To observe both the Open Door Laws regarding public meetings and to follow the Governor’s Executive Order to practice social distancing during the public health emergency, the January 19 meeting of the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library Board of Trustees will be held as a virtual...
New Year, New Challenge! Tis the season to work on reading resolutions! As 2021 approaches, library staff are already thinking about their To Be Read (TBR) lists. If you are also planning what you want to read, check out this master list of 2021 Reading Challenges!...
The Evergreen Indiana Online Book Club has made it's selection for January! Join us in reading Charles Martin's The Water Keeper, “[a] riveting new story of heroism, heartache, and the power of love to heal all wounds.” The online book club is a private online forum...
Even with the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in Hendricks County, the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library remains open and offers valuable library services for the community. Services may be limited to the lobby and upstairs computer lab, but library staff is happy and eager to...
Is your fifth-grader fascinated with mummies? Does your 3-year-old love books about cats? Our full collection may not be available to browse right now, but PGTPL staff are ready to help with our Collection Kit Service! In order to request a kit, PGTPL patrons can fill...
Black Lives Matter! Say Her Name! We Shall Overcome! These are phrases heard a lot from activists, protesters, and in difficult conversations. In response to the outcry and unrest, the Indiana Humanities, along with funds from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., awarded our library a very generous...
Beginning at 10 PM on Wednesday November 25, the State Library will be upgrading our library Evergreen. Because of this, the Evergreen catalog and several digital resources like Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla will be unavailable for the duration of the upgrade. The State Library plans to...
Due to the increase of COVID cases in Hendricks County, the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library has made the difficult decision to return to limited lobby services beginning Monday, November 30. Our hours will be Monday-Friday, 9a-6p; Saturday, 9a-2p; and Sunday, 1-5p. Executive Order 20-48 requires...
Queens are known as regal, elegant people who smile beautifully and wear gorgeous clothes and jewels. They also have nerves of steel and a take-no-crap attitude. Did you know that Catherine of Aragon commissioned a book about promoting equal education for women? Back in the...
November 8-14 is International Games Week! While we can't have any in-person programs at the library right now (wear your mask, wash your hands, and stay at least 6 feet away from folks!), there are still ways to celebrate. Our collection of table-top games is still...
