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Monday ESL Conversation Group

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Study Room 2 at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

ESL

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Study Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL
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Social Worker Appointments

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Study Room 1 at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Social Worker

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Worker
Event Details:

Social Worker Appointments available @ The South Plainfield Public Library!

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Monday Night Movie: The Alto Knights

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Multipurpose Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Movies

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

The film follows two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city's streets.

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Learn to Crochet

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:15pm - 7:30pm
Main Reading Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Main Reading Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Adults and teenagers over 14, whether beginners or experienced, are welcome. If you are a beginner, you will learn to make a scarf. Contact Ms. Charlene at the front desk or at cvarry@southplainfield.lib.nj.us to find out what supplies to bring.

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Reducing Anxiety Through Meditation

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Zoom 1 at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Zoom 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Life in today’s world is stressful. People are anxious about their health, their finances, their relationships, their safety and their work. Doctors and medical practitioners are promoting the benefits of meditation to relieve stress and anxiety.

Chinese Storytime

Bilingual Book Club - 双语中文读书会－与AI共读 (Hybrid Program)

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual
Event Details:

双语中文读书会－与AI共读

阅读中文书籍，体验人工智能工具讨论主题、人物等。根据阅读写故事，或者完成中文作业。

film reel and popcorn

Wednesday Afternoon Movie: The Alto Knights

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Multipurpose Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Movies

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

The film follows two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city's streets.

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Social Worker Appointments

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Study Room 1 at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Social Worker

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Worker
Event Details:

Social Worker Appointments available @ The South Plainfield Public Library!

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American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness and Hands-Only CPR Presentation

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Multipurpose Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Presenter Kyle Gordon, American Red Cross Head of Disaster Preparedness for Middlesex and Mercer Counties, for a Disaster Preparedness program.

Babytime

Baby Time

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Multipurpose Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Storytimes

Age Group:

Babies and Toddlers
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Babies and Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
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Bilingual Movie Screening: Nezha

1:00pm–3:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Culture, Movies, Bilingual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Free indoor bilingual movies (English-Chinese) at the library this summer!

All ages are welcome. Snacks will be provided but you can bring your own snack (not food) and water bottle.

Bilingual Book Club - 双语中文读书会－与AI共读 (Hybrid Program)

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual
Event Details:

双语中文读书会－与AI共读

阅读中文书籍，体验人工智能工具讨论主题、人物等。根据阅读写故事，或者完成中文作业。

Armchair Art Tour: The Grandeur That Was Rome—in New Jersey

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This art history lecture will explore ancient Roman art from the collections of New Jersey-area institutions including the Montclair Art Museum, the Newark Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Books & Cooks - a bilingual cooking program for kids!

1:15pm–2:30pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Culture, Bilingual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of bilingual (English/Spanish) cooking fun! Children ages 5 - 10 are invited to join Ms.

Bilingual Book Club - 双语中文读书会－与AI共读 (Hybrid Program)

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual
Event Details:

双语中文读书会－与AI共读

阅读中文书籍，体验人工智能工具讨论主题、人物等。根据阅读写故事，或者完成中文作业。

Bilingual Book Club - 双语中文读书会－与AI共读 (Hybrid Program)

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual
Event Details:

双语中文读书会－与AI共读

阅读中文书籍，体验人工智能工具讨论主题、人物等。根据阅读写故事，或者完成中文作业。

Bilingual Book Club - 双语中文读书会－与AI共读 (Hybrid Program)

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual
Event Details:

双语中文读书会－与AI共读

阅读中文书籍，体验人工智能工具讨论主题、人物等。根据阅读写故事，或者完成中文作业。

Bilingual Book Club - 双语中文读书会－与AI共读 (Hybrid Program)

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Rear of the Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual
Event Details:

双语中文读书会－与AI共读

阅读中文书籍，体验人工智能工具讨论主题、人物等。根据阅读写故事，或者完成中文作业。

Armchair Art Tour: Monet at Giverny: The Water Lilies and More

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

A quote from Sophocles inspired this talk: “We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.” For Oscar Claude Monet (1840-1926), his last thirty-six years upheld his reputation, despite cataract surgeries and the loss of

Bilingual Book Club - 双语中文读书会－与AI共读 (Hybrid Program)

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Culture, Storytimes, Bilingual
Event Details:

双语中文读书会－与AI共读

阅读中文书籍，体验人工智能工具讨论主题、人物等。根据阅读写故事，或者完成中文作业。

Labor Day

All Day 8/30–9/1
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of Labor Day.

Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day

Veteran's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving Eve

4:00pm–8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library will be closing early for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27–11/30
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of Thanksgiving

Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of Christmas Eve

Christmas

All Day 12/25–12/26
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of Christmas

holiday hours

9:00am–12:00pm
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library has special holiday hours 12/27/25-12/30/25

holiday hours

4:00pm–5:00pm
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library has special holiday hours 12/27/25-12/30/25

holiday hours

10:00am–12:00pm
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library has special holiday hours 12/27/25-12/30/25

holiday hours

4:00pm–8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library

holiday hours

10:00am–12:00pm
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library has special holiday hours 12/27/25-12/30/25

holiday hours

4:00pm–8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library

New Year's Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
South Plainfield Public Library
Description:

The library is closed in observance of New Year's Eve