Event List

For ages 3 to 5 attending independently.

Build confidence speaking English and ask questions about everyday life in the U.S. Practice conversations you would use at a school, store, doctor's appointment, and with neighbors. Learn how to use the Library and the internet. 

How can you best understand and utilize your genealogy DNA results? Cover how to transfer raw DNA results, link test results, investigate matches, organize shared matches in a spreadsheet, and make use of Quick & Dirty trees.

English for Beginners classes are geared toward students with limited English experience. The class includes leveled listening, speaking, reading, and writing practice. 

For all ages with a caregiver.

For the safety of all who come to storytime, attendance will be capped.

For ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.

For the safety of all who come to storytime, attendance will be capped.

English for Beginners classes are geared toward students with limited English experience. The class includes leveled listening, speaking, reading, and writing practice. 

For ages 6 to 10. Simple and fun STEM activities can give you the building blocks you need to become an engineer.

Intermediate level classes are for students who already use English in daily tasks but need to keep improving. The class includes leveled listening, speaking, reading, and writing practice. 

For ages birth to 23 months with a caregiver.

For the safety of all who come to storytime, attendance will be capped.

For ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.

For the safety of all who come to storytime, attendance will be capped.

Intermediate level classes are for students who already use English in daily tasks but need to keep improving. The class includes leveled listening, speaking, reading, and writing practice. 

Put together a journal using stickers, scraps of paper and other materials.

Learn several basic strikes and escape techniques. Partner with a fellow attendee to practice “what if” scenarios to learn how to defend or escape.

This class is for beginners who are new to English and need extra support with reading, writing, basic vocabulary, and basic life skills.

For ages birth to 23 months with a caregiver.

For the safety of all who come to storytime, attendance will be capped.

Learn and practice English in an informal setting. Participants read and discuss books, news, and a variety of other current topics. Open to all. 

Register below to receive the Zoom link. 

For all ages with a caregiver.

For the safety of all who come to storytime, attendance will be capped.

Dennis Doyle examines important individuals who lived in the Plainfield area and how they provided support during the Civil War.

For ages 18 months to 5 years, with caregiver

Do you love music? Sing along and get your wiggles out while exploring fun songs, rhythmic activities, and musical instruments.

Please register all children attending.

Kits are first-come, first-served and can be picked up at the Adult Services Desk.

This class is for beginners who are new to English and need extra support with reading, writing, basic vocabulary, and basic life skills.

For ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver. Children and adults participate together at activity stations that reinforce pre-reading skills.

Build confidence speaking English and ask questions about everyday life in the U.S. Practice conversations you would use at a school, store, doctor's appointment, and with neighbors. Learn how to use the Library and the internet.