace o

Reader's Theater

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Children's Room at Plainfield Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families, Tweens

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Children's Room

Age Group: Children, Families, Tweens

Event Details:

Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

Messy Play Tuesdays

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Library Park at Library Park

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Babies, Children, Families, Tweens

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Library Branch: Library Park

Room: Library Park

Age Group: Babies, Children, Families, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

Water Play & Storytime

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Library Park at Library Park

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Children, Families

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Library Branch: Library Park

Room: Library Park

Age Group: Babies, Children, Families

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

a necklace, earrings, and a keychain made out of Shrink Plastic (Shrinky-Dinks)

Summer Takeover: Shrink Plastic Jewelry

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

College Place Steps

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens

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Library Branch: College Place Steps

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

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10 am		Essential Computer Skills Workshops 10:00am–1:00pm Computer Lab B Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab B Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Basic Computer Skills Workshops Join us for hands-on, two-day workshops in Mayl! Each session runs from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. You must attend both days of the session you choose. Workshops Offerings	Essential Computer Skills Workshops 10:00am–1:00pm Computer Lab B Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab B Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Basic Computer Skills Workshops Join us for hands-on, two-day workshops in Mayl! Each session runs from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. You must attend both days of the session you choose. Workshops Offerings			This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group We Grew it Here: 100 Years of New Jersey's Horticultural History 10:30am–11:30am Adults, Seniors Virtual Programming At Capacity Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group At Capacity Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Virtual Programming Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: History & Genealogy Registration Required Event Details: Think New Jersey only grows tomatoes? Think again. New Jersey was once the pinnacle for peaches, the ultimate for orchids, the tops for turf. 19th century New Jersey plant nurseries led the nat
11 am			This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Families" group Toddler Storytime - Songs, Rhymes & Playtime 11:00am–12:00pm Babies, Families Children's Room This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Children's Room Age Group: Babies, Families Program Type: Storytime			This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Labor & Literacy Lab 11:30am–2:30pm Adults, Seniors Computer Lab C This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab C Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Literacy, Computer Class Event Details: Job Search Assistance
12 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Labor & Literacy Lab 12:00pm–5:00pm Adults, Seniors Computer Lab C This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab C Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Job Search Assistance	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Labor & Literacy Lab 12:00pm–5:00pm Adults, Seniors Computer Lab C This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab C Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Job Search Assistance	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Labor & Literacy Lab 12:00pm–5:00pm Adults, Seniors Computer Lab C This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab C Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Job Search Assistance	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Labor & Literacy Lab 12:00pm–5:00pm Adults, Seniors Computer Lab C This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab C Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Job Search Assistance	Reservation Jefferson Park Ministries \| Outreach Table 12:00pm–2:00pm Outreach Table (Main Floor Reading Room) This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Outreach Table (Main Floor Reading Room) Purpose of Meeting For more than 20 years, Jefferson Park Ministries, Inc. has served the community and continues to provide services to those who are going through difficult times.	Reservation Celebrating Our Black Shining Malcolm X @100 12:00pm–2:00pm Anne Louise Davis (ALD) Room This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Anne Louise Davis (ALD) Room Purpose of Meeting Celebrating Our Black Shining Malcolm X @100
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3 pm	G.E.D. Prep 3:30pm–5:00pm Room 5 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Room 5 Program Type: Literacy, Tutoring This event is in the "Teens" group Teen Time: Lego Mania 3:30pm–5:00pm Teens Room 1 This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Room 1 Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Meetup Event Details: Teen Time is a program just for teens (ages 12-18) to come in, hang out, have a snack and maybe do a game or craft. Teens told us they'd love to do some Lego building	This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group STEAM w/ Ms. T 3:30pm–4:30pm Children, Families Room 2 This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Room 2 Age Group: Children, Families Event Details: May is National Pet Month and we’re celebrating with a hands-on STEAM activity at the library!		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Read to a Therapy Dog 3:30pm–4:30pm Children, Families, Tweens Children's Room This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Children's Room Age Group: Children, Families, Tweens Event Details: Practice your reading skills by reading to a certified therapy dog. There will be a signup sheet the day of the program and each reader will get 10 minutes with the dog.
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5 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Labor & Literacy Lab 5:30pm–8:30pm Adults, Seniors Computer Lab C This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab C Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Job Search Assistance	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Labor & Literacy Lab 5:30pm–8:30pm Adults, Seniors Computer Lab B This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library Room: Computer Lab B Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Literacy Event Details: Job Search Assistance

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