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Sophie Whalen is an Irish immigrant living an unhappy life in a crowded tenement in New York when she answers an ad to marry a man she has never met. She travels to San Francisco and marries Martin Hocking as soon as she gets off the train. She doesn't know much about Martin besides that… Read More

Norman is almost 12, and he along with his best friend Jax have come up with a brilliant five year plan -they're going to take their comedy routine to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. All work on the plan comes to a screeching halt though when Jax dies. That is, until Norman comes up with another… Read More

Staff Picks Book Series for Kids and Teens.mp4 from Plainfield Area Public Library on Vimeo. We posted last week about Staff Picks: Book Series for Adults. Now it's time for kids and teens!   All books are available in the Library’s collection. Guess What? Series by Kelly Calhoun and Felicia Macheske “Non-fiction books for kids… Read More

Staff Picks: Book Series for Adults from Plainfield Area Public Library on Vimeo.   If finishing a book leaves you sad that you have to say goodbye to the characters, then you should check out some of our Staff Picks for their Favorite Book Series for Adults. A series allows readers to dive deeper into… Read More

Something's not quite right in the sleepy little town of Centerville. The animals are acting peculiar. The sun doesn't seem to want to go down, and according to Hermit Bob (Tom Waits), the moon is releasing "toxic lunar vibrations". Officer Ronnie Peterson (Adam Driver) is certain that "This is all gonna end badly", and he's… Read More

If you love both true crime and historical fiction, then The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner is the book for you! Half of this dual timeline story takes place in 1791 England where an apothecary (that can be found only be those who know where to find it) dispenses poisons to help women enact revenge… Read More

After a whirlwind romance, Abigail and Bruce are about to get married. While at her bachelorette weekend, Abigail connects with a stranger - "Scottie"- but is determined to leave it in the past and move on with her wedding to Bruce. Except that "Scottie" pops up in NYC, just before the wedding. And he keeps… Read More

David (Brian Landis Folkins) is a lonely bachelor who lives at home and takes care of his mom (Kathleen Brady) who has dementia. Hoping to meet someone, David signs up for a video matchmaking service, but so far, hasn't matched with anyone. One day, while at the matchmakers' office, he happens to find a video… Read More

With St. Patrick's Day fast approaching, our reading interests take on a mythical bent. We currently have these books on display at the Library. Can’t make it into the building to look at the display? No worries! We’ve brought the display to YOU! Just scroll over each icon on the picture to find a link… Read More

  Tom Dolan (Liam Neeson) has decided to give up robbing banks. He has met the love of his life, Annie (Kate Walsh). So he is going to turn himself in. You would think it would an easy task. But no. Two crooked FBI agents decide they would rather keep the money for themselves. Their… Read More