Plainfield Area Public Library

Plainfield Area Public Library Our mission: Educate 📖 Captivate 🤩 Connect 🤝 Bringing ideas, information and learning to our community.

We serve a population of 79,500 in the Village of Plainfield, unincorporated Plainfield Township, and portions of unincorporated Wheatland Township, the Village of Bolingbrook in Wheatland Township and the Village of Romeoville in Plainfield Township.

☀️ Summer fun photo dump. Bring on fall! 🍂
09/06/2026

☀️ Summer fun photo dump. Bring on fall! 🍂

09/05/2026

Flex up with your library card too! Stop in any time and we will hook you up worry free! Say hello to unlimited reading🤘😝💪🪪

Not sure what to read next? Check out our curated NextReads Newsletters to find out what’s new and buzzworthy to add to ...
09/03/2026

Not sure what to read next? Check out our curated NextReads Newsletters to find out what’s new and buzzworthy to add to your next reading list - delivered right to your inbox. Choose from 17 categories, including new newsletters for Horror, Biographies & Memoirs, and Graphic Novels and Manga.

Get started here: https://buff.ly/09sne4I

🎉 WE’RE HIRING! 📚 Are you an upbeat, friendly, and creative person who loves working with children and families? We’d lo...
09/02/2026

🎉 WE’RE HIRING!

📚 Are you an upbeat, friendly, and creative person who loves working with children and families? We’d love to meet you! Our Youth & Teen Services Department is looking for a new 19-hour Assistant to join our team. 💙

If you’re passionate about connecting with kids, families, books, learning, and your community, this could be the opportunity for you!

👉 Interested? Learn more and apply at:
papl.info/employment

Heads up: We will be closed on Monday, September 7 for the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy the long weekend!
09/01/2026

Heads up: We will be closed on Monday, September 7 for the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy the long weekend!

Tell all your cardless friends: starts tomorrow, and signing up for a new library card means they can play Get A Read ...
08/31/2026

Tell all your cardless friends: starts tomorrow, and signing up for a new library card means they can play Get A Read On It BINGO! Our mascot Read will be their guide to their new card as they use his sticker sheet to get a BINGO and be entered for a gift card prize drawing.

Sticker sheets while supplies last. Ends Wednesday, September 30 at 9:00 PM.

08/29/2026

Our take on this trend! (We’re a little late)! 😝🤘💖📚😌

What better day than to invite everybody to this year's Rescue Rally & Pet Expo? Mark your calendars for Saturday, Sep...
08/26/2026

What better day than to invite everybody to this year's Rescue Rally & Pet Expo? Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 12 to celebrate all things pet at Clow Stephens Park between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM! 🐶

Brought to you in partnership with PLAINFIELD PARK DISTRICT, State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel, & Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant.

Gutting to lose another icon. Thank you, Tim Curry, for the smiles, the scares, the songs, and the reminder to Don't Dre...
08/26/2026

Gutting to lose another icon. Thank you, Tim Curry, for the smiles, the scares, the songs, and the reminder to Don't Dream It, Be It. ❤️

To Dolly Parton, who sang her way into the hearts of millions, uplifted communities, and put books in the hands of kids ...
08/25/2026

To Dolly Parton, who sang her way into the hearts of millions, uplifted communities, and put books in the hands of kids who needed them across the country: We Will Always Love You. 🦋

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15025 S Illinois Street
Plainfield, IL
60544

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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