The Plain City Public Library will observe the following holiday hours:
Wednesday, December 6 – CLOSED for Staff Development
Monday, December 25 – CLOSED
Tuesday, December 26 – CLOSED
Monday, January 1 – CLOSED
Thank you for your patience as library staff spend the holidays with our loved ones.
You may notice a new addition to Plain City Public Library programming this summer. The Crash Cart contains everything needed to bring fun and educational STEAM projects for all ages right to you! Look for the Crash Cart this summer with a new project immediately following large events at the Library.
So far this summer we’ve designed and made our own buttons and created beautiful tissue paper suncatchers! What project will the Crash Cart bring next? Find out by visiting us inside the Library following these events:
Look for these and other pop-up Crash Cart events when you visit the Library this summer!
This project was funded in part by a federal Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio.
Along with all the fun and excitement, the holidays can be busy and hectic. Let the Plain City Public Library help! The Library has resources to help ease the rush of the holiday season.
Holiday Tip #1: Find a new recipe to share
Looking to try a new recipe this year? Check out one of our cookbooks – with loads of new titles and, of course, the old standards, you’ll be sure to find a tasty new dish to share: http://ow.ly/qf8550LTMCz
Holiday Tip #2: Stream holiday music
Looking for some festive holiday tunes? Check out hoopla, where you can stream music for free with your Plain City Public Library card! Visit https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/17039?utm_marquee=yes&utm_content=homepage_Marquee1 to check out their new holiday music collection.
Holiday Tip #3: Take a break! Cozy up with a holiday read
Need a break? Curl up with one of these cozy winter reads, available from PCPL: http://ow.ly/E6mg50LTS1c
Holiday Tip #4: Experience the joy of making
Oh what fun it is to craft! Check out new holiday crafting classes on Creativebug. Access these and hundreds of other award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists for FREE with your library card. Get started here: https://www.creativebug.com/classseries/new-releases–lookbook/celebrate-the-season-a-daily-holiday-painting-practice
In this video, the librarians attempt to create a catapult in an effort to chuck some pumpkins! Interested in building your very own pumpkin catapult? Check out our supply list.
The Librarians on the Loose test out their ghost hunting kits at a local Plain City residence with a history strange occurrences. Visit plaincitylib.org/ghost-hunting–kits for details or to reserve a kit for your very own Ghost Hunting adventure.
Little Lending Libraries are book sharing boxes that are available all the time and freely accessible to all. These book boxes are a free book exchange and contain all types of books: from board books and picture books to chapter books to novels for teens and adults, all books in good condition are welcome! Visitors are encouraged to take a book or leave a book. You do not need to share a book in order to take one. If you take a book or two from a little library, try to bring some to share to that same library, or another in your area, when you can.
You’ll find that each Little Lending Library is different and has it’s own character! While some Little Lending Libraries stand on public property or near local businesses, others stand on private property often near sidewalks or walking trails. Wherever they live, please be respectful when visiting a Little Lending Library.
Use this tool to locate a local Little Lending Library near you! Click the arrow button to get started using the interactive map. Know of one we missed? Contact the Plain City Public Library so we can add it to our list. Little Lending Libraries are not affiliated with or maintained by the Plain City Public Library.
We’d like to extend a special thank you to the Cheryl Brockman for initiating many of these little libraries and sharing her records to make this map possible. Recognition also goes to the Plain City Lions Club and Perry Beachy for funding and building many of Plain City’s Little Lending Libraries.
| Name | Location | Details |
| Plain City Public Library Reading Garden | 305 W Main St. Plain City OH 43064 | Located in the Reading Garden at the front entrance of the library. |
| Pastime Park North Entrance Playground | 370 N Chillicothe St. Plain City OH 43064 | Located at the north entrance to Pastime Park next to the playground. |
| Jerome Township Fire Department | 9689 US Highway 42 N Plain City, OH 43064 | Located in the park behind the fire station. |
| Plain City Public Library Community Garden | 305 W Main St. Plain City OH 43064 | Located on the side lawn next to the community garden. |
| Plain City Elementary School | 580 S Chillicothe St. Plain City, OH 43064 | Located on the bike path near the playground. |
| Private Residence | 440 South Chillicothe St. Plain City, OH 43064 | Located at a private residence near the sidewalk. |
| Private Residence | 919 Wellsley Way Plain City, OH 43064 | Located at a private residence near the sidewalk. |
| Plain City Druggist | 480 S Jefferson Ave. Plain City, OH 43064 | Located in a grassy area next to the Plain City Druggist parking lot. |
| Canaan Community Mobile Home Park | 5130 Plain City Georgesville Rd. Plain City, OH 43064 | Located behind the office in the chimney nook. |
| Private Residence | 4935 SR 38 NE London, OH 43140 | Located at a private residence across from Monroe Elementary School. |
| Green Meadows Mobile Home Park | 2900 State Route 29 London, OH 43140 | Located in a small flower garden near the park office. |
| Mitchell’s Farms | 9331 Mitchell-Dewitt Rd. Plain City, OH 43064 | Seasonal. To prevent damage, the library may be closed when the farm is closed. |
| Unionville Center Post Office | 110 W Main St. Unionville Center, OH 43077 | Located in a grassy area next to the building. |
