Join us for Movie Night on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 from 6:00-8:00pm. We will be showing a movie about a life-like robot, named M3GAN, whose AI becomes a little too intelligent.

“When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady, Gemma’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent. Under intense pressure at work, Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems-a decision that will have unimaginable consequences.” Rated PG-13 (104 min.) (2023) 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Free snacks will be provided. Movie times are approximate.

MassHealth requires all members to renew this year. If you have MassHealth scan the QR code so you know what to expect.

Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) will be at the Malden Public Library to discuss how to renew your health benefits through MassHealth. You do not need to make an appointment and the open–question format is available to everyone, regardless of age. Drop by the Library at one of the times listed below to talk with MVES:

June 1, 2023: 1:00-3:00pm (Thursday)

June 15, 2023: 3:00-5:00pm (Thursday)

July 13, 2023: 1:00-3:00pm (Tuesday)

The Library will also have in-person materials provided by Mystic Valley Elder Services, including additional translations of the MassHealth renewal information flyers in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Portuguese, and Haitian-Creole. Please call Malden Public Library at 781-324-0218 for more information or Mystic Valley Elder Services at 781-324-7705.

MVES MassHealth

Join us on Thursday, May 25 at 7:00 p.m. for a talk by local historian and author Dee Morris titled: “In This Together: Friendships That Made Malden”. It will be an exploration and celebration of the importance of friendship in building the Malden community.

Are you interested in joining a group to discuss interesting books?  Join us this month as we discuss the book Maame by Jessica George.  We’ll be hosting two sessions, one on Tuesday June 20th from 11-12pm

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/book-group/

and a second one Thursday June 22nd from 7-8pm.

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/book-group-2/

Registration is encouraged.

Stop by the library to pick up a copy.

Contact Marita if you have questions mcoombs@maldenpubliclibrary.org

Friends! Coffee! Books!

The Spring Book Sale is here! On Friday, May 5^th from 6-9pm, if you join the Friends of the Malden Public Library you will have early access to the best books.

Membership is a bargain: $10 (students & seniors), $15 (individual), or $30 (family). Books, DVDs, CDs and more range in price from $0.25 to $2.00.

Don’t miss the Main Book Sale on Saturday, May 6^th from 10am-2pm. We have a special surprise: Coffee and a Book—the Perfect Blend!

Malden’s own New England Coffee Company will be here serving up amazing coffee in exchange for a donation to the Friends. All proceeds benefit the Friends and the Malden Public Library.

Your membership in the Friends helps support Malden Public Library in providing free programs, discount museum passes, movie nights, children’s programs, language learning apps, concerts, and more for the Malden community.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Gather online (Zoom) with a group of enthusiastic poetry lovers to talk about a monthly selection with Poet Lloyd Schwartz.  Our May program will feature the poem Sleet Storm on the Merritt Parkway by Robert Bly.

To register for monthly updates and Zoom links sent right to your email click here: Sign up

You’re invited! Join local author and illustrator, Kari Percival, Thursday May 11, 7 pm, for a slide show and reception at the Malden Public Library to her recent Ezra Jack Keats Award. Kari traveled to Mississsippi, to receive the award at the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival. She will share some highlights of her publishing journey, her insipiration for the book, and her time in Mississippi. This is a fabulous opportunity for aspiring authors and children’s book enthusiasts to hear about the process of drafting and publishing an award winning work. This is not to be missed.

The EJK Award is given annually to an outstanding new writer and new illustrator by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). Winners are selected by a committee of authors, illustrators and librarians. Percival won the Ezra Jack Keats Award for her debut picture book, How to Say Hello to a Worm, and introduction to gardening for toddlers, that was inspired by her experience leading the Early Birds’ Garden Club at the Malden Community Garden.

Join us for Movie Night on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 6:00-8:15 pm. We will be showing a movie inspired by Emily Brontë’s life.