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Below are news items about Plainfield Public Library.

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2019

Plainfield Public Library Budget Reviewed with Council and CBAC Members (TAPintoPlainfield)

2018

East Brunswick Public Library eliminates overdue fines for children, teens (Courier News)

Union County Library Grants at Work at the Plainfield Public Library (Press Release, Union County NJ)

2017

Press Release - Plainfield: Art, History, and Culture; Exhibition Opening and Awards Presentation; "100 Years of Cameras" on display

NJ Adult Literacy Programs Focus on Better-Educated Children and Strong Workforce (Courier News)

Plainfield Library Hosts Tri-County History Fair (Plainfield Today)

Plainfield Library to Hold Tri-County History Fair (Courier News)

Plainfield Public Library Awarded with Union County Library Grant (TAPintoPlainfield)

New Citizens Celebrate with Tears, Smiles and Song (Courier News)

Press Release - Plainfield City Wildlife

Press Release - Plainfield and the Great War

Press Release - Local Author Showcase

Press Release - Plainfield Public Library Celebrates National Card and Letter Writing Month

Press Release - Local Author Book Talk with Betty Livingston Adams

Snapshots..."Black History" in Plainfield on Exhibit at Freeholders Gallery

 

2016

Press Release - Brian Branch Price Photographer Plainfield Veterans: A Pictorial View

Press Release - Plainfield Public Library Announces Tri-County History Fair

Press Release - Tia Jannah – Bone Artist, Rhythm Series Exhibit

Press Release - Exhibit: Hip Hop Archive

Press Release - Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Flat-Panel Exhibition

2015

Press Release - Plainfield Public Library Receives Union County History Grant

Press Release - Exhibit: Plainfield: Taking Care of Business, A Glimpse into Plainfield’s Past

Joe Da Rold Caps 21 Years of Serice (Plainfield Today)

Library board aims to continue excellence with new director (Plainfield Today)

Da Rold to Retire, Rogan Named New Director (Plaintalker II)

Press Release - Exhibit: Plainfield’s Local Clubs & Organizations Collection, 1884 to 2015

Press Release - Plainfield Public Library Makes Early Newspapers & City Directories Available Online

Press Release - Exhibit: Plainfield Public Library Celebrates Women's History Month

Press Release - Plainfield Public Library Receives New Jersey Historical Commission Grant

 

2014

Library Board Seeks Budget Help (Plaintalker II)

Press Release - Exhibiti: The Charles H. Detwiller, Jr. Architectural Drawings Collection, 1887-2002

Press Release: Plainfield Public Library awarded a grant via the "New Jersey Library Makerspaces - The Leading Edge" program

Many acclaimed artists calling Plainfield home (Courier News)

 

2013

NEWS ABOUT THE JOHN QUINCY ADAMS LETTER
Plainfield Library has it in writing: A letter from John Quincy Adams
(The Star Ledger) [view letter and transcription]

Plainfield library archivists dig up personal letter from John Quincy Adams: Sixth president, in correspondence, politely declines invitation to attend anti-slavery event
(Courier News) [view letter and transcription]

Plainfield plays host to ceremony granting citizenship to three dozen
(Courier News)

Plainfield library now home to one of few remaining copies of oldest Bible printed in America
(Courier News)

 

2012

State Chief lauds library: Director of Plainfield's facility hosts tour of newest amenities
(Courier News)

Plainfield Public Library Expands Job-Related Training in NJ Works (New Jersey State Library)

Library Design Showcase 2012: Small Projects, Big Impact - Plainfield (N.J.) Public Library
in AL Focus (American Libraries magazine)

Diversity in Art

 

2011

Inside the library, it's a jungle in here

Plainfield library showcasing talented trio of amateur photographers

Library consortium members again win top award

Audubon print among gifts to Plainfield public library

Achievements: Plainfield library director cited for his historic efforts

Plainfield library housekeeping turns up treasure trove of historic documents

Memoirs program has seniors reliving a forgotten Plainfield

 

2010

Plainfield Public Library officials fear "catastrophic" cuts

Plainfield Library Director's Quest for Outreach, Excellence Earn him State Award

Literacy Department Awards

Budget cuts force Plainfield library to slash hours, staffing

Plainfield library combs through massive photo collection

Bilingual dictionaries donated to Plainfield library for ESL Program

 

2009

Plainfield Library Publishes Book of Historical Photos

Staff Members Receive Scholarships

Winslow Homer Painting Featured at Art Institute of Chicago

 

2008

Art Treasures of the Plainfield Public Library

Challenge Grant Of $25,000 To Aid Capital Campaign

Capital Campaign Kicks Off

Plainfield Public Library Honored For Human Rights Contributions

Library Supporters Meet The Challenge!

 

2007

African-American Book Collection Donated to the Library

Exhibiting Your Local History on the Web (NJLA 2007 Conference Handout)

 

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