The Summer Reading Club Bookmark Contest is back for 2025! Artists of all ages and skill levels can enter original designs based on this year’s theme: Color Our World. Entry forms are available at the library and by download here. Entries must be submitted at...
The Hallmark Channel is well known for its Christmas movies, but in recent years, the network has released at least one Hanukkah-focused film every holiday season. Hitched for the Holidays and Love, Lights, Hanukkah! can be found in our collection, while selections from other libraries,...
Elizabeth Wein is a keystone author in the niche WWII genre of YA reads. Born in the US and spending most of her life in the UK, she has developed a unique perspective on many historical events. Even as a child, she had a love...
Get adventurous with your cooking and sample food from other cultures! Adventurous Foods Week will begin on Saturday, September 29, 2024, and run through Sunday, October 5, 2024. The 5th Annual Hendricks County International Festival will be on Saturday, October 5, 2024. In honor of...
If you haven’t checked out what’s in the Friends of the Plainfield Library silent auction for August, stop by to see what might interest you! Books, magazines, puzzles, CD sets, an instant scrapbook, and useful address book are available. To commemorate World Senior Citizens Day...
Take a look at some of the new titles available this month in Teen Central! Bite Me, Royce Taslim by Lauren Ho When an unfortunate accident ruins her hopes for a track scholarship, Agnes Chan decides to participate in a stand-up comedy contest. However, she never expected...
Need something to do as the weather continues to warm up? Take a look at our list of simple book-themed crafts that you can easily do at home! 1. Fruit Slice Corner Bookmarks Requires: Origami paper, a pencil, scissors, and glue. 2. Mini Books Requires: Origami paper, scissors, a...
April is here and the Friends of the Plainfield Library have new offerings in the Silent Auction! There are books about landscaping and backyard living, cooking, aviation history, and more. Two sealed puzzles are available, one with cute dogs and the other with cute frogs (it is...
Written by: Nick Philip, Adult Services Supervisor There haven’t been many more hotly anticipated arrivals on the literary scene than Zadie Smith. Her debut manuscript was purchased before its completion while she was still a student at Cambridge. Since then, her novels have continued to be...
Written by Ellie A., Adult Services Library Assistant Cartoonist Matthew Inman has published comics on his popular award-winning humor website, The Oatmeal, since 2009. Every few years, he compiles these comics into books, namely the #1 New York Times best-selling How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill...
