The Friends serve as advocates for the development, expansion and improvement of library collections, facilities and services to patrons. Promoting library excellence is the most important item on the Friends' agenda.
Visit the Friends' Facebook page for updates on events, meetings, and programs!
Now you can make an online donation to the Friends via PayPal! Just click on the button below to get started!
To make a donation by check, please make your check payable to Friends of the South Plainfield Free Public Library, Inc. and bring it to the library, or mail it to:
South Plainfield Public Library
2484 Plainfield Ave.
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Your donation is tax deductible! Questions? Call us at (908) 754-7885.
Thank you!
Become a permanent part of South Plainfield Public Library's history! Bricks will be installed on the walkway to the children's reading garden area, as well as around library grounds. Bricks may be engraved with up to 4 lines (21 characters per line). These make great gifts (and should you purchase one as a gift the recipient will be sent a personalized certificate to let them know of your kindness). If you miss this round don't worry - there will be more to come as this is an ongoing fundraiser! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS UPDATED June 30, 2022.
Our library has over 80,000 materials! Please consider sponsoring a shelf. Your name(s) will be placed on a plaque to recognize your contribution! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.
Our library is a public space that needs furniture designed to last! Please consider sponsoring a chair, table, or lounge seater. We will engrave your name, or the name of your company or organization, on a plate to be put on your sponsored piece! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.
The Friends of the South Plainfield Library will receive 0.5% from every eligible purchase you make through the Amazon Smile program! CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
Are you a Unity Bank customer? Through Unity Bank's UCare program, you can name South Plainfield Library as your organization of choice and Unity Bank will make a donation to the library at no cost to you! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
Courtesy of the Friends of the Library, patrons with a South Plainfield Library card in good standing may borrow Museum passes or purchase tickets at a discount. A deposit is required to borrow passes; click here for details UPDATED February 6, 2023. Passes currently available (or coming soon) include:
IN ADDITION: Liberty Science Center (Jersey City, NJ) offers free general admission for active duty members and veterans of the US military (under the heading What discounts are available?) when ID is shown on site at the Box Office on the day of visit (does NOT include admission for family members). Educators receive $10 off of their general admission when ID is shown on site at the Box Office on the day of visit.