In this classic role-playing game, you create your character, choose how they interact with the story, and use dice to decide the outcomes of your actions. This event is open to all teens (ages 12 to 18). Both beginners and experienced players are welcome.

As an added bonus, players will be able to gain perks for their characters by reading!

If you are interested in a grand adventure, want to meet new and old friends, and have epic fun, click the button below.

The Madison Library District Teen Action Council will meet regularly to provide input for teen events and programs, and provide suggestions for improvements and other aspects of the Library as it relates to teens. 

Would you like to share your writing with other teens your age or just make new friends? Join the Young League of Writers for ages 12-18. We will meet for an hour to share what we’ve all been working on and talk about what makes writing great.

Teens ages 12-18 gather together to watch anime favorites, chat about manga, play Japanese card games, sketch your own manga portraits (markers and paper provided), and munch on yummy snacks!

Have you heard about subscription services like OwlCrate or Litjoy?

For a monthly fee, these services send you a package containing one book and a few treats to go along with it. We are offering a similar service just for teens ages 12 – 18! Best of all, our service is completely FREE!

Here’s how it works:

If you would like to get one of these boxes, you must sign up online before the 25th of the month. Boxes will be available around the 1st of the next month. Each box will contain one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a few fun surprises.

We will notify you when your box is ready. Boxes can be picked up at the Madison Library District’s Circulation Desk and checked out with your library card. You will have until the 15th of that month to pick up your book box. If you do not pick your box up, you will forfeit your place in the subscription list and must reapply.

When you’re done with your book, please return it to the Library. It will be due back at the Library three weeks after you check it out. The rest of the box’s contents are yours to keep!

Registration is limited to 18 participants each month, but a waiting list will be kept for those interested in joining the program when room allows. Your registration will be valid for 3 months and then must be resubmitted in order to give those on the waiting list an opportunity to use the service.

If you have some time tell us what you thought about your book and the items in your box!

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.

Most Items Located Behind the DVD Cases in Our Main Foyer

We have a wide variety of materials for all your learning and entertainment needs!
Having a hard time finding something? Ask a librarian!

We also provide the following materials:

• FICTION – arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name and starting on the north wall. Some of our most popular titles can be found here, including dystopian novels, fairy tale adaptations, and some of the biggest book-to-screen adaptations.
• NONFICTION – specifically written for teenagers encompassing many topics, such as art, history, growing up, comics, and ACT prep.
• GRAPHIC NOVELS, MANGA, and COMICS – Here you will find popular manga and superhero titles, among others.
• AUDIOBOOKS – books on CD
• eBOOKS and eAUDIOS – downloadable from the Libby app on your device
• MAGAZINES
• KITS – we have several types of kits:
  • SPEEDY READER KITS – the entire book series in one bag; in pale blue and grey bags.
  • READ-ALONG KITS – includes a book and an audiobook of the same title so you can follow along with the audio reader.

We’re starting a new literacy challenge: Books for Balloons.  Help us fill the library with balloons! Here’s how to play:
1) Pick up a form at the Front Circulation desk OR at our Birthday Party Kick-off Celebration on January 10th.
2) Choose to READ ‘n Track either 100 books or “10” 100 pages (that’s 1,000 pages).
3) START READING!! Don’t forget to keep track of your books/pages.
4) When you’ve reached 100 books or 1,000 pages, bring your completed Read ‘n Track form to the Front Circulation Desk to be entered into the drawings for FANTABULOUS prizes! You’ll also get to write your name on a balloon for our wall!

Tips… all Read ‘n Track forms must be turned in by November 30th. Books may be read more than one time. Audio books are also eligible. Look for your balloon on the wall in the Children’s section. This reading adventure is for the youth, ages 0 to 18.

REQUIREMENTS
● Participants must be ages 12 – 18 to enter
● Open to Madison Library District residents only
● 3,500 word maximum
● Limit 1 short story per person
● No photos or illustrations
● Work must be original, not previously published, and titled
● Submissions that are deemed inappropriate, culturally inaccurate or possess negative stereotypical characterization will be disqualified
● Join the Young League of Writers for tips and tricks about plot twists and great character dialogue, and to chat about writing with other teens. YLoW meets every third Wednesday @ 4:00 in the Madison Library District Activity Room.

HOW TO SUBMIT
● Email your original work to Gina Miller
● Subject line must say: March Mystery
● Please include your name, age, and phone number in the email
● Paste or type your short story in the email itself. Attachments will not be opened.

DEADLINE
All entries must be received by Thursday, March 31, 2022.
Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 07 , 2022 via Facebook, Instagram and email.

PRIZES
First prize- five entries into the Books for Balloons drawing
Second prize- four entries into the Books for Balloons drawing
Third prize- three entries into the Books for Balloons drawing

All three winners will receive publication online at www.madisonlib.org and an award certificate.
AND just for participating… everyone will receive one entry into the Books for Balloons drawing!
For more information please email Gina Miller

Library Appreciation Week is on its way, and we’ve got some great things planned.

Peeps Diorama Contest!

Submit a book-themed potato and Peeps diorama by 5 p.m. April 2 to be considered for a prize.