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The New Carpeting is going to look amazing! We will be closed September 29 - October 4 while we replace our 36 year old carpeting. We will post some before and after pictures. Thank you for your patience this first few days in October. Please note the Book Drops are closed through October 4 as there will be no staff in the building during this time. And if you had anything due October 6 - 10 we have extended your due dates to October 11 to give everyone a little extra time to get things back to us when the library and our book drop reopen on October 6. Your patience is much appreciated. Don't forget to VOTE in our Pumpkin Decorating Contest Between October 15 and 29! All ages are welcome to make a book character decorated pumpkin to enter. You vote with a canned good. All food is donated to the Living Bread Food Pantry here in Plainville. |
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Decorated Pumpkins Due today
Tuesday, October 14
The Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest is back! Bring down a decorated pumpkin by Tuesday, October 14 to be included in the contest which benefits the Living Bread Food Pantry. If you decorate a real pumpkin, please do not cut into it. If your masterpiece requires cutting, please use a fake pumpkin.
The Pumpkin with the most canned good votes on October 29 will win a $20 gift card to Dunkin. The public will vote between October 15 - 29 with a non-perishable food item to benefit the Living Bread Food Pantry right here in Plainville. It is a WIN - WIN!
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Learn to Play Mahjongg with Amy
Wednesdays, October 8, 15, 22 & November 5, 2025 - 6:30 - 7:45PM
Join Amy for a 4 week Mahjongg class and play. You must be able to attend all 4 sessions on October 8, 15, 22 and November 5: 6:30 - 7:45pm. Limited to 8 adults for 2 tables of 4 to learn how to play Mahjongg.
Tiles and cards will be provided during the class. If you have any questions please email Amy at abrams96@comcast.net
This is your chance to learn how to play Mahjongg in a great supportive environment with our volunteer teacher, Amy.
Register online between 9/24/2025 12:00 AM and 10/8/2025 9:00 AM.
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Paint Night for Adults
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Adults can register to make this painting of an autumn drive. A $2 materials fee will be collected that evening. Registration is required.
Register online between 9/1/2025 12:00 AM and 10/12/2025 11:45 PM.
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Costume Giveaway
October 6 - 30, 2025
Costumes for baby through teen will be available at the Library during regular hours. These new-to-you costumes are available free to you. Please take what you need. Costumes will be available while they last or through October 30. Donations will still be accepted through October and will be put out as we get them.
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Page Turners Book Club for Kids
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - 4:00 PM
Welcome to the Page Turners Book Club! This is a monthly program that runs from 4:00-4:30 pm in the Children's Department. We'll choose from the Transitional Chapter Book aisle in the library (the green dot books). These books are generally rated at a 2nd grade reading level, so this book club is best suited for Grades 1-3 or others who read comfortably at this level.
For October's meeting (our first meeting of the fall), we'll be introducing ourselves, enjoying a craft, and handing out copies of our first book.
Please note, after this initial meeting, Page Turners will always meet on the first Wednesday of the month.
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Crafternoon: Sugar Skull Rocks
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:00PM
Children's Room
Spooky season is upon us, and we're celebrating with painted sugar skull rocks! Using pre-painted rocks and sharpies, we'll be decorating rocks with intricate patterns to resemble Day of the Dead sugar skulls. This program is best for kids ages 7+.
Please note, we have a limited number of rocks, so this craft is offered on a first come, first served basis.
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Messy Makers: Pumpkin STEM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Children's Room
Kids ages 2-5 will use all five senses to explore the inside of a pumpkin! We'll be thoroughly examining the inside and outside of a pumpkin, so please dress for mess!
Register online between 9/15/2025 9:00 AM and 10/15/2025 10:30 AM.
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Storytime & Craft
Mondays - 10:00 AM
Children's Room
Enjoy stories and a craft in the Children's Department every Monday morning at 10:00 am. This program is intended for ages 2-5.
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Rhyme Time
Tuesdays - 10:00 AM
Children's Room
Rhyme Time is a drop-in program intended for infants and toddlers. Every Tuesday at 10:00 am we will share stories, finger plays, music and movement activities, and more!
