Blog: Teen Program

The category for Teen’s programs that will be featured on the Teen’s Collection page.

YA Arts: Paint By Numbers on Nov. 18th @3:00

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited to the MPL on Tuesday, November 18th from 3:00-4:00 to paint their own masterpiece. Sign up today to make your own Paint By Numbers work of art to hang on your wall. No artistic talent? No problem so long as you can count to 100.

Sign up here below to secure your spot today:
https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/ya-arts-paint-by-numbers/

Apply to have your Artwork on Display at the Malden Public Library

Are you interested is showing your work at the Malden Public Library?  We will be accepting applications on October 30, 2025 until December 1, 2025.   This is a great opportunity for local artists to show their work.

Here is the link to apply :

https://maldenpubliclibrary.org/services/rotating-art-exhibit/

You can see more information on the Library Services page, see Rotating Art Exhibit.

Anyone interested in applying should also send examples of their work to : mcoombs@maldenpubliclibrary.org

Rotating Artists 2025 by Caitlin Quinn

YA Craft: Fall Soap Making

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited to the Malden Public Library on November 5th at 3:00 PM to take part in our next craft program: Fall Soap Making.

Teens will get to pick scents, colors and add ins to make a perfect candle for fall fun.  Sign Up is required and space is limited, so reserve your spot today:

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/ya-craft-fall-soap-making/

Find Yourself in a Book Challenge 9.1.25-6.30.26

Summer is over, the Autumn crush has started, and you may be feeling like reading for pleasure isn’t a priority right now. But reading for yourself should always be a priorty! And to give you a little encouragement MPL has set up a low stakes reading challenge.

Step 1: Log in or sign up to Beanstack either on the web or via the Beanstack Tracker app. (Make sure you are signed into Malden Public Library’s Challenge site. Don’t use Beanstack Go)

Step 2: Register for the “Find Yourself in a Book Challenge”

Step 3: Read (at least) one book a month that is strictly for you. Not a school book, something for work, not a side hustle. Just something you think you will enjoy.

Step 4: Collect a stamp from the library that shows you’ve completed the monthly reading. (Bookmarks available at Info and the Children’s desk, so you can log your stamps).

Step 5: Get a stamp for each month between September and June and qualify for a fun enamel pin to celebrate your accomplishment.

That’s it! Just at least one book a month. We know how hard it is to make a reading commitment sometimes. And also how easy it is to let free time slip away without using it to recharge. This challenge is here to combat that with a gentle nudge to do something wholly good for you. And to up the stakes just a little, we are adding a community goal of 10,000 books read by June. The hope is that all the other books you read each month will make their way into our stats and help us celebrate how spectacular our reading community really is. So lets make a commitment together to try to read at least a little bit every month, as a community. It will help inspire the busy library staff to keep up on their reading too, so do us a favor and sign up!