Week 1 Activities
Travel Adventures
- Complete/attend an Adventures in STEM Library activity.
- Ready, Set… RECHARGE! Complete an activity in the guidebook & pick-up your FREE brag tag from the business.
- Fold paper airplanes and see what design flies the farthest.
- Play Road Trip Bingo in the car.
- Make an epic toy car track with items around the house.
Week 2 Activities
Adventures in Nature
- Complete/attend an Adventures in STEM Library activity.
- Ready, Set… RECHARGE! Complete an activity in the guidebook & pick-up your FREE brag tag from the business.
- Make a solar oven from a pizza box.
- Look up local birds and see how many you can spot on a nature walk.
- Learn how to use a compass.
Week 3 Activities
Adventures in Imagination
- Complete/attend an Adventures in STEM Library activity.
- Ready, Set… RECHARGE! Complete an activity in the guidebook & pick-up your FREE brag tag from the business.
- Learn some animal yoga poses.
- Create a kingdom out of LEGOs.
- Play a game of Charades.
Week 4 Activities
Puzzles, Scavenger Hunts, & Mysteries
- Complete/attend an Adventures in STEM Library activity.
- Ready, Set… RECHARGE! Complete an activity in the guidebook & pick-up your FREE brag tag from the business.
- Create a treasure hunt for friends or family complete with map.
- Make cards for your own memory matching game.
- Send a message in invisible ink.
Week 5 Activities
Adventures Close to Home
- Complete/attend an Adventures in STEM Library activity.
- Ready, Set… RECHARGE! Complete an activity in the guidebook & pick-up your FREE brag tag from the business.
- Have a dance party.
- Build an obstacle course in your backyard.
- Be adventurous in the kitchen and try out a new recipe.
Week 6 Activities
Adventures in the Dark
- Complete/attend an Adventures in STEM Library activity.
- Ready, Set… RECHARGE! Complete an activity in the guidebook & pick-up your FREE brag tag from the business.
- Learn some hand shadow puppets and make them with a flashlight.
- Learn some constellations and go stargazing.
- Make a blanket fort.
Adventures in STEAM
for Kids and Tweens
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
For Kids ages 6 – 8 & Tweens ages 9 – 11 and their accompanying adult. Come to the library and participate in an activity that’s about science, technology, engineering, or math!
STEAM CRAFTING FOR JUNE:
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June 11: Mars Landing Adventure – Make new friends as you go on an adventure to Mars where you will discover how a crater is formed, construct a Mars rover, learn about alien genetics, and so much more!
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June 25: Adventures in Code – For this activity, we will make binary bracelets, play Crack the Code scavenger hunt, and laugh with You Quack Me Up computer jokes.
STEAM CRAFTING FOR JULY:
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July 9: Adventures in the Dark – For this activity, we will make constellation jars and paper plate shooting stars, and go on an inflatable planetarium adventure in the sky.
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July 23: Adventures at Hogwarts – For this activity, we will make golden snitch catapults, troll boogies, and pipe cleaner pets, and play the Hogwarts mysterious joke game.
Summer STEAM from your Library is provided with the support of:
The Idaho Commission for Libraries
Adventures in Lego Club
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
For Kids ages 6 – 8, Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18. Anyone under the age of 12 needs to be accompanyied by an adult.
Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s amazing LEGO club!
LEGO Club for June:
- June 18: Adventure on Disaster Island
LEGO Club for July:
- July 2: LEGO Scavenger Hunt
- July 16: Adventure in the Wildlife Refuge
Chess and Game Club
Mondays at 4:30 pm
June 10, 17, & 24
July 1, 7, 14, & 28
Learn the art of Chess and other games with the master of fun and strategy, Nick Allison!
Games and supplies will be provided.
For Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18.
Mancala Tournament!
Monday, July 1, at 4:30 pm
We wanted to do something a little different then usual and do an outside mancala game using squishy balls, buckets with water, and running around. It should be a lot of fun!
Spectators are welcome, so bring your family and friends!
Mancala Madness!
MONDAY, June 27, at 4:30 pm
For Teens and Tweens ages 9 – 18.
We wanted to do something a little different then usual and do an outside mancala game using squishy balls, buckets with water, and running around. It should be a lot of fun!
Star Party!
Friday, July 8, at 9:00 pm in the Community Room Parking Lot
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL
Come out and gaze at the stars! We’ll have our big telescope set up, and Cathy Stanton, former Star Ranger, will be there to take you on a guided tour through the universe.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Don’t miss it!
"Accidentally Wes Anderson"
Photo Contest
Entries Accepted October 14 through November 1
For those aged 15 and older
Film director Wes Anderson has a distinctive style that many attempt to mimic. A recent book, Accidentally Wes Anderson, shares views of the best efforts by professional photographers. If all those pros are having such a good time making Wes Anderson fakes, we thought it might be fun for our patrons to do so as well.
Take a look at the style hints found in the adult section display case and take a photo that you think is "Accidentally Wes Anderson," and we'll display them during the month of November.
TO ENTER:
Email your photo to our programming team or leave it at the Circulation Desk by November 1.
Please include your name, library card number, and phone number.
The three photos judged to be closest to Anderson's style will receive a copy of the book.
Tween
Summer Reading
AGES 9 TO 11
See You in 2025!
Each year, from June through July, we host Summer Reading. The 2024 Summer Reading Theme was “Adventure Begins at Your Library.”
All participants completed reading challenges at their own pace. We had weekly book clubs, activities, & craft programs. We decorated the library with images representing all kinds of exciting adventures!
Our 2025 Summer Reading theme will be “Color Our World” and should prove to be just as fun! Watch this page for more details.
Thank You to Our Summer Reading Sponsors
These amazing businesses and organizations donated over $113,000 to make our 2024 Summer Reading possible. We appreciate their support of literacy in our community!
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 2024
- January 1 – New Year’s Day
- January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- February 19 – Presidents Day
- March 22 – Staff Development Day
- April 6 – Building Maintenance
- May 25-27 – Memorial Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- July 4 – Independence Day
- August 31 – September 2 – Labor Day
- September 20 – LCEI Conference
- October 5 – Building Maintenance
- October 31 – Open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
- November 11 – Veterans Day
- November 27 – Closing at 5:00 pm
- November 28-30 – Thanksgiving
- December 24-26 – Christmas
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve
- January 1, 2025 – 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
(208) 356-3461
24 Hour Phone Renewal: (208) 356-6658
askmadisonlibrary@madisonlib.org