Children are welcome to engage with the program as much as they feel comfortable. Our intention is to introduce early literacy skills in a low-key environment, followed by social play time (for both children and caregivers!).
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SCRATCH Coding Series for kids
Saturdays, October 11, 2025 - 9:30 AM -11:00 AM
Through Saturday, November 29, 2025 9:30—11:00 AM
Children's Room
Stem4ward, a club made up of highschoolers from Franklin High, is teaching another coding series at the Plainville Public Library! Scratch is a programming language that lets you create your own interactive stories, games, and animations on the computer.
Kids in grades 4-8 are welcome to register! Each class builds off of the previous class, so attendance at all classes is encouraged. Please register for all classes you are able to attend. We will be meeting every Saturday for eight weeks in the Children's Department.
Attendees must supply their own laptop.
Register online between 9/15/2025 9:00 AM and 10/11/2025 9:00 AM.
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Free IT Drop in Help with Ben
Fridays 2:00—4:00 PM
NEW - Book an appointment at https://befreeit.org
Is your computer not working right? Do you have questions about your phone or Apps? Bring your tech and get free IT help from Ben, volunteer IT person.
He can help with your Tech Support questions.
*Diagnosing and finding solutions to any and all issues like slow speeds, unwanted pop-ups, security concerns, computer not booting, can’t connect to Wifi, etc
*PC tune ups and maintenance, Virus removal/prevention
*Password resets for locked Computers
*Recovering deleted files (Luck may required here)
*General tech questions, what works best for certain things and why
*Migrating to a new phone/computer, help with apps, how to store and print photos, etc.
AND MORE! Privacy is, of course, maintained. Please see more info at the library.
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Banned Book Club
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:30 PM
Are you interested in attending a book club where we read books that have been banned? Molly, our volunteer book club leader, has added this unique book club to our schedule. Are you Interested? Register here to let us know. The Banned Book Club would meet on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at the Plainville Library.
Discussing: I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Register online between 3/1/2025 12:00 AM and 10/17/2025 11:45 PM.
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Senior Book Club
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 1:15 PM
Senior Center
9 School St. , Plainville, MA, 02762
Melissa Campbell leads a book discussion at the Plainville Senior Center once a month. All are welcome to attend. Books in large print and regular format are available at the Library to checkout.
This month's title: Life and other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins
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Molly's Book Club
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Molly will be leading a book club for adults on the second Thursday of each month. She has volunteered her time to lead a lively discussion, while you can meet new people who love reading as well. Feel free to bring a beverage and relax in our comfy chairs while you talk about the book. If you would like a reminder about this program, please register below
Discussing - Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Register online
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Mystery Book Club
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Do you love a good mystery? Join the Mystery Book Club for a lively discussion of the book of the month. Feel free to bring your own refreshments to enjoy. Books will be available for checkout from the Library at the front desk or you can check for the eBook or eAudio version on Libby.
We will feature of an assortment of mystery genres and will meet the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm
This month's discussion is: A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
Register online
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Virtual Author: Malala Yousafzai
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 7:00—8:00 PM Register for Link You are invited to be one of the first to hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai about her astonishing memoir, Finding My Way. Malala reintroduces herself to the world, sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her narrative—while seeking the freedom to find out who she truly is. Register for Link Here Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc.
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Virtual Author: Leigh Bardugo
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:00—8:00 PM Register for Link Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s highly popular Six of Crows has taken the world of YA literature by storm–and it’s not hard to see why. The complex fantasy setting, thoughtfully-structured magic system, and deliciously morally gray characters all collide in a world you won’t want to leave and you don’t have to! Join us as we pick the brain of the New York Times bestselling author herself, celebrating the release of her Six of Crows (The Dregs Edition), Thursday October 9th at 7 PM ET via digital live-stream in partnership with Plainville Public Library. Register for Link Here Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc.
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Mango
Language Learning for all! Choose from over 70 world languages on desktop or mobile, from anywhere, at any time. Enjoy native speaker audio and cultural context that will fully immerse you in the language.
