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Sign Up for Summer Reading!

Posted on by Caron Guigli

Registration is now available for the Children, Teen, & Adult Summer Reading Programs. This year, parents can set up a Family Portal to manage all of their family’s accounts. Sign up online or at the library.

Children’s Summer Reading (Pre-K through Entering Grade 5) Read 2+ hours a week to receive a prize.

Teen Summer Reading (Entering Grades 6-12) Read 5+ hours a week to receive a prize. Check out more challenges as the summer unfolds.

Adult Summer Reading (18+) Earn tickets to enter raffles to win one of four biweekly gift cards of $25 and a grand prize of $50, by sharing four books you plan to read this summer (#WhatsYourFour), reading books, writing book reviews, volunteering locally, and “Reading Without Walls.”

Check out our MPL Summer Calendar 2017

The Malden Public Library’s Summer Reading Programs are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Malden Public Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Boston Bruins, with funding from the Institute of Museums and Library Services.

Young Adult Movie Afternoon – July 7th

Posted on by Patrick Brennan

Young Adults in the 5th through 12th grade are invited to watch this year’s awesome LEGO Superhero adventure, with our latest Movie Afternoon. On Friday July, 7th from 3:00 – 5:00 we will have snacks, beverages and a movie in the Maccario Room of the library.

The film was one of the top grossing animated films of 2017, and stars will Arnett as Batman, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, and Michael Cera

FREE Ice Cream June 22nd to Kickoff Summer Reading

Posted on by Caron Guigli

Save the date! The Malden Public Library will kick off 2017’s Summer Reading Program with our annual Ice Cream Social on Thursday, June 22 from 1–2:30 at the Library’s historic Salem St. front garden. There will be ice cream sundaes, with ice cream generously donated by Dairy Delight, and the opportunity to sign up for summer reading (for kids, teens, AND adults). We look forward to seeing you there.

Summer Hours Begin June 16th

Posted on by Caron Guigli

Beginning Friday, June 16th, the Library will be closed on Saturdays. Saturday hours will resume on September 9th. And on Thursdays, Library hours will be 9-6, until after Labor Day.

Download or Stream Free Music

Posted on by Caron Guigli

Did you know, with your Malden Library card, you could download 3 songs per week or stream 3 hours of music per day? Well, you can. Just go to https://maldenma.freegalmusic.com/homes/index and create an account.

Freegal offers 13 million+ songs and 40,000+ music videos including over 200 different genres; everything from Classical Music to Rap, including Pop, Rock, Children’s, Country, Classical and many more.

Give it a try and tell us what you think.

May 25th 7pm 7th Annual Public Reading by the Malden Writers’ Collaborative

Posted on by Caron Guigli


Join Malden’s own creative writing group, the Malden Writers’ Collaborative, for their 7th Annual Public Reading on Thursday, May 25th at 7pm in the Maccario Room. The group meets twice a month to workshop each others’ work, share ideas, and practice writing techniques.

Members of the 2016-2017 season will read original works involving relationships, death, journeys, family, war, coming of age, and much more!

Refreshments are generously provided by the Friends of the Malden Public Library. This event is free, open to the public, and handicapped accessible.

Friends of MPL, Locke Liquors, and Malden Community

Posted on by Caron Guigli

Thank you for making the 15th Annual Friends of the Malden Public Library Wine Tasting another successful evening. The Friends worked hard to coordinate the night, Locke Liquors supplied the wines, and many Malden businesses and individuals donated food, raffle prizes, and money. The Friends help the library provide things like the museum pass program, new wifi upgrade, computers, and many more things. Paul Hammersley of the City of Malden took beautiful photos that can be seen here.

If you would like to help the library, please consider joining the Friends. To learn more, visit our Friends page.

Wine Tasting Friday, April 28th

Posted on by Caron Guigli

You won’t want to miss the 15th Annual Wine Tasting & Chocolate Fountain event Friday night here at the Malden Public Library. Your ticket includes tastings from 11 different wine vendors, delicious finger foods from area restaurants, great music in the Ryder Gallery, and the opportunity to meet old and new friends in the beautiful and historic H.H. Richardson library and art galleries.

Tickets are still available at the Library or Localwineevents.com.

Wine Tasting Tickets Now On Sale

Posted on by Caron Guigli

Tickets for the 15th Annual FOTMPL Wine Tasting are now on sale! The Wine Tasting will be held Friday, April 28, 2017 in the Converse Library and Galleries with all proceeds going to the Malden Public Library.

This is a chance to taste wonderful wines, see and learn about a beautiful art gallery right here in Malden, enjoy music and neighbors, and taste delicious treats from area restaurants.

Tickets are $35 per person and are available for purchase either at the Library circulation desk or from www.localwineevents.com. The event sold out early last year, so don’t wait.

For more information, call 781.324.0218.

Youth Minecraft Party

Posted on by Patrick Brennan

SteveYouth in the 2nd through 12th grade are invited to the Malden Public Library in order to celebrate one of the greatest games of all time: MINECRAFT. Join us on April 11th from 3:00 – 4:45 PM in the Maccario room as we enjoy SNACK, CRAFTS and, of course, GAMES.