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Our historical collections include Plainfield history, fine art, genealogy, diversity studies, oral history, personal papers & manuscripts, records of local organizations, Jerseyana, and United States history, as well as the original Library collection from the 1800’s. There is also an additional set of books on subjects that support our collections such as photography, art, architecture, and historic preservation. 
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Notable Women of Plainfield (printable) Books |
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Help Support Us
Your financial donation can provide:
| $10 to $25 | Archival Document Cases and Cartons (various sizes)
Photograph Digitization |
| $30 | Archival Photograph sleeves |
| $40 | Archival Folders or Custom Boxes |
| $50 | Archival Frame Kit or Book Purchase |
| $150 | Archival Poster Frame Kit |
| $200 | Purchase of an Historical Publication |
| $500 | (towards) Historical document or ledger repair and conservation |
| $1,000 + | (towards) Historical map repair conservation |
In Appreciation
The Local History Department received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. Additionally, the Department is supported, in part, by the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs; the Union County Board of Commissioners; the Plainfield Foundation; the Plainfield Cultural & Heritage Commission; the New Jersey Council for the Humanities; and the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library (FOPPL)
WAIT! DON'T THROW IT OUT!
Call the Local History Department before you discard your old Plainfield memorabilia, such as photographs, newsletters, postcards, letters, scrapbooks, diaries, business cards, restaurant menus, event programs, school report cards, maps, club & organization flyers, and anything like these items that document the great history of the Queen City. The Local History Department preserves these records for future generations.
HISTORY & GENEALOGY PROGRAMS
The Black Women's History Conference:
The Nine O'Clock Whistle
Book Signing and Meet & Greet
Saturday, February 22, 2025
12-2pm in the ALD Room
Join us as we begin to celebrate America 250!
Enjoy this author talk and book signing with author, Dr. Willa Cofield, for The Nine O'Clock Whistle: Stories of the Freedom Struggle for Civil Rights in Enfield, North Carolina (University Press of Mississippi : 2025). The Nine O’Clock Whistle covers a range of historically and contextually significant stories, including details from Cofield’s grandfather’s early life as an enslaved person and her family’s rise to prominence in the Enfield Black community, to the roles the authors played in the local protest movement during the 1960s. Ultimately, Cofield, Samuelson, and Sexton squarely repudiate the assertion that the civil rights movement bypassed communities in northeastern North Carolina, and prove instead that the movement drastically changed the lives of people in towns like Enfield forever.
Reproduction Fees
| B&W Photocopies | 25 cents per page |
| Color Photocopies | 50 cents per page |
| Digital Scans | See Information Below* |
| Computer Printouts | 25 cents per page |
| Microfilm Printouts | 25 cents per page |
| Blueprints | $5 per page (11" x 17") |
| Blueprints on USB | $25 per USB |
Certain items are too fragile or too large to be photocopied or scanned. In some cases, the items may be photographed by Library staff and the images printed or saved to a USB drive for patron use. Please see forms below for details about our specific policies regarding visual materials and documents.
Patrons unable to come into the Library may pay online via PayPal. We can no longer accept personal checks. Contact the Local History Department at 908-757-1111 x136 for more information.
For More Information
1894 Map of Plainfield by F. A. Dunham
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