Adult Arena
For Those Ages 18 and Older
We have a variety of regular events that happen every month. We also host contests, parties and other special activities throughout the year. Scroll down for more resources just for our adult patrons.
All Events Online!
For Your Safety
For the foreseeable future, all our events will be held online. Each event will list what venue you can tune into to attend, from Facebook to Zoom meetings. Our Adult Maker How To Videos are on our YouTube channel.
Our Madison Library Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Madisonlib.org/
Our Madison Library YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNNivDJ_0aeQsKNbqRFrkA
Request a Zoom Invitation: https://madisonlib.org/zoom-invitation-request/
Adult Makers
Friday, January 15
Mid-month Monday Lunch with the Librarians
Every Second Monday at 12:30 pm
Due to COVID restrictions, this event postponed until further notice.
Library Book Club
Every Third Thursday at 6:30 pm
Book Bingo
A New Theme Every Month
General Collections
Books, Movies, Magazines and More!
On the Same Page
Kick-Off Take n’ Go Kits!
Friday, January 29, at our Curbside PIckup
Our book this year is Jane Austen’s Persuasion! Come get your copy, a reader’s guide and find out all our fun and festive events for the month of February.
CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Get your copy before they’re gone!
Activities & Events Blog
Get details for all our events. Join us for friendship and fun!
Adult Makers: Wire Rings
Make some wire rings! Kits will be available even after this online instruction until they are out, so don't miss your chance to pick one up!
Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
We'll be closed Monday, January 18th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No items will be due. As always, the book drop will remain open. Thank you!
January Adult Book Club
Join us for a discussion of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine on January 21st at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Book club copies available through curbside pickup.
Upcoming January Adult Makers
This month for Adult Makers we're making wire rings! The wire ring Take n' Go kits will be available starting Monday, January 11th. The general kits will not include needle nose pliers, but if you need a pair you may ask for one to be checked out to you.
On the Same Page Kick-Off
Each winter we host a month long community reading event we call On the Same Page. Basically, we hand out hundreds of copies of a selected book and then spend a month exploring it through activities, lectures, concerts, and contests. Think of it as a county-wide book...
Read Look Learn: Bowling
Join us for episode 3 of Read, Look, Learn! About twice a month we'll take a look at a topic with books from our catalog, then go out into our neighborhood and see if we can find someone to tell us more about it. This time we're talking about machinery at Fat Cats!...
Closed for New Years
Happy New Years! We'll be closed December 31 - January 1. No items will be due. As always, the book drop will remain open. Thank you!
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Library Book Club
Thursday, January 21, at 6:30 pm Via Zoom
Come join your fellow community members for a lively discussion of both classic works and modern masterpieces.
Unless otherwise noted, a limited number of book club reading copies will be available for checkout from the circulation desk about a month prior to the meeting.
Our book for January is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. Reader’s copies are available at our Curbside Pickup.

Book Bingo!
November 1 – 30 (Every month has a new bingo challenge.)
Madison Library’s Brand New Reading Challenge
All ages can play. We have a bingo card for kids 11 and under, and one for teens and adults 12 and older. Read fun new books and audiobooks and win great prizes!
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Read the challenges and pick a bingo line that most appeals to you.
Step 2: Read a book that completes a challenge. Read another. And another.
Step 3: When you are able to cross off 5 squares in a row on the board, bring your sheet in to the Circulation Desk for a prize and an entry in our monthly drawing. We will have a separate drawing for each age group.
Step 4: Keep reading! You can get as many prizes and entries as there are bingos on the board.

General Collections
For older teens and adults
Most Items Located on the East Side of the Building
We have a wide variety of materials for all you learning and entertainment needs!
Having a hard time finding something? Ask a librarian!
Along with Fiction and Nonfiction we also provide the following materials:
- LARGE PRINT – we have both fiction and nonfiction titles
- AUDIOBOOKS – books on CD
- eBOOKS and eAUDIOS – downloadable from the Libby app on your device
- MAGAZINES
- MUSIC CDs – in a wide variety of genres
- DVDs & BLU-RAYs – these are located in the front lobby
- SPECIALTY COLLECTIONS:
- COOKBOOKS
- BIOGRAPHIES
- GRAPHIC NOVELS and COMICS
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE COLLECTION – located next to the Children’s materials
- IDAHO COLLECTION – materials dedicated to books on Idaho. You’ll find specialty books here on the great gem state, biographies, studies on the flora and fauna, local histories, and books by Idaho authors.
- SPECIAL and RARE ITEMS – located in the glass cases. These items do not circulate, but can be read in the library.
- KITS – we have several types of kits:
- ADULT EXPLORATION KITS – like having a college course in a red or yellow bag!
- BOOK CLUB KITS – with several copies of the same book and other education materials; in burgundy bags
- SPEEDY READER KITS – the entire book series in one bag; in pale blue and grey bags
- MAKER KITS – including knitting needles, crochet hooks, and scrapbooking supplies
Christmas Window Search & Find
December 5th through December 31st
There are five window displays around the building, each numbered 1 through 5. Within each window are hidden a number of objects for you to look for. Within every window are a number of bears, cats, and books that you will need to keep track of as you make your round. In addition to these each window has different objects for you to look for, so select what window you are at to get started.
Remember to count carefully. If you enter the right number of each item (Bears, Cats, and Books*), you will be entered for a chance to win a fun Christmas prize.
*Be carful not to count books in the background. Only count books that are clearly part of the display.
Online Resources
Our Lili Databases have something for everyone! Get access to Consumer Reports, Chilton Auto Repair Library, Novelist Plus and so much more!
Limited Hours Starting October 12
- Monday and Tuesday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Wednesday & Thursday: 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
Curbside Pickup ONLY
(Library Building is Closed – Book Drop is OPEN)
Closures in 2021
- January 1 – New Year’s
- January 18 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- February 15 – President’s Day
- April 3– Closed for Maintenance
- July 5 – Independence Day
- September 4-6 – Labor Day
- October 2 – Closed for Maintenance
- November 11 – Veteran’s Day
- November 24 – Closing at 5 pm
- November 25-26 – Thanksgiving
- December 24-27 – Christmas
- December 31, 2020 – January 1, 2021 – New Year’s
Address
73 North Center
Rexburg, Idaho 83440
We are located on Center Street, just north of Main Street, by the Historic Rexburg Tabernacle.
Contact Us
(208) 356-3461
24 Hour Phone Renewal: (208) 356-6658
askmadisonlibrary@madisonlib.org