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YA Craft: Soap Making on Tues, Nov 19th

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited to the Malden Public Library to clean up their act. Join us on Tuesday, November 19th from 3:00-4:30 in the Program Room for our homemade Soap Making craft. You will be able to add scents, colors and florals to truly design your own bar of soap.

Space is limited so sign up by stopping by clicking through the following link to reserve your spot today: https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-adult-craft-soap-making/

 

Board Game Night for Adults! Wednesday, November 13th, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Adults are welcome to come to the Maccario Room for a night of friends & gaming as we bring out our collection of board games to play.

Join us on Wednesday, November 13th from 6:30 – 8:30 PM, and play one of our many popular board games or bring your own to play! Board Game Night for Adults is the second Wednesday of the month, so mark your calendars now!

Young Adult Pokemon Model Craft, Tuesday Nov. 5th

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th are invited to make their own Pocket Monster at the Malden Public Library.

Join us on Tuesday, November 5th from 3:00 – 4:30 in the Maccario Room for this fun and fast craft. Bandai Model Crafts require that you snap your creation together like a puzzle following simple instructions. Sign up is required so make sure to look at our online calendar and reserve your spot today:

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-adult-pokemon-model-crafting/

Young Adult Craft: Spooky Candle Making, Oct 17th @3PM

Young Adults in the 6th through 12th grade are invited to the Malden Public Library to get crafty in the spooky season on Thurs. October 17th from 3:00-4:30 PM.
We will be making spooky candles for the fall season with YA Librarian Patrick. All materials are free but sign-up is required so click this link to register today:

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-adult-craft-spooky-candle-making/

Beauty of Nature – Prints and Poetry of Joel Cooper and Deborah Gordon Cooper

Beauty of Nature will be on exhibit from September 28 through November 22, 2024 in the Converse Art Galleries of the Malden Public Library.  Open Wednesdays 2-4 PM; for additional gallery hours or to schedule a group tour,  call 781-324-0218.

From National Gardener Magazine (Fall, 2024).  “The Coopers … worked together delightfully. It took Joel about 100 hours to create a print. Once completed, he would place it on an easel in the middle of everything, hoping that Deborah would find that little thread to inspire the poem that might express the feelings that print brought out in her, much like a fairy tale. Sadly, Joel passed away in 2021.” The Cooper family has donated 85 of Joel’s prints to the Malden Public Library’s Art Collection. The current exhibit showcases 30 prints and poems created by the Coopers over the past 40 years. The exhibition is made possible by the generous contributions of John Giso, Michael Nuttall, Martin Cooper, Kim Taylor and the Trustees of the Malden Public Library.

Joel Cooper (April 16, 1945-October 13, 2021) began fine art screen printing in 1989, having been introduced to the process through a workshop at the Duluth Art Institute. Joel was a talented printer for over 28 years, with a portfolio of over 170 prints. His work has been exhibited at various Duluth Art Institute shows including the Arrowhead Regional Biennial Exhibits. In February 1998 a collaborative show, As We See It, took place at the Duluth Art Institute. It combined 42 screen prints along with poems by his wife, Deborah Gordon Cooper and this began a series of many exhibits they did together, including the Northern Prints Gallery and the Johnson heritage Post Gallery in Grand Marais. Joel owned and operated Cooper Enterprises in Duluth for over forty years and was a founding member of the Northern Printmakers Alliance.

Deborah Cooper is the author of six collections of poetry, including Between the Ceiling & the Moon (Finishing Line Press 2008), Under the Influence of Lilacs (Clover Valley Press 2010) and Blue Window (Clover Valley Press 2017). Deborah’s work has been published in numerous journals and anthologies, among them two collections by her writing group of over thirty years, most recently Bound Together: Like the Grasses (Clover Valley Press 2013). She has co-edited anthologies published by Holy Cow Press: Beloved on the Earth, The Heart of All That Is and Amethyst & Agate. Deborah has conducted writing circles with homeless individuals in her community. She has taught poetry classes in jails and juvenile centers for many years. Deborah was honored to serve as the Duluth Minnesota Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014.

 

Young Adult Craft: Needle Felting, Thursday, Oct. 3rd @3PM

Young Adults in the 6th through 12th grade are invited to the Malden Public Library to learn a new craft: Needle Felting. This class will take place in the Program Room on the second floor at 3:00 on Thursday, Oct. 3rd. This is a fun hobby that involves tufting wool into cute shapes with needles. This is a serious craft and sign up is required, so click on this link to secure your spot in the program today:

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-adult-craft-needle-felting/