Join us Thursday, July 28 at 6:00pm for a private guided walking tour of Crown Hill Cemetery, the nation’s third-largest cemetery. On this tour, Stories in Stone, we'll explore some of the interesting examples of both Victorian and contemporary symbolism on the markers and monuments...
Looking for a New Career in 2022? Are you looking for a new career in the new year? The Plainfield Guilford Township Public Library can help you pursue new employment opportunities through two new programs offered in January. On January 20 at 10:30 am, you can learn...
Do you believe in ghosts? If so --and even if not-- you're going to love this paranormal presentation! Proof of the Paranormal: A Ghost Talk Join us Thursday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m. as long-time paranormal investigators Nicole and Michael Kobrowski discuss the paranormal and show evidence...
PGTPL and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are teaming up next week for another Live Animal Show and Tell! Join us at Plainfield Library Tuesday, October 5th from 6:30-7:30 p.m for Live Animal Show & Tell: Snakes, Turtles, and Amphibians! DNR naturalist Dylan Allison will...
Did you know that the library has a large collection of Hendricks County cookbooks dating back to 1897? The cookbooks were locally published by a wide variety of organizations including schools, churches, clubs, and more. They feature family-favorite recipes from Plainfield and Hendricks County residents....
If you love to cook (or just eat!), then the Cookbook Book Club is one that you will enjoy. This informal group meets at the library every other month, with each person bringing a dish to share from a chosen theme. We put out all...
As promised in our previous issue, the One Town, One Read series has begun! One Town, One Read is a program that encourages everyone in the same community to read the same book and then discuss it. Our selection, based on your voting, is Shakespeare...
Last fall, the library was a venue for the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. Each person that attended cast their vote for the best of 10 films which were tallied and submitted to the festival headquarters. These votes were collected from all over the world, and...
A Chance Meeting A secret society met recently at the library, by coincidence on the same night and time as Open Game Night. Called the Society of Luminaries, this small, card-driven cohort gathered in one of the Library's meeting rooms to play their peculiar game called...
If your last interaction with a board game was a tedious slog of Monopoly that ended with someone (not you, surely) up-ending the game board and walking away, let me invite you to try something else. Both the variety and quality of tabletop games have...