Tiny Stories, Huge HeartsNeighborhood Narratives is an audio storytelling project from the Madison Public Library, created in collaboration with local businesses and community members. The project features short, sixty-second stories shared by residents, offering a...
Programs
Summer Reading
Programs
Book Club
Wednesday, April 23rd 7pm Scholar led discussion by: Humanities Scholar, Candance Van DamREADING GROUPThe Cost of Free Land is the 2025 One Book South Dakota By: Rebecca Clarren Growing up, Rebecca Clarren only knew the major plot points of her tenacious immigrant...
Storytime
Winter StorytimeWinter Storytime Session Starts November 2 through December 1, 2025. Music Storytime: Mondays at 5:30pm Snowflakes, songs, and storytime fun Winter Storytime: Tuesdays at 11 am Stories and activities target age 3-5, but all ages welcome. Space is...
Book Blizzard
Read from the list and share your thoughts for a chance to win!Book Blizzard 20261. Read Pick a book Choose a Blizzard Book You do NOT have to read all of them Take a ballot for EACH book If you’ve already read a book on the list - awesome! Fill out a Review! 2....
The Math Machine
Find a fun daily math story on the website (bedtimemath.org), on the free app (Bedtime Math), or check out one of Bedtime Math books from the library.These stories are for everyone! The math questions at the end are leveled, starting at kindergarten and building...
Pages for Pizza
Earn pizza just by READING! How it Works: Keep track - We've made a handing Reading Record you can print! Your child needs to live in Lake County, or attend a Madison school, Chester Area School, or Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School. Your child does not need to have a...
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Even if you’re not an expert birdwatcher, you’re sure to know a cardinal when you see one. Their beautiful red feathers make them one of the most loved birds in America. Cardinals live in the eastern United States only so if you live west of the Rocky Mountains,...
Babies – Preschoolers
Get ready for fun—Storytime kicks off June 2 and happens every Monday at 5:30 PM and Wednesday at 11:00 AM! Heads up: We’ll be taking a little break on June 30 and July 2 to celebrate the holiday week.
Have fun playing 1,000 books Bingo with your little one for the Summer Reading Program. June through July, every row completed earns a sticker. The whole sheet (15 activities) earns a book!
Elementary
JUNE: Arts in the Parks
Join Madison Public Library outside! Arts in the Parks is an hour program that meets each week in a park near you! Pick the park and time that’s best for you.
Each week is the same program, no matter the park:
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Mondays @ 2pm in Library Park, 209 E Center Street
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Tuesdays @ 5:30pm in Totland Park, 701 Roosevelt Ave
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Thursdays @ 11:30am in Madison Aquatic Center & Park, 1001 1st St NW
We will read a book and do activities to help us color our world through a variety of mediums
*Children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Take & Make Kits will be available!
JULY: Create in the Library!
Join us back in the library for a few come-and-go events happening on Mondays from 4pm to 6pm.
NOTE: Week 1, 3, 6, 8 art projects will be saved by the library for the Color Our World Art Show on Tuesday August 5th During Madtown Downtown at The Brickhouse.
Community Gardeners:
Join us every Wednesday morning, 9-10am, to care for the library garden and learn more about gardening!
Schedule
Week 1: Science of Color – Prepare to be MESSY!
Week 2: Be Loud – Boom, bang, cling, clang: not just noise! Color our world through music.
Week 3: Art in Pieces – Color our world through assembling pieces into vibrant art.
Week 4: Joy of Movement – Come dance, move, and color our world through movement
Week 5: No Scheduled Programs June 30-July 3
Week 6: Clay Sculpture
Week 7: TUESDAY: Performer: Will Stuck from 4pm-5pm only!
Week 8: Weave Through a Good Book
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, June 12
12pm
Noon craft hour – a guided project and free art options!
Thursday, June 26
6:30-7:30pm
Strike a Pose! – Have fun with photography.
Thursday July 10
12pm
Noon craft hour – a guided project and free art options!
Thursday, July 24
6:30-7:30pm
Paint and Pastries! – Enjoy pastries while painting.
TEENS
Every book read earns a ticket.
Read a book and stop in for a scratchy where you have a chance to earn a book, raffle ticket, a munchie, or a prize from “The Box”.
Photo Challenge:
Every week there will be a new photo prompt. Follow the prompt and do one of the following…
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Tag us on Instagram @madisonsdpubliclibrary
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Email to: madisonpubliclibrary@gmail.com
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Text: 605-480-4050
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Physically come into the library to show us!
Each response gets your name into a drawing! Prompts will be posted on Madison Public Library Facebook page & Instagram, and a list will be available at the library.
*Photos will be shared on our social media pages unless the photographer asks otherwise
Graphic Novel Book Club:
Meetings on Tuesdays at 2:00pm
First Meeting Tuesday, June 3
Bring a Favorite Graphic Novel to first meeting!
You help pick out the books we read. Talk as little or as much as you want. Every other week will be silent reading! Snacks provided.
ADULTS
Every book read earns a Raffle Ticket!
BINGO
Do I have to do the Bingo?
Nope! You can still participate in the summer reading just by reading the books you (hopefully) love. You will get a raffle ticket for every book that you read; you just won’t get the extra chances by doing the bingo card.
Bingo Rules
Get 5 in a row for BINGO
Each BINGO counts as an extra raffle entry for a prize.
A completed board earns extra raffle tickets.
Books cannot count for more than one square.
What books can I read?
Physical books, Audiobooks, eBooks!
Only books from the adult and young adult collections can be used for Bingo and raffle tickets.
