Blog: Month: August 2026

Congratulations to all our summer readers !

Congrats to our top readers this summer!  Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s End of Summer Award Ceremony and to everyone who’s been participating in our summer reading, whether by joining our reading challenge, our programs, or simply being part of our library community.
Special thanks to Mayor Christenson for helping us award our grand prizes!
Also, the summer fun isn’t over yet! You can still log your minutes on Beanstack and pick up your prizes.  bit.ly/BeanstackMPL

Welcome Back to School Night 8.26.26

Welcome back to school to Malden’s 1st through 5th graders, and a big special welcome to our Pre-K and Kindergarten friends going for the first time! Malden Public Library welcomes you all to come participate in making personalized backpack charms, and some first day of school crowns for the Pre-Ks and Kindergarteners in preparation for their first day back September 2nd!

For our older kids, we will also have a Library Scavenger Hunt to help you familiarize yourself with the library for the upcoming school year! This will help all school age kids navigate the space and become familiar with using the Dewey Decimal System to complete any upcoming assignments! Completing the Scavenger Hunt will win you a special prize!

So join us August 26th from 6-7PM in the Program Room. The Scavenger Hunt will run an additional thirty minutes in the Children’s Room to allow for all students to participate in both!

No registration required!

Young Adult Perler Beads & Pixel Painting on Tuesday Sept. 8th

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th Grade are invited to the Malden Public Library for arts and crafts with a Pixelated twist. Join us for Perler Beading and Pixel Painting, and choose how you would like to craft at this hour long program.

Sign up to secure your spot and join us on Tuesday, September 8th from 3:00 – 4:00 PM in the Program Room of the Library

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-adult-perler-beads-pixel-painting/

Summer Reading Award Ceremony 8.14.26

You’re Invited!

To the Malden Public Library’s End of Summer Award Ceremony enjoy cake and music while we celebrate this summer’s top readers! We’ll see you at 11am in the Maccario Room for prizes and fun.

Grand Prize winners will be notified in advance.

Top child reader recieves a family membership to the Museum of Science.

The Teen winner gets a gift certificate to Boda Borg for 4 players.

And the Adult grand prize winner will have their own rain barrel

Submit your minutes on Beanstack (you can back date for more prizes) to qualify to win!