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Steam with Ms. T.

STEAM w/ Ms. T

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

Age Group:

Children, Families, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Library Park
Room: Library Park
Age Group: Children, Families, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

Water Play Wednesdays

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
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 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

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: College Place Steps
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate Summer Reading 2025 at the Plainfield Public Library!

A diverse group of people playing board games with the Plainfield Library and PPAC logos above them.

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
Event Details:

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

Summer Crafts at Drake House

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
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

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
Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library
Room: Virtual Programming
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

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 and Puppet Show

Reader's Theater

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children's Room at Plainfield Public Library

Age Group:

Children, Families, Tweens
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

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
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 Wednesdays

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
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
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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