Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade can join us Friday July 8th from 3:00-5:00 PM in the Maccario Room as we host our first Friday Afternoon Movie. Come relax in the Air conditioning, enjoy some snacks and watch a new and popular movie.

The first film up is the best selling movie of 2015, from acclaimed film-maker J.J. Abrams and the wizards at Disney, comes the 7th film in the massively epic “Star Wars” saga. The Force has lain dormant for years, but suddenly Awakens in a new generation of heroes starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac. Also, who could forget the adorable and charismatic BB-8!

Please join us Wednesday, June 8th in the Program Room from 6:30-8:30 PM for Board Game Night for Adults.

Bring your own board games, or play with the library’s collection that includes: Settlers of Catan, Ticket To Ride, Dominion, Pandemic, Forbidden Island and more! Snacks and Refreshments will be served.

Robert Carr will be launching a new collection of poetry “Amaranth”, published by Indolent Books, at the Malden Public Library on June 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. You can preview Bob’s work at robertcarr.org.

Cammy Thomas, author of Cathedral of Wish and Inscriptions, Four Way Books, will be opening this evening of  poetry where her books will also be available. Please join us for this special local author event.

The Malden Public Library will be closed on Monday, May 30th in honor of Memorial Day. We will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31st.

Join us on Wednesday, May 25th at 7 pm, as best-selling author Michael Tougias presents a narrated, gripping presentation of the dramatic true story of a 1952 nor’easter that left dozens of men aboard a pair of oil tankers at the mercy of a deadly storm and the U.S. Coast Guard rescue mission to save them. The talk will include slides of the actual rescue.

Michael J. Tougias is a lecturer and award-winning author and co-author of 24 books. He is best known for his seven survival at sea books including A Storm Too Soon, So Close To Home, and The Finest Hours now a major motion picture by Disney. His book, Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do in the Blizzard of 78, was selected by the American Library Association as one of the “Top Books of the Year” and described as “a white-knuckle read, the best book of its kind.”  Co-sponsored by Malden Reads and the Malden Historical Society

Malden Public Library, 36 Salem Street, Malden  www.maldenpubliclibrary.org

Thank you to everyone that made our Drop-In Stitch so much fun. It was a place to bring your projects, meet new people, share your skills and learn from your neighbors.

We will be taking the summer off (Thursday evenings in the summer the Library closes at 6) but will resume in the Fall. Check back here for details soon.

May 6th is approaching quickly. Don’t wait to get your tickets to the 14th Annual Wine Tasting, hosted by the Friends of the Malden Public Library and M&M Liquors. The event will be held on Friday, May 6, 2016 from 7–10 pm in the historic galleries of the Malden Public Library. Tickets are $35 per person and will include wines from around the world, delicious hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and a chocolate fountain donated by Malden restaurants, and guided tours of the Library’s art and architecture.

We look forward to sharing this wonderful evening with you. Tickets may be purchased at the Library, M&M Liquors, or LocalWineEvents.com.

Tickets for the 14th Annual Wine Tasting, hosted by the Friends of the Malden Public Library and M&M Liquors are now available. The event will be held on Friday, May 6, 2016 from 7–10 pm in the historic galleries of the Malden Public Library. Tickets are $35 per person and will include wines from around the world, delicious hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and a chocolate fountain donated by Malden restaurants, and guided tours of the Library’s art and architecture.

We look forward to sharing this wonderful evening with you. Tickets may be purchased at the Library, M&M Liquors, or LocalWineEvents.com.