Families, bring your dancing shoes and prepare for lots of fun! The Toe Jam Puppet Band offers a special brand of hands-on children’s entertainment that grown-ups can actually enjoy. The performances are very active, encouraging kids and parents to sing and dance along with the band as they entertain with a unique combination of original songs, masterful shadow puppetry, storytelling and just plain old good fun! This concert is presented in collaboration with the North Suburban Child & Family Resource Network.
This program is supported by a grant from the Malden Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Nile, the inflatable43-foot whale, is returning to Malden on Friday, July 15, at 2 p.m! Kids in grades K-5 will be able to go inside Nile—the life-sized humpback whale, learn about how whales and humans are similar and different, and have a chance to touch baleen, teeth and bones. This special whale education program is presented by Cynde McInnis, who has loved whales and been learning about them since she was eight.

This program is generously funded by Preotle, Lane & Associates.

On Tuesday, July 12, at 3 p.m., kids can meet author Alec Carvlin, decorate their own cosmic sunglasses, hear him read his fun new picture book, and ask questions about the book and the science behind it. Recommended for children ages 5-8.

Young Adults in the 5th grade and up are invited to the library today to pick up a take home craft bag with everything you need to start a Perler Bead hobby.

Each craft bag comes with a peg board, beads, tweezers, paper and instructions, and just require access to an iron.

No sign-up is required but there are a limited number of kits so come into the library starting today to pick up yours.

Register your child now for the Summer Reading Club, either on paper in the Children’s Room or online using Beanstack. Children ages 3 to those entering 5th grade in the fall are eligible.

For six weeks, beginning Monday, July 4, registered children can log their reading times (on paper or online) to reach the weekly goal of 120 minutes or more by the end of the week on Sunday. Kids can read any book anywhere, and being read aloud to counts, especially for pre-readers. Readers who reach the weekly goal can come to the Children’s Room the following week (or anytime thereafter) to choose a prize. For more information, call the Children’s Room at 781-388-0803 or 781-324-0218. A calendar with all the library’s summer programs (the events in red are for children) is available: Summer Program Calendar 2022

Children ages 4-8 are invited to “Trail Mix,” a special storytelling program by Diane Edgecomb on Thursday, July 7, at 10:30 am on the front lawn of the library.

Step off the Beaten Path and into the Big Outdoors in this fun-loving participatory program with award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb. We’ll go on a fossil dig in Montana to discover a new dinosaur and take on the world’s sassiest bugs all before we break out our lunch pails. Join in the stories, songs and FUN that have made Diane Edgecomb one of New England’s favorite storytellers. Diane has been featured on NPR and is a winner of a Parent’s Choice award for her CDs and recordings.

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

Kari Percival, Malden artist and author, will read from her new picture book, How to Say Hello to a Worm, and then offer a special gardening activity on the library front lawn. This free program is appropriate for young children (ages 2-5).  For the activity, families should bring a container in which to plant their garden. Suitable containers can be an empty 32-ounce yogurt container (with lid) or an empty plastic half-gallon milk jug or an empty 2-liter soda bottle or a similar-sized flower pot.

Join the Friends of the Malden Public Library for a book sale on Saturday, June 11^th from 11 am to 1 pm. The sale will be held rain or shine in the Library’s Book Sale Room.  Books, DVDs, and CDs for all ages are available with prices ranging from $.25 to $2.00.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited to watch a movie at the Malden Public Library. Join us on Thursday, June 16th from 3-5 PM in the Program Room on the 2nd Floor.

The film is a high-flying action adventure movie based on the “Uncharted” video game series, and it stars Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Far From Home) and Mark Wahlberg.

Light refreshments and snacks will be provided on a first come basis along with seating so mark the 3PM start time to enjoy this feature presentation at the MPL.