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/

Future entomologists, get ready to bug out at the Arthropod Petting Zoo, hosted by Professor Bugman! Come learn how these amazingly diverse animals have adapted to survive and thrive in a bug-eat-bug world. This Thursday, Aug. 1, 3-4pm in the Maccario Room! (Recommended for ages 4-11 years old, no registration necessary.)
This educational program is generously funded by Preotle, Lane & Associates, Ltd.

Sing, dance, and get a little loco! Rockabye Beats is more than just an entertaining music program for young children—it’s a place where friends are made and families grow closer by creating music together! Join us at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, for some musical fun as Berklee-graduate Shon Gordon plays his guitar while subliminally teaching basic Spanish vocabulary. Appropriate for ages 2-6+.

This program, presented in coordination with the North Suburban Child & Family Resource Network, 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 6th through 12th grade are invited to the Malden Public Library on Thursday, July 25th from 3:00-5:00 PM.

We will have snacks and light refreshments while we watch the latest film in the Ghostbusters series, this time back in New York City! No sign-up is required but space is limited so make sure to come and claim a seat.

Young Adults in the 6th through 12th Grade are invited to the Program Room of the MPL for a new craft where you will design and craft your own personalized lip balm.

This program will be on Thursday, August 1st from 3:00 – 4:30 PM. Sign up on our interactive calendar or call the library at 781-324-0218 today to secure your spot:

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-adult-make-your-own-lip-balm/

Awesome craft program alert! In keeping with our summer theme of conservation, we are having a very special craft program. Artist Bobby Brown will teach kids ages 7-11 how to make art with recycled objects. This program will be held Thursday, July 25th from 2-4pm, in the program room on the second floor. Space will be limited to be sure to show up early!

Young Adults in the 6th through 12th grade can sign up to make your own Tie-Dye on the lawn of the Malden Public Library. Join us on Friday, July 19th from 2-4 PM to make your own t-shirt creation.

Sign up for your shirt size today on the following link to safeguard your spot and we will see you then:

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/young-adult-tie-dye/

If you have children in grades 5 and below, please click on the calendar to sign up for a time for the Children’s Tie-Dye program:

https://maldenpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/2024-july/

Join us on Wednesday evening, July 10, for a cultural and literary adventure! Presented in both English and Spanish, this beautiful Guatemalan folktale tells the story of the “chirimia”, whose music is sweeter even that of the birds. The protagonists are a Mayan princess and a young man whose love for he sends him on a quest for the purest song in the woods.   This fun program features storytelling, a creative activity, and a more dynamic activity.  Recommended for ages 5 and up.

This program is supported by a grant from the Malden Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Don’t miss this fabulous show on Tuesday, July 16, at 3pm! The Family Magic Concert is a high energy, interactive funfest, full of amazing magic and hilarious comedy as well as the dramatic appearance of ‘Snow,’ a beautiful, fluttering white dove and ‘Fluffy,’ an adorable fuzzy bunny.

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 6th through 12th Grade are invited to learn how to Crochet at the Malden Public Library on Wednesday, July 10th from 3:00-5:00 in the Maccario Room. We will have everything you need to practice and learn how to loop.

To take part in this program please sign up at the link on our online calendar or call the information desk at 781-324-0218