You’ll get there in no time. All you need is a Plainville Public Library card to get started. Learn any (or many!) languages for free.
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The Girl from Devil's Lake
by J. A. Jance
While preparing to celebrate her daughter's police academy graduation, Sheriff Joanna Brady is drawn into a chilling hunt for a serial killer whose crimes stretch from Arizona to North Dakota, forcing her to untangle dangerous secrets and confront betrayal close to home.
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The portrait : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Devon Darcy, a gifted portraitist marked by loss, and Charlie Taylor, a guarded entrepreneur shaped by family wounds, form a powerful bond after a chance meeting, as their deepening summer romance in the Hamptons brings them fear, vulnerability, and the possibility of lasting love.
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Twice : a novel
by Mitch Albom
Young Alfie Logan can rewind any moment for a do-over -- but must accept the results of his second try -- and having navigated through adolescence and finding seemingly lasting love with Gianna, he must confront an impossible choice when his power unravels during a casino arrest.
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Venetian vespers
by John Banville
Struggling writer Evelyn Dolman faces eerie disappearances and sinister events at a decaying palazzo in 1899 Venice, as his marriage to disinherited heiress Laura and the treachery of Count Barbarigo plunge him into a nightmarish web of mystery and doubt.
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The Women of Wild Hill
by Kirsten Miller
Summoned back to their ancestral home on Wild Hill, three generations of Duncan women—estranged sisters and an unknowing daughter—must embrace their magical legacy and reconcile old grievances to stop a rising elemental force bent on reshaping humanity's future.
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Alchemy of secrets : a novel
by Stephanie Garber
"The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series It starts with a class in an old movie theater. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you'll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart. With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles-and into the path of a magnetic stranger. Everything about him feels like a bad idea, but he promises Holland that her sister sent him to protect her. As they chase clues and stories that take them closer to the Alchemical Heart, Holland realizes everyone in this intoxicating new world is lying to her, even this stranger. And if she can't figure out whom to trust, not even the Alchemical Heart will save her"-- Provided by publisher
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Snow Kissed
by RaeAnne Thayne
Christmas in Shelter Springs is full of magic, but for divorced single mom Holly Goodwin Moore, that magic can be hard to come by.
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The Silver Hills Boarding House
by Linda Lael Miller
In early-20th-century Montana, in the lead-up to the holiday season, a woman risks everything to protect her younger brother and sister in the unforgiving west -- and a widower sees in them a second chance at love and family.
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The Intruder
by Freida Mcfadden
In the middle of a storm, a girl appears on Casey's doorstep, obviously in need of help, but soon things take a violent turn.
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Sharp force
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
A serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking—and Kay Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim.
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The Picasso Heist
by James Patterson
A glamorous 22-year-old art thief tries to best a bunch of other criminals in the heist of a previously unknown Picasso discovered in the attic of a French villa.
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Boleyn Traitor
by Philippa Gregory
The author of The Other Boleyn Girl returns to the court of Henry VIII with a novel about the high cost of loyalty, love and betrayal.
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We had a hunch : a mystery
by Tom Ryan
Twenty-five years after their father's murder by serial killer“The Janitor,” teen sleuths Alice and Samantha VanDyne and Joey O'Day reunite to solve a new murder mimicking the old crimes, confronting past trauma and dark secrets as the town's safety hangs in the balance.
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Fallen Star
by Lee Goldberg
When a body tied to a political scandal surfaces and a deadly crash hits close to home, Detective Eve Ronin and her partner face a spiraling case of betrayal and murder, in the sixth book of the series following Dreamtown.
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And to all a good bite
by David Rosenfelt
When a heroic dog dad is arrested for murder, reluctant lawyer Andy pauses his holiday plans to clear his name and reunite him with his pup in the latest addition to the series following Dogged Pursuit. 50,000 first printing.
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Sugar and spite
by M. C. Beaton
When a series of deaths within the small Cotswolds birdwatching community begins to unravel her village, Agatha and her team at Raisin Investigators are certain there has been foul play involved.
