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
in the Community Room
We have how-to videos from previous crafts on our YouTube channel.
Our Madison Library YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNNivDJ_0aeQsKNbqRFrkA
Short Story Fan Fiction Contest
“AO3 at the Library”
For adults ages 18+
Do you have a favorite book, movie, TV series, video game, anime, or fictional world you just can’t let go of?
Now’s your chance to write an original fan fiction story
and show us where your imagination takes you!
email Submissions accepted August 1-24
Click here to read all the rules and how to submit
Creative Writing Club
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
Adult Makers
Third Friday at 7:00 pm
Take a Break Book Club
Fourth Thursday at 6:30 pm
Dungeons and Dragons
Tuesdays at 5:30 pm
Crafty Corner
Second Thursday at 6:30 pm
Armchair Traveler Challenge
Excavation Field Technician Edition
General Collections
Books, Movies, Magazines and More!
CELEBRATE YOUTH
Tuesday, August 18
from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Come find the library booth at Porter Park!
Sponsored by madison school district
Activities & Events Blog
Get details for all our events. Join us for friendship and fun!
June 2026 Events for Adults
Flood 50We’re honored to be part of the city-wide Flood 50 commemoration — remembering the Teton Dam Flood 50 years later. Stop by to explore photo displays and Flood memorabilia, pick up a “Where Did I Put…” emergency preparedness folder (one per family), and grab a...
May 2026 Events
Teen Action CouncilThe Teen Action Council gathers to discuss plans and come up with ways for the Library to serve teens. Select participants ages 13-18 are invited to join us Wednesday, May 6 in the Community Room at 4 PM!Crafty Corner Join us for Crafty Corner, an...
Adult Programs April 2026
Creative Writing ClubCalling all storytelling enthusiasts ages 18+! Meet us in the Community Room at 6:00 PM on Wednesdays, April 1, 15, & 29. Share your writing, make new friends, and discuss your favorite work and the passion behind your craft. Let's inspire...
Adult Activities March 2026
Dungeons & DragonsTuesdays at 5:30 PM · March 3, 17 & 31 · Community Room · Ages 18+ Calling all adventurers! Whether you're a battle-hardened bard or brand-new to the game, join our Dungeons & Dragons party for adults (18+) and step into a world of...
Adult Activities February 2026
Dungeons & DragonsTuesdays at 5:30 PM · February 3 & 17 · Community Room · Ages 18+ Calling all adventurers! Whether you're a battle-hardened bard or brand-new to the game, join our Dungeons & Dragons party for adults (18+) and step into a world of...
January 2026 Programs for Adults
Dungeons & DragonsTuesdays at 5:30 PM · January 6 & 20 · Community Room · Ages 18+ Calling all adventurers! Whether you're a battle-hardened bard or brand-new to the game, join our Dungeons & Dragons party for adults (18+) and step into a world of...
December 2025 Programs for All Ages
Teen Action CouncilThe Teen Action Council gathers to discuss plans and come up with ways for the Library to serve teens. Select participants ages 13-18 are invited to join us Wednesday, December 3 in the Community Room at 4 PM!Crafty Corner Join us for Crafty Corner,...
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Resources for Adults
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Dungeons and Dragons
Not meeting until september
Calling all adventurers!
Calling all adventurers! Dive into a world of imagination, strategy, and camaraderie with our new Dungeons & Dragons program for adults. Whether you’re a seasoned Dungeon Master or a curious beginner, this is your chance to embark on epic quests, battle fearsome foes, and shape your own story in the world’s greatest tabletop role-playing game.
Led by an experienced Dungeon Master, each session will transport you to fantastical realms where the only limit is your creativity. New to D&D? No problem! We’ll provide pre-made characters and guidance to get you started on your journey. Come solo or with friends to forge alliances and make memories that will last a lifetime.
For Adults ages 18+ who are ready to embark on thrilling adventures, solve mysteries, and conquer dungeons.
Adult Makers
Not meeting until September
Leave the kids at home for a night of creativity and grown-up fun.
Come join us, make new friends, and express your imagination!
Crafty Corner
Not meeting until september
A get-together for crafters and makers!
Bring your crocheting, knitting, cross-stitching, lace-making, tatting, or whatever it is you like to do and spend some time with others who do it too! An informal evening of fun.
Creative Writing Club
Not meeting until september
Share your writing with other storytelling enthusiasts or join to make friends! Join the Creative Writers Club for ages 18+. We will share your favorite piece of writing and talk about why writing is our passion.
Take a Break Book Club
Not Meeting until september
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.
Book Bingo!
December 1 – 31 – this month’s theme is English Literature!
