Plainfield Tornado Collection
First-person accounts, stories, interviews and photos of the devastating F5 tornado that ripped through Oswego, Plainfield, Joliet and Crest Hill on August 28, 1990.
Plainfield Library History
Documents and photos representing the history of the Plainfield Area Public Library from its lending library roots in the 1890s to the present.
Digital Collections
Private family scrapbooks, photos, letters, diaries and postcards loaned to the Plainfield Library for digitization and preservation.
Local History Collection
Books, maps, phone directories, county histories and photos documenting the history of Plainfield and the surrounding communities.
Will County: Preserving History’s Heritage
Collections scanned through a 2009 Illinois State Library digitization grant.
Military Records
Photos, documents and memorabilia digitized in conjunction with recorded interviews with local veterans as part of the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project.
