Please join us Monday, July 18th in the Program Room from 6:30-8:30 PM for Board Game Night for Adults.
Bring your own board games, or play with the library’s collection that includes: Settlers of Catan, Ticket To Ride, Dominion, Pandemic, Forbidden Island and more! Snacks and Refreshments will be served.
Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited for our Friday Afternoon Movie on Friday, July 22nd from 3:00 – 5:00 PM in the Macarrio Room. There will be snacks and drinks, provided by Preotle, Lane & Associates.
This week’s film is one of the biggest box office draws of 2016 so far, and stars Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman as they go toe-to-toe in a fight for the ages! In a movie with Batman and Superman fighting, surprisingly though the best part is Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Directed by Zach Snyder, the mind behind DC’s “The Watchmen” and “300” comes another huge Comic Book movie.
For Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade, join us Thursday July 14th from 3:00 – 4:30 PM for our Afternoon Craft Time: Perler Beads.
Perler Beads are small colorful blocks that you can arrange into any image you can imagine, that are then fused together with heat. Everyone can make at least one item which can be wall art, a picture frame, a keychain or a magnet.
There will be no sign-up for the program but space is limited on a first come, first served basis.
Young Adults is the 5th – 12th grade are invited to relax this Friday in the Macarrio Room from 3:00 – 4:30 PM as we game on. hang our with your friends as you play games, enjoy food, and get ready for the weekend by having a good time.
We will have our wiiU available for play, as well as other video and board games. Foods, snacks, and drinks will be provided and are paid for by Preotle, Lane & Associates.
Learn techniques to help you de-stress.
These classes are open to adults of all levels.
Introduction to Meditation with Dina Martinez of Naked Feet Yoga, Melrose
Tuesday, July 19th 7-8pm Maccario Room at MPL
Reduce your stress through calming breathing techniques and aromatherapy.
Beginner Yoga with Becky Small
Tuesday, July 26th 6:30-7:45pm Maccario Room at MPL
Learn basic poses to help you stretch and find your center.
Sign up for one or both classes by calling 781-324-0218
Attendees must sign a waiver at these programs.
Mats will be provided but you may bring your own.
Thank you to Preotle, Lane, & Associates, and the Friends of the Malden Public Library for sponsoring this summer’s reading programs!
Young Adults going into 6th grade through 12th grade are invited to join the festivities as we start our Summer Reading Program on June 30th, from 3:00 -4:30 PM in the Maccario Room.
We will have video games, board games, crafts, snacks and drinks for all, and if you are interested in signing up for the Reading Program you can do it then and there. Enjoy your Summer while earning rewards and prizes at the Library.
Funds for this Summer Reading Program and others is provided by Preotle, Lane & Associates.
Young Adults currently in the 5th grade through rising 12th graders click here to sign up!
There are a lot of great reasons to sign up for the YOUNG ADULT 2016 SUMMER READING PROGRAM, but here are the details for earning rewards over the next 6 weeks.
*Each week that you read and log at least 5 hours you will qualify to get a prize from the Rewards Box at the Information Desk. Prizes include bags, ear buds, pedometers, books and more! Complete this challenge up to 6 times throughout the Summer
*The Weekly Top Reader (who ever reads and logs the most hours) will receive a $25 Gift Card to one of several businesses local and online including Dunkin Donuts, New England Comics and Amazon.com
*At the end of the Summer the Top Readers Overall (those who read and log the most hours over the 6 week program) will win gift cards of larger amounts, and all participants in the program will have chances to win fun raffle prizes at the End-of-Summer Party.
Young Adults currently in the 5th grade through rising 12th graders click here to sign up!
We are pleased to announce that the Malden Public Library now provides the following new discount museum passes to Malden Residents:
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): Each pass admits 2 adults for $5 per person. Children are free.
Edward M. Kennedy Institute: Each pass admits 2 adults for $7 per person. Children are free.
Coming Soon! John F. Kennedy Library & Museum Each pass admits 2 people at $3 per person. Children 12 and under are free.
Malden Adult Residents with cards in good standing can book here.
Integrated Summer Calendar 2016
Some programs require registration.
Sign up for one of our summer reading programs:
Children who read at least 120 minutes per week may come in the following week to pick up a prize.
Teens who read at least 5 hours a week may come in the following week to pick up a prize. There will also be prizes for teens who read the most!
This year, adults can play Library Bingo! Adults who complete five squares in a row may come in to pick up a prize. Adults who fill the whole card will be entered in a raffle to win a gift card. Pick up your card at the library.
Sponsored by Preotle, Lane, and Associates; the Friends of the Malden Public Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Join us for a reading by author CD Collins on Wednesday, June 15, at 6:30 p.m. Kentucky native CD Collins follows the storytelling traditions of the South, both as a solo artist and when accompanied by musicians. As one of originators of the early ‘90s resurgence of spoken-word with live music, her work has been archived in award-winning compact discs: Kentucky Stories, Subtracting Down and Carousel Lounge.
Collins’ fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including The Drum, StoryQuarterly, Salamander, Phoebe and The Pennsylvania Review. Her collection of poetry, Self-Portrait with Severed Head, was published by Ibbetson Street press in 2009. Her collection of short stories, Blue Land, was released in June 2010. Her novel, Afterheat, has just been published.
She has produced a short lyric documentary that chronicles the catastrophic steps of mountaintop removal to retrieve Appalachian coal. She has recently completed a novel and is currently working on a one-woman show. With her band Rockabetty, she has completed her fourth album, Clean Coal Big Lie. She is currently releasing this album in a series of performances