Upcoming 2025 Puzzle and Book Sales!
PUZZLE SALE in May 2025
The Friends of the Plainville Public Library will have a Puzzle Sale on Saturday, May 24 2025 at the Town Hall Meeting room from 8:30am-12:00pm. The sale will continue in the library’s conference room during normal library hours from May 27th - 31st. Items include hundreds of puzzles from 300 to 2,000 pieces. All puzzles were completed by our puzzle volunteers to ensure completeness and are in bags. Prices are $2 unless otherwise marked for single puzzles, $3 for new puzzles and $5 for multi-pack puzzles. CASH ONLY.
The library’s regular hours are Mondays & Tuesdays 9-5, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10-8, and Fridays 1-5 and Saturday 9-1.
LIBRARY SUMMER BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Plainville Public Library will hold their Summer Book Sales during normal library hours in the conference room. Prices are 50 cents for mass market, $1 for Trade/Hardcover, Graphic Novels, CDs, DVDs, and Books-on-CDs. CASH ONLY.
The sale will include the following genres:
June 20-27 - Children
July 14-18 - Fiction & Classics
July 21-25 - Suspense & Mystery
July 28- August 1 - Romance, Young Adult, Horror & Sci-Fi/Fantasy
August 4-8 - Non-Fiction
There will be a $5 bag sale on the last day of each sale June 27, July 18, 25, and August 1, 8 in the conference room only for the above genres. We supply the bag you fill it. CASH ONLY.
Also available will be our on-going sale of children’s books, adult books in the Friends’ hallway, Best Sellers, books of gift-giving quality, books for High School Summer Reading and puzzles of which are not included in the bag sale. Prices range from $1- $5. CASH ONLY.
The Friends of the Plainville Public Library will have a Puzzle Sale on Saturday, May 24 2025 at the Town Hall Meeting room from 8:30am-12:00pm. The sale will continue in the library’s conference room during normal library hours from May 27th - 31st. Items include hundreds of puzzles from 300 to 2,000 pieces. All puzzles were completed by our puzzle volunteers to ensure completeness and are in bags. Prices are $2 unless otherwise marked for single puzzles, $3 for new puzzles and $5 for multi-pack puzzles. CASH ONLY.
The library’s regular hours are Mondays & Tuesdays 9-5, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10-8, and Fridays 1-5 and Saturday 9-1.
LIBRARY SUMMER BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Plainville Public Library will hold their Summer Book Sales during normal library hours in the conference room. Prices are 50 cents for mass market, $1 for Trade/Hardcover, Graphic Novels, CDs, DVDs, and Books-on-CDs. CASH ONLY.
The sale will include the following genres:
June 20-27 - Children
July 14-18 - Fiction & Classics
July 21-25 - Suspense & Mystery
July 28- August 1 - Romance, Young Adult, Horror & Sci-Fi/Fantasy
August 4-8 - Non-Fiction
There will be a $5 bag sale on the last day of each sale June 27, July 18, 25, and August 1, 8 in the conference room only for the above genres. We supply the bag you fill it. CASH ONLY.
Also available will be our on-going sale of children’s books, adult books in the Friends’ hallway, Best Sellers, books of gift-giving quality, books for High School Summer Reading and puzzles of which are not included in the bag sale. Prices range from $1- $5. CASH ONLY.
THE FRIENDS OF THE
PLAINVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, INC.
The Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc. offer books and puzzles for sale year-round at the entrance to the library and in the Friends Hallway. Books are sorted into categories for easy browsing! Funds from the book sales go directly to the Friends of the Plainville Public Library to help support the library with programs, materials and passes.
Donating Materials for the Book and Puzzle Sales
We accept donations of books, puzzles, DVDs, and CDs year-round. Please bring them to the library during regular hours. We do not accept magazines, Reader's Digest, encyclopedias, old text, travel or computer books, VHS, or cassettes.
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS
The Friends membership drive is ongoing. For a small donation: Students/seniors - $5, Individuals - $10, Family - $15, Businesses - $25, Patron - $50, or Lifetime - $200 you can help support the Friends purchases of museum passes, magazine subscriptions and programs for adults and children. You may print out this membership form [pdf] and mail it with a check payable to the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc., 198 South St., Plainville, MA 02762-1512.
You can help by becoming a member or by coming to our meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 7 PM from September through June. For more
information call the library at 508-695-1784.
Thank you for your continued support. Through your generosity we were able to continue to fund many projects. Without your support the library would not be what it is today ... a wonderful asset to all Plainville residents!
You can help by becoming a member or by coming to our meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 7 PM from September through June. For more
information call the library at 508-695-1784.
Thank you for your continued support. Through your generosity we were able to continue to fund many projects. Without your support the library would not be what it is today ... a wonderful asset to all Plainville residents!
