Blog: Month: April 2024

Planting For Pollinators Workshop

Posted on by Katie Walsh

Do you want to try planting native plants to support our local ecosystems? Not sure where to start? This lecture will bring you through the ins and outs of planting a pollinator-friendly garden or meadow, and some best practices for the most eco-friendly garden possible. North Shore native plant gardener Cheryl Rafuse will tell you all about the bees and butterflies, flowers and shrubs, and the easiest ways to start incorporating keystone species into your gardens.

May 11, 1-2pm

First 30 attendees with receive a packet of Black Eyed Susan seeds! (One packet per household, no registration required.)

Cheryl Rafuse owns Plant Magic Gardens in Beverly, MA. They are an ecologically conscious gardening company that focuses on planting native plants. She and her team of top-notch gardeners install gardens, perform garden maintenance and educate our community. Learn more at: https://www.plantmagic.shop/

 

Bilingual Storytelling: The Real Cinco de Mayo Story 5.1.24

Posted on by Cait Quinn

The Real Cinco de Mayo Story
La Verdadera Historia del Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo! Is this the date when Mexico celebrates independence? Learn the true history behind the often-misunderstood holiday… What does Cinco de Mayo mean to Mexicans and to the US? When did the celebration start?

Join us for a fun bilingual storytelling program (in English and Spanish) about the real Cinco de Mayo on Wednesday evening, May 1st, at 6:30 pm. Learn about the history and culture of the Mexican people. We recommend this event as best suited for kids 5-8 years old but families are always welcome!

This program is supported by a grant from the Malden Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Special Event Movie Night: 6:00-8:00pm

Posted on by Stacy Holder

Join us for a Special Event Movie Night on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 6:00-8:00pm. We will be showing the film CODA, which won the Best Picture Academy Award in 2021.

“Seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the sole hearing member of a deaf family — a CODA, child of deaf adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel Durant). But when Ruby joins her high school’s choir club…[she] finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.” This movie was filmed in Gloucester, Rockport, Beverly, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Rated PG-13 (111 min.) (2021) Free snacks will be provided. Movie times are approximate.

This special event is co-sponsored by Malden Reads and Malden Public Library. Pick up a copy of Malden Reads Season 14 book, Being Heumann by Judith Heumann at the Malden Public Library.

The previously scheduled film based on Alice Walker’s book, The Color Purple, is postponed and will be shown in May 2024. Please call the Malden Public Library at 781-324-0218 for more information.

Death Cafe

Posted on by Marita Coombs

Have you ever wanted to talk about death but don’t know where to start?  The Malden Public Library will be hosting its first Death Cafe on Monday April 29th starting at 6pm. If you’ve never heard of them before, a Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session.

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.

To register: Death Cafe

Registration is required.

YA Crafts: Model Kits Building

Posted on by Patrick Brennan

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited to the program room of the Malden Public Library to put together their own model kit, and learn all about the fun hobby.

Join us on April 25th from 3:00-4:30 PM as we put together Model Kits from the Gundam and Pokemon worlds. Everyone will get their own snap-together kit to work on, but make sure to arrive on time to assure your spot. To sign up stop by the information desk of the MPL or call 781-324-0218 to reserve a spot today.

We are out of Eclipse Glasses

Posted on by Cait Quinn

Our programs are full! We have completely maxed out our supply of eclipse glasses. But if you still want to view the eclipse with us we will be live streaming it through NASA on a big screen in the library. You can also join us on the lawn and bring your own viewing device such as a pin hole viewer. You can learn how to make one here: Pin Hole Camera 

We at the library hope that you have a happy and safe eclipse! And thank you for being so excited about science and our planet. It is wonderful that an event like this can bring so many people together!

April Book Discussion Thursday April 25th from 7-8pm

Posted on by Marita Coombs

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner is the title for April.

“Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientèle. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.” Bibliocommons

Print copies are available at the Information Desk.  Ebooks and audio books are available through Libby. The Lost Apothecary

Registration is encouraged, to sign up click here : April Book Discussion

Celebrate the Eclipse at the Library

Posted on by Marita Coombs

On April 8th, 2024 a total solar eclipse will be making it’s way across North America.  The library will be streaming the entire event starting at 1pm thru the eyes of NASA.

Join us on the lawn to view the solar eclipse. Starting at 2pm we will hand out eclipse glasses to all registrants so they may view this once in a lifetime event with us at the library.

Glasses will not be available before the event and will not be available to anyone viewing the eclipse elsewhere.

Registration is required: Celebrate the Eclipse