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Remain
by Nicholas Sparks
Book Annotation
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Gone Before Goodbye
by Reese Witherspoon
When disgraced combat surgeon Maggie McCabe takes a secretive job treating a powerful man overseas, his sudden disappearance pulls her into a deadly conspiracy forcing her on the run to uncover the truth and clear her name. 1,000,000 first printing.
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Workhorse : a novel
by Caroline Palmer
"A richly drawn, unsettling, and wickedly funny story of envy and ambition set against the glamor and privilege of media and high society in New York City at its height. At the turn of the millennium, editorial assistant Clodagh "Clo" Harmon wants nothing more than to rise through the ranks at the world's most prestigious fashion magazine. There's just one problem: She doesn't have the right pedigree. Instead, Clo is a "workhorse" surrounded by beautiful, wealthy, impossibly well-connected "show horses" who get ahead without effort, including her beguiling cubicle-mate, Davis Lawrence, the daughter of a beloved but fading Broadway actress. Harry Wood, Davis's boarding school classmate and a reporter with visions of his own media empire, might be Clo's ally in gaming the system-or he might be the only thing standing between Clo and her rightful place at the top. In a career punctuated by moments of high absurdity, sudden windfalls, and devastating reversals of fortune, Clo wades across boundaries, taking ever greater and more dangerous risks to become the important person she wants to be within the confines of a world where female ambition remains cloaked. But who really is Clo underneath all the borrowed designer clothes and studied manners-and who are we if we share her desires? Hilariously observant and insightful, Workhorse is a brilliant page-turner about what it means to be in thrall to wealth, beauty, and influence, and the outrageous sacrifices women must make for the sake of success"-- Provided by publisher
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The Proving Ground
by Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl.
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The widow
by John Grisham
Already struggling at work and at home, rural Virginia attorney Simon Latch finds himself accused of her murder after he secures wealthy widow Eleanor Barnett's secret inheritance only to see her fortunes unravel in the wake of a car crash.
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Calling All Blessings
by Beverly Jenkins
While Tamar confronts painful memories, the town of Henry Adams rallies around her and reasserts the importance of family, forgiveness and small-town magic in the twelfth novel of the series following A Wish and a Prayer. 30,000 first printing.
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Wreck ; : a novel
by Catherine Newman
In Western Massachusetts, Rocky juggles family life with her husband, adult children and aging father, until her fixation on a local accident and an ominous medical concern stirs up anxieties that threaten to upend her fragile sense of normalcy.
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The black wolf
by Louise Penny
Weeks after foiling an attack in Montréal and arresting the so-called Black Wolf, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, confined by his injuries to Three Pines, quietly leads a covert investigation with agents Beauvoir and Lacoste, fearing the conspiracy he uncovered is only a deliberate misdirection.
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The Tattered Cover
by Ellery Adams
In Miracle Springs, North Carolina, bookstore owner Nora joins a Halloween event featuring medium Lara Luz, whose sudden death during a storm sparks a murder investigation as Nora and the Society unravel hidden motives among the attendees.
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The tin men : a novel
by Nelson DeMille
Army CID Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are sent to the isolated Camp Hayden to investigate a major's death amid secret war games pitting Rangers against autonomous weapons, where the truth is obscured amidst desert isolation, internal rivalries and hidden agendas.
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Coyote Hills
by Jonathan Kellerman
Now a private investigator, former Alameda County coroner Clay Edison takes a perplexing case of a wealthy couple's son found dead in San Francisco Bay, in the sixth book of the series following The Lost Coast.
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Plainville Public Library plainvillepubliclibrary.org/
198 South Street
Plainville, Massachusetts 02762
(508) 695-1784
Regular: Monday & Tuesday: 9:00am-5:00pm | Wednesday & Thursday: 10:00am-8:00pm | Fridays: 1:00-5:00pm |Saturdays: 9:00 - 1:00pm [closed June 1 - Labor Day] | Sundays: Closed. |
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