Madison Library’s 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.
Armchair Traveler Challenge
Excavation Field Technician Edition
January 1 through December 30, 2026
Madison Library's Year-Long Reading Adventure
For patrons ages 15 and older.
Read fun new books and audiobooks and win stickers and other great prizes!
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Sign up at the Circulation Desk to get your reading log.
Step 2: Read a book that fits a task listed in one of the Inventory Log sheets. Read another. And another. You can get a sticker for each task.
Step 3: For every Log sheet completed, bring your log in to the Circulation Desk for a small prize and an entry for the grand prize final drawing at the end of the year.
Step 4: Keep reading! If you complete your Artifact Reading Journal, you'll receive a special 2026 Armchair Traveler prize in commemoration of your achievement.
If you finish early, you can obtain an additional reading log and work towards becoming a Dig Director, earning extra prizes and entries into the final drawing!
Reading is the perfect way to unearth information, entertainment, and
understanding, and we are ready to delve into some great books!
GET YOUR SPADES READY, HERE WE GO!
Rubber Ducky Diorama Contest
Entries may be submitted anytime between March 30 and April 15
Winners announced April 20
To Celebrate National Library Week
Our theme is “Find Your Joy at the Library!"
Create an original diaorama featuring rubber ducks to show us what that theme means to you.
Submitting Entries
- Entries must be based on a published book or depict a scene from a positive experience, program, or item you’ve used from the library such as storytime, book club, Libby, etc.
- Diaoramas must be no larger than 13" deep by 16" wide x 18" tall.
- Diaoramas must be self-contained and able to move as a complete unit.
- Entries must include at least 1 rubber duck.
- Rubber ducks must be under 6" tall.
- Submissions must be brought to the Madison Library District Circulation Desk along with a completed entry form.
- Each participant may submit up to three entries.
Judging
- Entries will be judged in the following age categories:
- 6-11 years
- 12-17 years
- 18+ years
- Judging criteria: creativity, visual appeal, entertainment value, and storytelling quality.
- A panel of impartial judges will evaluate entries.
Winners & Prizes
- Judges will select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each age category.
- Winners will be announced on April 20, 2026, on MLD's Facebook page and newsletters.
- Prizes will be awarded to all winners.
- Dioramas will be displayed at the library during National Library Week, April 20-25, 2026.
Open to all patrons ages 6 and older (minors must have approval from their legal guardian.)
Submissions will need to be turned in at the Circulation Desk by 7:00 pm on April 15, 2026.
Each submission will need an entry form filled out and turned in with your diorama:
Congratulations to our
Rubber Ducky Diorama Contest Winner
Claire S., Age 12
"Story Time"
Author Visit with Josi S. Kilpack!
Monday, November 14, at Noon
PRESS RELEASE
Josi S. Kilpack to be the featured speaker for a community presentation at the Madison District Library, with a booksigning to follow that evening at the Rexburg Deseret Book Store.
Best known for her Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery series, Josi S. Kilpack is the author of more than 30 novels, a cookbook, and several novellas. Writing in a variety of genres over the years, Kilpack has covered everything from modern mystery to historical fiction and is known for addressing difficult issues in an approachable way. She has published two general fiction titles through Kensington Press under the pen name Jessica Pack.
Kilpack is a sought-after instructor for writing conferences and enjoys mentoring other authors while also challenging herself to do better with each new story she writes. Kilpack has been the recipient of the Utah Best in State award for fiction as well as several Whitney Awards, including two Novel of the Year awards for Lord Fenton’s Folly and As Wide as the Sky.
At the library event hosted by the Madison Library District located at 73 North Center Rexburg, Kilpack will be talking about her writing journey as well as sharing her thoughts regarding personal development. She will also be taking questions from the audience. Later that evening she will be the featured author at a book signing hosted at the Deseret Bookstore located at 180 W 2nd S, Rexburg. The public is welcome to bring books already purchased for her to sign, or purchase copies from the store.
Josi lives in Garden City, Utah where she gets to see beautiful things every day. She is the mother of four adult children and a real estate agent in both Utah and Idaho.
Positive Action Parenting:
A Seminar Series
Monday Evenings, March 3 through April 21, at 6:30 pm
In the Community Room
(enter from the parking lot)
Join Us for an 8-Week Parenting Seminar!
Strengthen your connection with your child in our 8-week parenting seminar designed to inspire and empower caregivers. Based on the Positive Action Parenting method, this seminar will be facilitated by Alison Cruz, Partnership for Success Program Coordinator at Eastern Idaho Public Health.
Whether you’re a parent, guardian, teacher, or caregiver, this seminar offers a supportive space to gain fresh perspectives on parenting, ask questions, and engage in meaningful discussions.
