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Teddy Bear Picnic Wed. June 5 @ Noon at Telford Park

5/29/2019

Annual musical picnic at Telford Park Gazebo with Miss Cindy Tuminelli. All ages and stuffed animals welcome. Bring your lunch, blankets & chairs for an afternoon at the park.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc.

Free Art Classes online? YES, Please!!!

5/22/2019

Plainville Public Library is now offering Creativebug FREE to our library card holders. Just go to our Digital Resources page to get to Creativebug. Knitting, sewing, watercolors, drawing practice and MORE! There are even video on how to use a Cricut Machine, perform maintenance on your sewing machine and even what glues and tapes do best in which situations.

Storytimes cancelled Tuesday May 21

5/21/2019

We are sorry but Miss Laura is out today. We are cancelling the storytimes at both 10:30am and 1:30pm today. Thank you for understanding. Luckily it is a beautiful day and I hope you can get to the park to enjoy the sunshine!

Closed for Memorial Day

5/20/2019

The Library is closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day. Please remember to pick up any weekend passes by 6pm on Friday May 24.

Yes, we can renew your kids' passport

5/18/2019

The Plainville Public Library staff are trained Passport Acceptance Agents. We can process your form DS-11 for new adult passports and renewing child passports. We take walk ins but you MUST be here at least 1 hour before we close each day. Appointments are suggested on Monday and Wednesday evenings since those are busy times. Please come to us with all of the Required Documentation

Evidence of U.S. Citizenship (full length birth certificate, naturalization papers, expired passport)
Photo Identification
Passport Photo
Form DS-11, completed but not signed
Payments for the Department of State (check or money order only) and the $35 Execution Fee (cash or check/money order made out to the Town of Plainville only)
Children under the age of 18 must have their birth certificate with parents' names
Children under 16 must be present with both parents (unless there is an extenuating circumstance communicated with form DS-3053)

For full infomation and fees please see travel.state.gov or give us a call at 508-695-1784 with questions.

Free Scholastic Teachables!

5/9/2019

LOGIN NOW! - Worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more! Offering printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond.
Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade. Great for homeschoolers, parents, teachers, and care providers. FREE with your Plainville Public Library card.

Did the kids just say they were bored?

5/5/2019

Show them BookFlix from Scholastic. Pairs of fiction and nonfiction books to watch and read aloud online. All for FREE with your Plainville Pubilc Library card. There are even activities with each pair to help reinforce learning - although they will think it's a game.

It's raining - AGAIN?

5/3/2019

Keep the kids busy....There's a OVERDRIVE just for kids and teens. digital audio, eBooks and read-a-longs for all ages. That pizza on the cover of Kids Cook! looks like a great rainy day meal!

planning a big viewing party?

5/1/2019

Maybe you are a GOT fan on May 19? or Maybe it's Big Bang Theory on May 16? or Maybe your are watching the Stanely Cup Playoffs? We have an HDMI projector to check out for a week at a time - first some first serve.

PAVING TODAY!

5/1/2019

We are changing the due dates for anything due May 1 or 2 to Friday, May 3. You can also return books at the Wood School drop box. The library is basically unaccessible unless you park where the police cars usually park and walk over. There is NO HANDICAP PARKING TODAY. They are PAVING and they are everywhere trying to get this done.

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