Museum Passes from the Friends
printable list of all passes from other libraries
Book your Passes now with our reservation system.
The Plainville Public Library offers museum passes to the following places, which allow discounted admission to many fun places to go with your family. You can reserve your pass up to 60 days in advance online.
Battleship Cove, Boston Children's Museum, *Butterfly Place (mid Feb-Oct), Capron Park Zoo, Children's Museum in Easton, EcoTarium, Harvard Museums of History & Science, Maplewood Day Camp & Enrichment Center (Sept-May), Mapparium, Massachusetts State Parks (seasonal), Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Old Sturbridge Village, Plimoth Patuxet Museums (mid March-Nov), Providence Children’s Museum, Roger Williams Park Zoo (March-Dec), Salem Witch Museum, *Showcase Cinema Tickets, Southwick Zoo, The Patriots Hall of Fame, USS Constitution Museum, Winter Skate at Patriot Place and Zoo New England (Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo).
*NO RETURNS ON PURCHASED DISCOUNTED TICKETS
Book your Passes now with our reservation system.
The Plainville Public Library offers museum passes to the following places, which allow discounted admission to many fun places to go with your family. You can reserve your pass up to 60 days in advance online.
Battleship Cove, Boston Children's Museum, *Butterfly Place (mid Feb-Oct), Capron Park Zoo, Children's Museum in Easton, EcoTarium, Harvard Museums of History & Science, Maplewood Day Camp & Enrichment Center (Sept-May), Mapparium, Massachusetts State Parks (seasonal), Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Old Sturbridge Village, Plimoth Patuxet Museums (mid March-Nov), Providence Children’s Museum, Roger Williams Park Zoo (March-Dec), Salem Witch Museum, *Showcase Cinema Tickets, Southwick Zoo, The Patriots Hall of Fame, USS Constitution Museum, Winter Skate at Patriot Place and Zoo New England (Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo).
*NO RETURNS ON PURCHASED DISCOUNTED TICKETS
Recycle with the Friends
By donating items you can clear out clutter, help the Friends of the Plainville Public Library raise funds and help save the environment! Donation boxes are located at the Plainville Public Library, Town Hall at the Health Department and the
Highway Department Recycling Center for ink/laser cartridges only.
By donating items you can clear out clutter, help the Friends of the Plainville Public Library raise funds and help save the environment! Donation boxes are located at the Plainville Public Library, Town Hall at the Health Department and the
Highway Department Recycling Center for ink/laser cartridges only.
How can you be a Library Lover?
Contribute
Get involved with the Friends:
Volunteer:
Use and Promote:
- Consider a tax-deductible gift to your library.
- Honor or remember a friend with our Honorarium Program.
- Establish a book endowment.
- Remember the library in your estate planning.
- Give through your company’s matching gifts program.
Get involved with the Friends:
- Become a member.
- Volunteer and attend the book sales.
- Donate your used books, videos and cds for the sale.
Volunteer:
- Use your expertise to present a program of interest to the community.
- Assist the library at special events.
Use and Promote:
- Visit often and tell your friends to do the same.
- Attend local town meetings and encourage your elected officials to invest in the library.
- Write to your state and federal legislators and demand that library service be viewed and funded as a necessary public service.
- Speak up for libraries at community groups.
The Friends of the Library raised a total of $33,691.23 last year: (2024)
2024 Income:
Interest $3,136.12
Memberships 1,640.00
Donations 3,942.00
Grant 725.00
12 Fundraisers 24,248.11
$33,691.23
The Friends have spent $31,197.62 in the following ways: (2024)
2024 Expenses:
50 Programs $10,630.02
20 Museum passes 17,290.00
8 Magazine subscriptions 578.59
Staff's wish list 2,376.24
Fundraising expenses 277.27
Miscellaneous 53.50
$31,205.62
Net $2,485.61
2024 Income:
Interest $3,136.12
Memberships 1,640.00
Donations 3,942.00
Grant 725.00
12 Fundraisers 24,248.11
$33,691.23
The Friends have spent $31,197.62 in the following ways: (2024)
2024 Expenses:
50 Programs $10,630.02
20 Museum passes 17,290.00
8 Magazine subscriptions 578.59
Staff's wish list 2,376.24
Fundraising expenses 277.27
Miscellaneous 53.50
$31,205.62
Net $2,485.61
Delivery Box Contest Winner
The Friends of the Plainville Public Library would like to congratulate Cathy Metzger on her winning artwork for the delivery box. Cathy was awarded a $50 check for her submission. The artwork was professionally wrapped by Cool Air Creations, Inc. of Smithfield, RI on October 26th and enhances the entrance to the library.