The Friends of the Malden Public Library are excited to invite you to the first Brews for Books fundraiser on Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 5-8 pm. Taste the wares of local craft breweries and cider makers and enjoy food from our local Malden eateries in the historic Converse Library and Art Galleries. There will be live music, games, raffle items, and a silent auction. Tickets are $35 and available at the Malden Public Library and online at www.localwineevents.com. Don’t wait; tickets are limited. You must be 21 years old to attend this event.

Join us for Movie Night on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, from 6:00-8:30pm.  We will be showing a recent movie where a family of four must stay in A Quiet Place or their survival will be threatened.  The movie stars Emily Blunt and Boston-born John Krasinski.

In a not-so-distant post-apocalyptic world, the Abbott family is forced to live in silence in a world full of creatures with extremely sensitive hearing who hunt by sound.  Stephen King wrote on Twitter, “A QUIET PLACE is an extraordinary piece of work. Terrific acting, but the main thing is the SILENCE, and how it makes the camera’s eye open wide in a way few movies manage.”

Associated Press writes, “It is smart, it moves fast, it has a hugely satisfying ending….”  Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 95% approval rating.

This summer, Malden Public Library is holding a Summer Reading program with the theme “Libraries Rock!”  We invite adults, children, and teens to join our Summer Reading program.  Please see our website for more details.

Join us for Movie Night for free popcorn and snacks and adults may enter our raffle to win some cool prizes, including movie tickets.

This film is free and open to the public and is accessible.  Movie times are approximate.  Please call the Malden Public Library at 781-324-0218 for more information.  Rated PG-13 (90 min.)

Manga and Anime fans in the 5th through 12th grade join us in the Maccario Room on Friday, July 27th to watch a movie based on one of the best-selling and longest running Manga’s in the world, “One Piece”

We will have snack, drinks, some party favors and will watch one of the latest films from the anime series based on “One Piece”. Raise the jolly roger and set sail for adventure as Luffy’s crew goes to a casino in the middle of the ocean and encounters greed and misfortune among his fellow pirate crew.

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited to enjoy a magical birthday party for the Boy Who Lived at the Malden Public Library on July 31st from 3:00 – 4:30 PM.

We will have butter beer, bertie botts beans, harry potter games, crafts and more. Come ready to celebrate and relax with friends in fellow houses, whether they sort into Gryffindor or Hufflepuff. No registration required, but snacks and crafts supplies are limited.

The Library will close at 6 pm on Tuesday, July 3rd and reopen on Thursday, July 5th at 9 a.m. We will be closed Wednesday, July 4th.

Due to rain, today’s Summer Reading Ice Cream Kickoff will be held in the Malden High School cafeteria, across Salem Street.

Ice cream and summer reading isn’t just for kids anymore. Join us on Thursday, June 28 from 1-2:30 p.m. for our Summer Reading Kickoff Ice Cream Social. We will be scooping free ice cream, generously donated by Dairy Delight, on the Library’s front garden at 36 Salem St. and look forward to seeing you there!

Beginning this week, the Library will be closed on Saturday until September 8, 2018.

Next Thursday (June 21st) will be the last Thursday evening the Library will be open until 9 pm. Beginning Thursday, June 28th, the Library will close at 6 pm.

Young Adults going into the 6th grade through 12th grade are invited to join the Summer Reading program at the Malden Public Library, and enjoy our Kick-Off party on Monday July 2nd from 3:00-4:30 in the Maccario Room.

We will have games, pizza, snack and drinks to enjoy while you hang out and get ready for a Summer of fun at the MPL. Sign-up gift bags for the Summer Reading program will be available, though our supply is limited so sign up soon.

June Artist: Kevin Tang.

Title of Exhibit: Bostonia.

Cities are the convergence of people, culture, art, technology, and ideas. Kevin tries to
capture the splendor and wonder of cities and urban areas, starting from his hometown
of Boston.

View Kevin’s art, on display at the Library through June 29, 2018.