Due to staffing shortages, we will be temporarily reducing our hours of operation starting
Our new hours will be:
We hope to be able to return to our regular hours within a short period of time.
Thank you for your understanding.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Help us celebrate our first 100 years by participating in our photography contest! Our theme is: “Capturing 100 years”. Submit an original photo and see if you win! All forms and rules are available below.
October 17th – December 10th
Ages 6+
FAMILY FRIENDLY FILMS
Come enjoy family films at the Library! Every other Friday, 3:30 pm in the Community Room!
November 4th: Coco (2017; PG)
Children under 12 must be accompanied by someone 14 or older.
STEAM
Celebrate fall with our STEAM activity! We will be using leaf cutouts and tissue paper to make beautiful suncatchers! We will also be collecting leaves and making rubbings to put into collages or turley tails!
Tuesday, November 8th, 4:00 pm
in the Community Room.
For ages 6-11.
MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB
This month, we will be reading Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker.
Come discuss our spooookiest read and enjoy some campfire songs and s’mores!
Thursday, November 10th, 6:30 pm
in the Community Room
For ages 8-11 and their accompanying adult!
BOOKS FOR BOYS
Join us as we read Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar!
Come discuss this hilarious tale and see if you can make a building as sideways as Wayside!!
Thursday, October 17th, 6:30 pm
in the Community Room
For ages 8-11 and their accompanying adult!
LEGO @ YOUR LIBRARY
Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s LEGO club!
Tuesday, October 25th, 4:00 pm
in the Community Room
For ages 6-18. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
GAME AND CHESS CLUB
Come learn the game of chess, plus other fun games!
Every Monday from 4:30-5:30 pm
in the Community Room.
For ages 9-18.
STORYTIME – LIVE IN COMMUNITY ROOM
STORYTIME – ages 2-5
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
TODDLER TIME -11 – 23 months (walking)
Mondays & Tuesdays at 9:30 am
BOOK BABIES – 1-10 months (not yet walking)
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Take n’ Go Kits will be available during Storytime. Any extras will be distributed at the end of the week at the Children’s Reference Desk.
FAMILY FRIENDLY FILM NIGHT
Come enjoy family films at the Library! Every other Friday, 3:30 pm in the Community Room!
October 7th: Cars (2006; G)
October 21st: Monsters, Inc. (2001; G)
Children under 12 must be accompanied by someone 14 or older.
STEAM – HARRY POTTER
Join us for our STEAM activity celebrating the 25th anniversary of Haryy Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone!
We will be making wizard hats and “accio” book bags!
Tuesday, October 11th, 4:00 pm
in the Community Room.
For ages 6-11.
COMBINED TWEEN BOOK CLUB KICK-OFF
Mother Daughter Book Club and Books for Boys will be combined this month.
We will be discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. We will also be making some Harry Potter themed crafts and treats. Books are available at the circulation desk!
Thursday, October 13th, 6:30 pm
in the Community Room
For ages 8-11 and their accompanying adult!
LEGO @ YOUR LIBRARY
Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s LEGO club!
Tuesday, October 25th, 4:00 pm
in the Community Room
For ages 6-18. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
STORYTIME – LIVE IN COMMUNITY ROOM
STORYTIME – ages 2-5
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
TODDLER TIME -11 – 23 months (walking)
Mondays & Tuesdays at 9:30 am
BOOK BABIES – 1-10 months (not yet walking)
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Take n’ Go Kits will be available during Storytime. Any extras will be distributed at the end of the week at the Children’s Reference Desk.
TRICKS AND TREATS STORYTIME
Come dressed up in your costumes for some Halloween stories and trick-or-treat fun!
Choose 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., or 12:30 p.m.
in the Community Room
For children ages 0-5 and their accompanying adult.
FAMILY FRIENDLY FILM NIGHT
Come enjoy family films at the Library! Every other Friday, 4:00 pm in the Community Room!
September 2nd: Babe (1995; G)
September 16th: Iron Giant (1999; PG)
September 30th: Anastasia (1997; G)
Children under 12 must be accompanied by someone 14 or older.
COMBINED TWEEN BOOK CLUB KICK-OFF
Take a look, it’s in a book!
Come join us for our Tween book club kick-off where you’ll meet the 11 books we’ll be reading this year! You’ll also be able to build and decorate your own sticker book to track your reading achievements and activities. The link to sign-up for our Mother-Daughter Book Club or Books for Boys is in our bio!
Thursday, September 8th, 6:30 pm
in the Community Room
For ages 8-11.
STEAM – PIXEL CODING ART
Join us for our 90s STEAM activity!
We will be making pixel coding art and learning about the impact of coding on 90s technology much like our beloved Tamagotchis of yesteryear (may they rest in peace).
Tuesday, September 13th, 4:00 pm
in the Community Room.
For ages 6-11.
LEGO @ YOUR LIBRARY
Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s LEGO club!
Tuesday, September 27th, 4:00 pm
in the Community Room
For ages 6-18. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
STORYTIME – LIVE IN COMMUNITY ROOM
STORYTIME – ages 2-5
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
TODDLER TIME -13 – 23 months (walking)
Mondays & Tuesdays at 9:30 am
BOOK BABIES – 0-12 months (not yet walking)
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Take n’ Go Kits will be available during Storytime. Any extras will be distributed at the end of the week at the Children’s Reference Desk.
The library will be closed Saturday September 3rd and Monday September 5th for Labor Day.
No items will be due and the book drop will remain open.
Thank you!
Congratulations to the winners of our First Chapter Teen Writing Contest!
Our top three submissions were:
1. Ainsley Burns’ “A Dreamy Death”
2. Mary Palmer’s What’s in a Name”
3. Caitlyn Isle’s “Haunted Home”
Click on the titles above to read. Check them out!