Best of luck to all students and educators heading back to school! Here’s to a great start to a new school year.
Don’t forget your Malden Public Library card as you head back to class! Library cards are an important school supply, for every grade.
Join us for an information session about our local library writers’ group. Meet members, ask questions, get a sense of how our writers’ group supports current and aspiring writers. All abilities and styles are welcome! Information session begins at 7pm on Thursday the 21st and will conclude at 8:30pm.
Let’s do some science! And also enter to win some really cool prizes. Thursday August 31st at 3pm meet Cait at the library to explore our local ecology and contribute to citizen science. Participants will automatically be entered into the prize drawing for one of three STEM based prizes: a telescope, a group gift certificate to Boda Borg, or a kids Kindle tablet. These prizes were generously donated by the Friends of the Malden Public Library and Boda Borg.
Poetry is back! After our Summer hiatus, Let’s Talk About a Poem with Lloyd Schwartz has returned to a monthly Saturday morning slot. This month we will be meeting Saturday September 16th from 11am -12:30pm. The program will continue on Zoom.
Lloyd has chosen the Lost Pilot by James Tate for our discussion. A copy of the Zoom link and the poem will be shared via email to everyone who signs up for the mailing list. Registration is required, to join fill out the form here: http://bit.ly/letstalkaboutapoemMPL
This program is made possible by the Malden Public Library and the Academy of American Poets and funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The Annual Malden Fairy House Festival will be held at Pine Banks Park on Saturday, August 26th from 12 Noon to 4 PM with a rain date of Sunday August 27th. Fairy Houses are structures for fairies and nature’s other friends (hobbits, elves, gnomes and trolls) to visit. The whimsical event is being organized by Ward 5 Councillor Barbara Murphy in conjunction with the Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation and Pine Banks Park. All are invited to either pre-build a house or make one in the Builder’s Workshop on the day of the event to be entered into the Fairy House Walk contest. Malden Public Library Director Dora St. Martin will offer a story time at 2 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the end of the summer season on Friday, August 18th at 11 am. We’ll have cake, music, games and a ton of fun! We may even have some special butterfly guests. Our party will go on rain or shine. If the rain will go away, we will picnic on the lawn, but if the clouds don’t cooperate this party will move indoors to the Maccario room. We’v accomplished so much together this summer, let’s celebrate! Every little bit has come together to make an absolutely inspiring season. Thank you all for being a part of our hive!
Local artist Sarah Gerould’s work will be on display at The Malden Public Library throughout the month of August.
Sarah’s themes include the natural world and can be seen as serious, humorous, grotesque and serene. Her landscapes and creatures are an escape back to places she has been and loved, and an expression of her commitment to the natural world. This commitment is reflected in her art, professional career, and environmental advocacy.
A reception for Sarah Gerould will be held on Monday August 14 from 6-7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Young Adults in the 6th through 12th grade are invited to the Information Desk starting today Monday, August 14th to take home a fun coloring activity kit. These kits have markers (some scented) and graffiti art to get your creative coloring on for the week.
Young Adults in the 6th through 12th grade are invited to join the monthly book discussion & then get together to share our thoughts and watch Anime based on the books.
Go to the information desk to pick up your copy of Demon Slayer Volume 1, and then join us on Wednesday August 30th from 3-5 PM to watch the Anime in the Maccario Room. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
Children in grades K-5 who would like to learn how to play chess or improve their beginner game are invited to the Children’s Room at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more details, please visit or call the Children’s Room (781-388-0803).