It's time for our second annual Bid it to Win it Virtual Silent Auction, where we put the FUN in fundraising! Support the library and bid on your favorite silent auction packages from the comfort of your home! Bidding will start on October 21 at 12:01a,...
We are happy to announce expanded access to two great resources for searching historical newspapers! Both Newspapers.com and Newpaper Archive are available from home as well as within the library! The scope of both collections has expanded as well. Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive database...
It’s a new month and the silent auction in the Plainfield library lobby display case has been stocked with a new selection of books waiting for your bid! Whether you are a summer grill master or keep the fires burning year-round, Betty Crocker’s Great Grilling features 200 easy-to-prepare...
Celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month with our first ever annual Library Crawl! Make your plans to visit participating libraries (all listed below) during the month of September and learn about their services. Each participant will receive a Library Crawl Passport at their home library; when...
The Library will be closed on Monday, September 5th for Labor Day. For your convenience, no items are due and fines do not accrue when the library is closed. Items returned while we are closed are back-dated as well. Enjoy the library from home! Try our digital resources...
Learn Something New With 360+ Instructor-led, Online Classes! Gale Courses supports libraries as educational institutions and gives community members easy access to lifelong learning opportunities including professional development, technology, and personal enrichment courses. Available 24/7, Gale Courses provides more than 360 six-week long, online programs taught by college instructors. New...
August is here, kids are returning to school, and temperatures are still higher than some of us like! This may be a good time to see what’s new in the Friends of the Plainfield Library (FOL) Silent Auction. One of the highlights of the auction...
If you've visited the library in the past couple of days, you've seen our newly arrived self-check units (still in some packaging to protect them until they are fully installed.) Once the last pieces come in, we expect these new units to be operation sometime...
July is here and that means the Friends of the Plainfield Library (FOL) is offering a new selection of books in the Silent Auction. There are books for cooks and bakers, bird enthusiasts, cat and dog lovers, do-it-yourselfers, and motorsport fans. For those who like...
While visiting the library in June, be sure to stop in the lobby to see what’s new in this month’s Friends of the Plainfield Library Silent Auction! The beginning of summer brings out books on grilling, travel, and perennials. Young readers will enjoy a six-book...
