Event List

Storytime at Cindelle's Bookstore for April

Toddler Storytime at Cindelle's Bookstore

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Off Site

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Families

Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories. Ideal for children ages 0-4 and their caregivers.

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Babies, Families

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories. Ideal for children ages 0-4 and their caregivers.

Toddler Storytime at Cindelle's Bookstore

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Off Site

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Families

Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories. Ideal for children ages 0-4 and their caregivers.

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Babies, Families

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories. Ideal for children ages 0-4 and their caregivers.

Community Outreach: Month of the Young Child (MOYC) Family Fun Fair at PHS

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

The Plainfield Public Schools Division of Early Childhood is hosting their annual Month of the Young Child (MOYC) Family Fun Fair on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Outreach

Event Details:

The Plainfield Public Schools Division of Early Childhood is hosting their annual Month of the Young Child (MOYC) Family Fun Fair on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

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Community Event

This event is not sponsored by the Library and is posted on our calendar for informational purposes only. Please contact the program host for more information. The Library does not endorse or condone activities that may occur at a non-library event.

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.

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Front Parking Lot at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Healthcare, Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

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Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Front Parking Lot

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Healthcare, Outreach

Event Details:

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

program flyer with 3 cropped images: Battle of Cowpens by William Ramsey, The Death of Major Peirson, in the 1781 Battle of Jersey (1783) by John Singleton Copley, and Soldiers in Uniform by Jean Baptiste Antoine de Verger - watercolor 1871

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

2026 Jam N’ Skate Arts Fest

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Library Park at Library Park

Program Type:

Event, Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

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Library Branch: Library Park

Room: Library Park

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Event, Outreach

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.

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Front Parking Lot at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Healthcare, Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

View Details

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Front Parking Lot

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Healthcare, Outreach

Event Details:

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

Juneteenth

All Day

Plainfield Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Plainfield Public Library

program flyer with images of Caesar's tombstone in Scotch Plains Cemetery and of his broken Revolutionary War marker.

Honoring Caesar: Plainfield's African American Revolutionary War Teamster

Saturday, June 20, 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.

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.

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Front Parking Lot at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Healthcare, Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

View Details

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Front Parking Lot

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Healthcare, Outreach

Event Details:

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Front Parking Lot at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Healthcare, Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

View Details

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Front Parking Lot

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Healthcare, Outreach

Event Details:

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Front Parking Lot at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Healthcare, Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

View Details

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Front Parking Lot

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Healthcare, Outreach

Event Details:

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

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.

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.

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Front Parking Lot at Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Healthcare, Outreach

Age Group:

Everyone

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

View Details

Library Branch: Plainfield Public Library

Room: Front Parking Lot

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Healthcare, Outreach

Event Details:

Hackensack Meridian Health: Community Wellness Van will offer a wide range of screenings and assessments including:

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.

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.

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Community Event