Author: Amanda Warner

Drop in and create, invent, and explore with a different hands-on project every Thursday from 3:00pm-4:30pm.
Projects are designed for ages 8 and up. No registration is required.

September 4 – Perler Beads
Use small, fusible plastic beads and heat to create a keychain or magnet of your design.

September 11 – Magnetic Slime
Create slime that will move and react in the presence of a magnet.

September 18 – 3D Pens
Combine art & design with technology to bring your ideas to life in 3D! We’ll use 3Doodler 3D Printing Pens and eco-plastic filament strands to start creating fun designs instantly.

September 25 – Craft Sticks
Complete an engineering challenge with craft sticks.

October 2 – LEGO Challenge
Can you build the tallest tower? How about an igloo? The longest bridge? Test your LEGO skills at IMake!

October 9 – Make Plastic From Milk
Use milk and vinegar to create a polymer called casein that can be molded into small objects of your own design.

Back-to-school is right around the corner! Don’t send your kids back without their most important school supply: their library card.

Let PCPL help with your back-to-school preparations!

• Get a library card
  Getting a library card is easy! Click the link for library card application requirements.

• Finish summer reading requirements
  Visit our online catalog to request titles for school courses.

• Free research databases
  Use your Plain City Public Library card to access a variety of high-quality content and reliable sources.

• Download books to your device
  Short on time? Borrow e-books or audiobooks from Libby or hoopla, straight to your preferred device.

• Access to computers and printing
  Use a desktop or laptop computer in the library, or send a print from your phone or home computer.

Questions? Contact the Library online or by calling 614-873-4912 during our open hours of:

Monday-Thursday 10-8
Friday-Saturday 10-5
Closed Sunday

Color Our World This Summer at the Plain City Public Library 

The Plain City Public Library’s 2025 Summer Reading Program begins May 31st! The Summer Reading Program offers participants rewards for reading over the summer months. The Plain City Public Library offers a Summer Reading Program for kids (ages 3 – 12), teens (12-17), and adults (18 and up).

Beginning May 31 simply pick up a reading log at the library or print one at home using the links below. You’ll have until August 2 to fill in your reading log and turn it in to the library. Reading logs can be returned in person, in the library’s book drop, by mail, or you can email a scanned copy or photo to awarner@plaincitylib.org (kids reading logs) or lpowers@plaincitylib.org (teen and adult reading logs) and make arrangements to pick up your prizes later.

Kids will earn prizes for reading for 6 and 12 hours over the summer! Teens and adults have the chance to win a gift card, tote bags filled with surprises, and other fun prizes. The more you read, the more chances you’ll get! Plus, one child and one teen or adult will win our grand prize: a Kindle Fire tablet!

The library will also host a series of online programs in conjunction with the Summer Reading Program. Check out our Events page for up-to-date summer program offerings.

Download & Print Your Summer Reading Log

Kids Reading Log

Teen & Adult Reading Log

New and Recommended Reads

Not sure which book to pick up first this summer? Check out our lists of new and recommended reads for all ages in our catalog. These lists are updated weekly with the newest library material. Check out the following lists of recommended reads for children with titles that come highly recommended by kid readers themselves! In addition to print books, most of these titles are available as eBooks in Overdrive (Libby) or Hoopla.

Recommended Reads for Birth-Preschool

Recommended Reads for Kindergarten-Grade 2

Recommended Reads for Grades 3-5

Recommended Reads for Grades 6-8

Recommended Reads for Teens

Pick up your Library material from our convenient drive-up window located on the west side of the building, connected to the Workshop and Community Room. While the drive-up window is available now, the Workshop and Community Room will open to library patrons later this spring. The drive-up window is open during the following days and times: Monday-Thursday 9:30am-7:00pm, Friday-Saturday 9:30am-Noon.

Placing Your Holds

• Reserve items online in our catalog, using the Plain City Public Library app, by phone or in person.
  
  
• Select Plain City Library Drive-up Window as your pickup library.

Picking Up Your Holds

• As always, we will notify you when your holds are ready to pick up. We will hold your items at the drive-up window for 3 days.
• Pull up to the window for service during our open hours listed below.
• When you arrive, ring the bell to the left of the drive-up window then show your library card or photo ID to check out. Your items will be handed to you through the drive-up window.

Returning Material

• A book return slot is conveniently located next to the drive-up window, in addition to the return slot at the rear of the building.

Other Services

• Black and white copies up to 25 pages


• Faxing services


• COVID-19 self-test kits

Drive-Up Window Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-7:00pm
Friday-Saturday: 9:30am-Noon