What You’ll Learn:
Positive Action is built on the philosophy that we feel good about ourselves when we do positive actions. Using the Thoughts-Actions-Feelings Circle, the program reinforces that:
-Positive thoughts lead to positive actions.
-Positive actions lead to positive feelings.
-Positive feelings encourage more positive thoughts.
Throughout the seminar, parents will gain motivation and practical skills for fostering success and happiness within the family. Topics include:
1. Understanding Self-Concept – How it’s formed and why it matters.
2. Maintaining a Healthy Body & Mind.
3. Practicing Self-Responsibility.
4. Building Strong Relationships – Social skills and character development.
5. Honesty with Yourself & Others – Mental health awareness.
6. Personal Growth – Setting and achieving goals.
Bonus Features:
? Toilet Training Segment
? Graduation Event & Q&A – Featuring a panel of local child development and family therapy specialists.
Event Details:
? When: Mondays at 6:30 PM | March 3rd – April 21st
? Where: Madison Library District Community Room
? Who Should Attend: Parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone interested in stronger, healthier relationships with children and/or teens.
? Registration Required! Sign up by clicking the button below.
Reserve your spot today and embark on a journey toward more joyful and rewarding parenting!
Please be sure you can commit to attend the entire 8-week seminar, with an exception to the
optional toilet training session, before you fill out the registration form.
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 phone or tablet.
- 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. Since many of these volumes can’t be replaced, they aren’t available for home use, but we encourage you to explore our great state here in the library.
- 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.
Short Story Fan Fiction Contest
Entries may be submitted anytime between August 1 and 24
Do you have a favorite book, movie, TV series, video game, anime, or
fictional world you just can’t let go of?
Maybe your favorite character deserved a better ending, two characters should have met, or there’s a story that’s still waiting to be told.
Now’s your chance!
Enter the Madison Library District’s short story writing contest and if you win, you could win a prize!
Our theme is “AO3 at the Library.”
Write an original fan fiction story based on a recognizable work of fiction and show us where your imagination takes you.
Whether you’re crafting an alternate ending, continuing the adventure, exploring a missing scene,
or asking “What if…?”, we can’t wait to read it.
The winner will be announced on August 31st, 2026.
Email submissions ONLY accepted. Must be 18 or older to enter.
RULES
Entries must be submitted online via email: Submit to programs@madisonlib.org
The contest is open to writers 18-years-old and up. Only one winner will be selected.
No employees, relatives of employees, or former employees of the Library or its divisions are eligible.
Each submission may be up to 2,500 words. Entries must be submitted as a PDF or Word document via email. Please include your name, library card number, email address, phone number, and the title of your submission in the body of the email.
Fan fiction must be based on a recognizable, existing work of fiction (such as a novel, film, television series, comic, anime, manga, or video game). Entries based on yours or a friend’s published/unpublished work are not eligible.
All submissions must be the contestant’s own original writing. AI-generated or substantially AI-assisted entries are not eligible.
No entries containing excessive violence or derogatory, racist, or sexist language or situations will be accepted, at the sole discretion of the judges.
You retain full ownership of your work. The Madison Library District does not claim any rights to your submission, and you are free to publish or distribute your work elsewhere at any time.
All entries will be read by judges selected by the Madison Library District staff. The winner will be notified by phone or email on August 31st, 2026, and announced on the Madison Library District’s social media pages within the next month.
Formatting
- Double space your entry.
- Margins should be one inch all around.
- Use Times New Roman or Courier, 12-point font.
- Do not include a cover page with your entry.
- Submissions will only be accepted as a PDF or Word document.
- Be sure to list your name, library card number, email, phone number, and title of your submission in the email sent with your submission. To maintain anonymity DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR PDF SUBMISSION.
- Entries will only be considered if submitted between August 1st, 2026 and August 24th, 2026.
*Entries that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted*
Online Resources
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Regular Hours of Operation
- Monday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Tuesday - Wednesday: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Thursday: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
Closures in 2026
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- January 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- February 16 – Presidents Day
- April 3 – Staff Development Day
- April 4 – Building Maintenance
- May 23-25 – Memorial Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- July 3-4 – Independence Day
- August 7-September 7 – Shelving Upgrade
- September 5-7 – Labor Day
- October 3 – Building Maintenance
- November 11 – Veterans Day
- November 25 – Closing at 5:00 pm
- November 26-28 – Thanksgiving
- December 24-26 – Christmas
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve
- January 1, 2027 – New Year’s Day
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
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Madison Library District
73 North Center
Rexburg, ID 83440
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