Dinosaur Storytime and Egg Hunt
Friday, July 14, 11:00-11:30. Head stories about our favorite prehistoric creatures and help search the Children's Room for dinosaur eggs that might contain a surprise to take home!...
12 July, 2017
children’s programs Tag
Trick-or-Treat
Bring the whole family for a fun and safe indoor trick-or-treat experience at your Library! Local businesses, organizations and Library staff will be giving out goodies at more than 25 trick-or-treat stops, including a Monster Mini Golf hole! Come in costume and get ready for an evening...
05 October, 2016
Build-a-Mania
It always fun to see the focus and intensity of kids at the monthly 'Build-a-Mania' Lego program. The kids build with our vast collection of random Lego piece, and we display their work in the display case for a month. The program is the first...
07 June, 2015
Rainy Art
It's spring; time to move away from snow projects! Here's a fun rain craft you might try at home sometime. It wasn't rainy when a whole bunch of kids gathered to make them, but it did rain later in the day. ...
27 March, 2015
Marshmallow Makerspace
What would you build with marshmallows and coffee stir sticks, and how would you make it strong? That was the experiment at the latest STEAM program (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art-Math.) If you have marshmallows or apple chunks and toothpicks, you can try this at home. There are lots more...
17 March, 2015
Arts Gala Project
The 3rd Annual Plainfield Arts Gala is just around the corner, and we need your child's help...
17 March, 2015
Lego Build-a-Mania!
Do you know someone who loves Legos and never has enough? The first Saturday of the month, at 2:00, we dump out two giant bins of legos and open the doors for an hour of free building. Preschool through grade 5. After the program...
27 February, 2015
Letter Art
[caption id="attachment_3874" align="alignnone" width="300"] Put down the child's initial in tape, let him paint the entire page, and when it dries, gently pull off the tape. Ta-da! [/caption]...
16 February, 2015
Low-Maintenance House Plants
[caption id="attachment_3867" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cardboard cactus don't need to be watered![/caption] [caption id="attachment_3868" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cardboard cactus look nice in groups.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3869" align="alignnone" width="300"] Cardboard cactus don't have sharp spikes![/caption] ...
12 February, 2015
