Plainfield Public Library

Came here to take my brother to take an exam and it’s actually a very nice library compared to ones in between county, I never seen one like it. If I lived in the area, I would study all the time there.

A gem in the Queen City. Great collection and helpful staff. Very comfortable seating and free WiFi.
Unfortunately, like so many other libraries, this one suffers from patrons that don’t respect the need for quiet in a public library. I’ve seen ladies bring screaming babies, people carry on loud conversations, and other signs of the breakdown of the social contract.
Oh well… all we can do is do our part… This is a great asset to the city of Plainfield.

Infodiva here! I am always down to review a library.
Libraries .in the African American Community Historically in the Black and Negro populations were lifelines… sometimes a secret life blood of the community… Why? well you see… Slaves… former slaves freed slaves Negros Coloreds (sp?) Niggers (just keeping it real) were NOT ALLOWED IN LIBRARIES. Shit, They never wanted us to even read or communicate. Are you fucking kidding me? That historical fact just blows my mind. Look how we had to educate ourselves. We had to hide the fact… the human need to learn. Now before I go off… let me get to my Unilocal.Lord Help Me.
I have never been to this library. Huh! New Jersey! Well I have a reason to go.
I am proud of this library and this library system and the special collections librarian.
I am most proud of «Barbara Polk Riley» Black Librarian. Read part of the article:
Librarian donates 1,881 books to Plainfield library
Extraordinary black-​interest collection considered valuable community asset. By BERNICE PAGLIA
PLAINFIELD — One librarian had a lifetime collection of books reflecting African-​American life and culture. Another librarian was in charge of a secure, temperature-​controlled archive room in a city that values diversity highly.
Once the two met and began talking, the outcome was clear.
«I’m just happy they found a home,» Barbara Polk Riley said as she formally signed over the 1,881 volumes Wednesday to the Plainfield Public Library.
«People are already coming in to do research,» said Jessica Myers, head of the library’s Local History and Special Collections Department.
Library Director Joseph Hugh Da Rold called the Barbara Polk Riley African American Book Collection «an extraordinary asset to the diversity collection for the benefit of future scholars.»
Myers and Polk Riley began talking at a February 2005 exhibit at the library featuring photos from Plainfield resident Ethel Washington’s book, «Union County Black Americans.» A childhood photo of Polk Riley with her three sisters and her mother appears on the cover.
«Barbara walked in and started talking my language about collecting,» Myers said.
But when Polk Riley mentioned a collection of 200, Myers said, «She meant 200 boxes, not 200 books.»
Still, Myers found the collection easy to examine, because, she said, as a good librarian, Polk Riley had everything «immaculately in order.» Even so, it took three days to go over every one before an appraiser came in to advise the library on the collection. It originally was more than 2,000 items, but Polk Riley took some back, and others, such as the emancipation documents — «freedom papers» — of family ancestors from Virginia, went to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York.
Read the rest here:
Bab’s is a perspicacity Librarian that loves her culture, her profession and obviously found her purpose in life. So kudos to you Barbara Polk Riley. Cheers Library Director Joseph Hugh Da Rold. for recognizing and accepting this collection.
Have you hugged a Librarian today??? We need love. hahaha
ok Diva here… Unilocalin’ bout what else??? History… Information…Black Folks… You know. I like to keep it REAL. Real Unilocal like. PEACE Happy Kwanzaa. OMI 94 132 SFO CALI