This year, Trick-or-Treat on Simmons Street will look a little different for many due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the past decade PGTPL has hosted a community-wide event in partnership with several community organizations and businesses. This year we are excited to provide a different...
Teens looking for help with writing a resume or other job questions can access several resources from the library! Reference USA First, you can access Reference USA at the link above, or by going to the Digital Resources section of PGTPL’s website. Under job resources, you can...
In June of this year, Overdrive (our largest supplier of e-books, e-audiobooks, and recently, digital magazines) acquired RBmedia’s digital library business, RBdigital. Because of this change, our access to RBDigital has ended. But do not worry! You can still access many great digital magazines to...
As you work on learning numbers and letters with your young child, don’t forget to spend some time developing their emotional literacy as well. Emotional literacy refers to a child’s ability to identify emotions. When a child can label emotions like happy, sad, mad, surprised, worried,...
National Hispanic Heritage Month Every year, National Hispanic Heritage Month (Mes de la Herencia Hispana) takes place from September 15 - October 15. The term Hispanic is complex, but usually refers to a person or country with ties to Spain, including the eighteen nations and the...
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library is proud to present our PGTPL Mobile app. Introducing the PGTPL Mobile App Are you ready to explore your library digitally? PGTPL Mobile is the freshest version of our library app yet! You can use PGTPL Mobile to access Evergreen and search the...
The Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library won a grant! The library has seen a dramatic rise in demand for materials about racial equity, fighting for civil rights, and the experience of African Americans both past and present. Wait times for books in our current collection have been...
Welcome to the August edition of Teen Writing Club. We have two prompts for you to consider this month. Prompt One August is International Peace Month. In 1926, August was designated as such to remember World War I and to prevent future conflicts. Since 1981, the United...
If you’re interested in history, check out these recent YA novels about the USA through the centuries! Teen Central also has a selection of non-fiction titles for history buffs. 1700s Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi Frannie Tasker is a rebellious teenage girl who survives a shipwreck. She discovers a...
Reopening plans The library will reopen on Monday, June 15th for browsing. Our operating hours are: Monday-Thursday: 9a-7p Friday: 9a-6p Saturday: 9a-2p Sunday: 1-5p These hours are subject to change at any time. Library occupancy will be limited to 50%, and occupancy limits will be posted in public areas of the library. Reopening...
