October brings shorter days, cooler temperatures and new offerings in the Friends of the Plainfield Library silent auction. There are cookbooks for diabetics, instant pot users, fans of PBS’ Lidia’s Kitchen, and more. Life Goes On by Danville resident Philip Gulley explores small town America...
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time when libraries across the country highlight the vital role they play in lifelong learning, connection, and opportunity. At the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library (PGTPL), the message is simple: a library card is one of the most...
September is here and that means shorter days and more time to read! The Friends of the Plainfield Library (FOL) may have something that interests you in this month’s silent auction. For Winston Churchill followers, the auction features his four-volume series about the history of...
Mayme Snipes was one of the first professional librarians to work at the Plainfield library. Hired in 1909, she was responsible for many innovations. She introduced children’s story hour, began creating clipping and photo files, and started a historical collection. Mayme oversaw the construction of the...
August brings us more hot weather, kids back in school, and an interesting variety of books in the Friends of the Plainfield Library silent auction! There are nostalgic books on cars of the ’50s and ’60s, gas stations, and city sidewalks; military history books about...
The Friends of the Plainfield Library have updated the silent auction for July. There is a signed copy of the autobiography of Minnie Pearl. A 3-part Reader’s Digest series about National Parks, Historic Places and Back Roads and Hidden Corners is available. Also, the auction includes a...
The 14th Annual Plainfield Garden Tour & Gardens in Bloom is taking place on Saturday, June 28th from 10-4pm and Sunday, June 29th from 1-5pm. The Friends need volunteers for 2 hour time slots to check tickets at the gardens. Learn more and sign up to...
The June silent auction sponsored by the Friends of the Plainfield Library has something for everyone! There are books for children, gardeners, World War II enthusiasts, Downton Abbey bingers, bird lovers, summer travelers, Kristin Hannah followers, and more. Be sure to stop by the lobby display...
May brings lots of excitement and people to the local area. To help you relax, the Friends of the Plainfield Library (FOL) is offering several new games and puzzles, along with gently used books. For Father’s Day and the men in our lives, there...
To better manage rising costs and prepare for funding shortfalls, we will be implementing a monthly spending cap for Hoopla, beginning June 1. Prior to this, there was no budget limit for this resource. The cap was determined by averaging Hoopla’s monthly costs over the...
