Young children are invited to join us for this special drop-in storytime program on Thursday, September 22, at 10:30 a.m. Malden Firefighter Bill Sullivan will read aloud a picture book and talk about fire safety and what firefighters do. No registration required. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Preschool groups are welcome, but please call 781-388-0803 in advance.
Kids, Young Adults and Families are invited to sign up now for our take home experiment in partnership with NASA @ My Library: BALLOON ROCKETS! Learn all about propulsion from this small test and craft your own device to beat your own record.
Call the library at 781-324-0218 to reserve your take-home craft bag today, and come into the library at the Information Desk to pick it up. These are limited so please one per household, and make sure to reserve yours today!
We’ll supply the LEGO bricks, and children can have fun using their imaginations and creating their own LEGO projects on Tuesday, August 9, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. Recommended for ages 5-10.
Children will learn about a variety of mammals and reptiles in this hands-on live animal program. Recommended for ages 4-10. Funded by Preotle, Lane & Associates.
This signed story time will be led by ASL interpreter and teaching artist, Arlene Velleman. We will read a picture book, Arlene will interpret in ASL, and then Arlene will teach participants the signs for some of the key words from the story. A question-and-answer session will follow. All ages are welcome; this program is particularly appropriate for ages 4-6+.
To help folks practice some of the signs we’ll be learning, here are two videos:
This program is supported by a grant from the Malden Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Starting tomorrow Monday, August 8th youth and families can take home a Grab&Go kit at the Information Desk of the MPL for our NASA @ My Library partnership. Learn about the phases of the moon and recreate them with our Oreo cookie mission materials (milk not included).
Join Mayor Gary Christenson for a special storytime on Thursday, September 29, at 10 :30 a.m. The Mayor will read aloud from some fun new picture books and be available to answer any questions that children might have about what a mayor does. This program is recommended for ages 3-5+. Preschool groups are welcome (just call the Children’s Room in advance).
Young Adults in the 6th – 12th grade, its Morbin’ Time.
Join us on Fri. August 5th @ 3PM for the YA Movie Afternoon based on Marvel comics Spider-Man vampire villain Michael Morbius.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
Young Adults in the 6th – 12th Grade are invited to the Malden Library for more arts and crafts. Join us this Thursday from 3:00-4:30 to paint your own small bird house. Call today at 781-324-0218 or stop by the information desk to sign up and reserve your spot.
Join us for a “Movie Night in the Park at Rivers Edge” on Wednesday, August 17 at 8:00 p.m.. The movie will be on The Park at Rivers Edge Great Lawn adjacent to 200 River’s Edge Drive in Medford. The Great Lawn section of the park will be transformed into an outdoor movie theatre where residents and visitors of all ages are welcome to gather and enjoy a free movie night featuring Disney’s Enchanted.
Enchanted is an American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, and Susan Sarandon. A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day life when an animated princess is exiled into the real world by an evil queen. MPAA Rating PG.
The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Preotle, Lane & Associates and the Malden Public Library. Attendees should bring their own blankets and chairs for use. There will be free snacks and water provided. Wellington Station is just 0.4 miles from Rivers Edge. Free parking is available at the Rivers Edge Garage.