Combining reading with playtime offers many benefits for early childhood development. It enhances vocabulary, improves motor skills, and adds different sensory experiences. Both reading and playtime are wonderful ways to create lasting bonds and memories for children and their caregivers. Making walking puppets out of your...
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...
Summer might be right around the corner, but there's still fun to be had at the library! Check out all of the programs happening this month in Teen Central! Teens Craft: Hydrophobic Sand Thursday, May 01 from 3:15p - 4p Learn how to make soft and stretchy sand...
Libraries Make Communities Stronger — Let’s Keep It That Way! At the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, we’re proud to be a place where everyone is welcome. Whether you’re here to find your next great read, explore new ideas, attend a program, or access technology, we’re here...
Which member of Jory John and Pete Oswald’s Food Group series are you? Take our quiz to find out! Keep track of which letter you choose for each question. After you’ve answered all the questions, tally up how many of each letter you chose. Once you’ve...
Are you looking to “go green” or spend more time outside in 2025? Our Library of Things has a variety of items to help you out! We’ve highlighted a few items we think are cool below, but don’t forget to check out the complete list...
Starting Monday, May 12th, the book drop in the library driveway will be unavailable. The concrete has begun to deteriorate, and a pothole is forming. The book drop will be unavailable for 3-5 days during this repair work. No materials will be due during this...
Every spring, we celebrate Green Week to promote sustainability and educate people about the environment. This year, Green Week is April 20-26. We compiled a list of books below that focus on the three "R"s of the environment: reducing, reusing, and recycling. Click on a...
The April silent auction of the Friends of the Plainfield Library (FOL) has new offerings for you to browse. There are several “vintage” books including Good-bye Mr. Chips and Other Stories (copyright 1934 and 1938) and James A. Michener's Sayonara (copyright 1953, 1954) and Hawaii (copyright 1959). For Gone with the Wind fans, the auction has author Margaret Mitchell’s Lost Laysen. She...
Teen Central has more than just a large selection of books and manga to choose from, there are also quite a few kits as well. Kits are equipment or activities that are available to check out with your library card. Each kit can be checked...
