South Plainfield Public Library

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South Plainfield Public Library
2484 Plainfield Ave.
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
United States

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Mon-Thu: 10:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

film reel and popcorn

Wednesday Afternoon Movie: The Roses

Wednesday, December 10, 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:

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids.

Babytime

Baby Time

Thursday, December 11, 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

film reel and popcorn

Thursday Night Movie: The Roses

Thursday, December 11, 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:

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids.

Babytime

Baby Time

Friday, December 12, 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

Kitty Time

Bilingual Homework Help Group (Virtual)

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Zoom 2 at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Culture, Bilingual

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens

Open

Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library

Room: Zoom 2

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Culture, Bilingual

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learning a foreign language can be a challenge, but it is worth the effort! Do you have questions about pronunciation or writing Chinese characters? Do you need help with your CSL or ESL homework?

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash; flags of all nations

Monday ESL Conversation Group

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

Multipurpose Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

ESL

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library

Room: Multipurpose Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: ESL

film reel and popcorn

Monday Night Movie: Caught Stealing

Monday, December 15, 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:

Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can't play anymore, but everything else is going okay.

crochet

Learn to Crochet

Monday, December 15, 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.

BnT

Books and Tea - Chinese Book Group

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Zoom 2 at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club, Culture

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library

Room: Zoom 2

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club, Culture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Like reading and sharing? Please join our Books and Tea - Chinese Book Club. We will come with a book that we read or have been reading, and share thoughts or reviews then swap.

Adult Trivia Night

Adult Trivia Night

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Multipurpose Room at South Plainfield Public Library

Program Type:

Games & Activities

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library

Room: Multipurpose Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Games & Activities

Registration Required

Event Details:

Put on your thinking caps and get ready to compete in some friendly and engaging brain teasing fun!

Register as a team (limit 4 players) or as an individual!

Winner(s) get a modest prize plus bragging rights!

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (9/21)	Mon (9/22)	Tue (9/23)	Wed (9/24)	Thu (9/25)	Fri (9/26)	Sat (9/27)
2 pm							This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Mark Zacharia: "In a Class by Himself" 2:00pm–3:00pm Tweens, Teens, Adults Closed Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: South Plainfield Public Library Room: Senior Center Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Performances Registration Required Event Details: Mind reader Mark Zacharia knows how people receive, retain and retrieve information. Because he knows how they think, he knows how you think! Come prepared to be amazed and amused in a show that demonstrates the power of the imagination.
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6 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Learn to Crochet 6:15pm–7:30pm Teens, Adults This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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.	Closing Library closing early 6:45pm–8:00pm Branches: South Plainfield Public Library Description: The South Plainfield Library will be closing at 6:45 PM today due to ongoing construction in the area.