We’ll supply the LEGO bricks, and children can have fun using their imaginations and creating their own LEGO projects on Wednesday, October 2, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Recommended for grades K-5.
LEGO Club – Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2:30-4 pm
We’ll supply the LEGO bricks, and children can have fun using their imaginations and creating their own LEGO projects on Wednesday, October 2, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Recommended for grades K-5.
Beginning October 17, this book club for 4th and 5th graders will meet monthly on the third Thursday of the month at 4:00pm for about 50 minutes. The program will include an informal book discussion, some snacks, and a book-related activity when appropriate. Sign up online, at the Children’s Room desk, or by calling the Children’s Room at 781.388.0803. Regular attendance is encouraged. Pick up the book from the Children’s Room desk and read it before the club meeting.
October 17 selection: Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, this bilingual storytelling program features the beautiful legend about the origin and the foundation of the city of Cusco that became the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The story has been told through generations in Peru, and still there are many native indigenous that believe the Inca Kingdom will come back. Recommended for ages 5+.
This 3-part program is designed to be fun, energetic, and interactive, with 1) storytelling, 2) arts and craft activity, and 3) singing, dancing, or a dynamic game.
This program is supported by a grant from the Malden Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Young Adults in the the 6th through 12th grade are invited to the Maccario Room of the Malden Public Library on Thursday, August 22nd from 3:00-4:30 for our End of Summer wrap up party. Enjoy video games, board games, snacks, pizza and prizes for everyone that completed our Summer Reading Program.
Come and relax with friends and celebrate another Summer of reading and fun programs at the library. No sign up is necessary.
Next Tuesday: Through Me to You: Puppet Storytime! Join Leigh, Newton, and the rest of the Through Me to You Puppetry gang for 30 minutes of stories and songs performed by the puppets, followed by Puppet Free Play. The stories & songs are interactive, allowing the kids to engage both their minds and bodies during the show. Recommended for ages 5-7, and there is no registration required! The program is generously funded by Preotle, Lane & Associates, Ltd.
This Friday, Aug. 9th, 10:30-11:30am! Join us with Firefighter Sara to learn about fire safety, and to celebrate the 80th birthday of Smokey Bear! This program is located in the Children’s Room, and recommended for ages 4 and up. No registration is required.
Youth and Young Adults that have signed up for our Summer Reading Program are welcome to the library today, Monday August 5th to pick up a NASA @ My Library take home art bag! The August theme for NASA’s Science Place for creating original artwork is about the ASTHROS mission to Antarctica, and you can find out more about it here.
The craft kit includes a small paint brush, watercolors, canvas and eraser, as well as some fun bookmarks, postcards and a sticker from NASA. Paint your masterpiece and submit it to the Science Place website to have your original art featured on the website here.
These take home arts kits are limited to one bag per household, for only 3rd graders through 12th graders only, and you must be signed up for the Summer Reading program in order to take a bag home with you. No other sign-up is required and the kits are first come first serve starting today, so stop by the library when you have a chance and blast off into space.
Pumpernickel Puppets will be performing Monday, August 5th, 3-3:45pm in the Maccario Room! This free performance will include “Three Billy Goats Gruff,” and “The Lion and the Mouse,” as well as a demonstration of how puppets work. Recommended for children ages 3 and up, and no registration required. This program is generously funded by Preotle, Lane & Associates, Ltd.
Young Adults in the 6th through 12th grade are invited to the Malden Public Library on Thursday, August 15th from 3:00-4:30 PM to make their very own Oceanic themed slime.
Get ready to get messy as we make clear blue slime with mix-ins and ocean shells. Sign-up is required here on our online calendar to reserve your spot:
https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/ya-craft-ocean-soap-making/