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Today (November 21) the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) visited Madison. The Madison Library is the recipient of a “rural public libraries” grant from CLiF. The grant provided $2,000 worth of new children’s books for our library. Duncan MacDougall, founder and Executive Director of CLiF, stopped first at Madison Family Daycare to tell stories and to give them a [...] Join us for a family program on Saturday, November 19 at 10 am. We’ll read aloud the 10 books nominated for the NH Center for the Book’s Ladybug Picture Book Award. Partway through reading, we’ll take a break to make a yummy ladybug snack. When all the books are read, children in preschool up to [...] The Children’s Literacy Foundation has recently granted the Madison Library a Rural Public Libraries Sponsorship. This means that the Madison Library will receive $2,000 worth of new children’s books for our collection. On Monday, November 21, CLiF will bring the books, along with a storyteller to introduce the books and tell some stories. This event will take [...] Our plans for having our Summer Reading Program Wrap-up Party at the beach were foiled by the damp weather, so we gathered in the library’s meeting room for prizes and cake. Each child who completed the program got a gift certificate prize, all of which were donated by generous local businesses. In addition, the children who came [...] We’re moving quickly toward the start of Old Home Week. Today we hosted a reptile show with Reptiles on the Move. About 80 people, including children from Madison Rec Program and Bearcamp Valley Children’s Center, plus several local families came and saw, touched, and held a variety of reptiles from around the world. Fun! The deadline for submitting [...] Today we wrapped up our Summer Story Time series featuring special guests from our community. Thank you to Will Scopa of Silver Lake Railroad, Sgt. Colby of Madison Police, Chief Rick Judkins and Firefighter Colcord of Madison Fire & Rescue, Road Agent Bill Chick and Mike LeClair of Madison Highway Department, and Pastor Sean Dunker-Bendigo for coming [...] Join us on Wednesday, August 3 at 1 pm at the James Noyes Hall at Madison Elementary School, when Reptiles on the Move traveling zoo will demonstrate more than 24 reptiles from around the world, including Chinese water dragons, blue tongued skinks, and more. This special event, part of our “One World, Many Stories” summer [...] Time to start your summer reading! Kids age 4 and up, teens, and adults are all invited to join in the fun, this year with an international theme. Stop in and fill out a registration form today! Can’t make it to the library? Don’t be left out, sign up online. At 3:30 pm on June 28, [...] Maisie and Lynn Brown share a story in the new chair. The new chair for the children’s room arrived today! Newall’s delivered it first thing this morning, and so far, everyone who’s tried it out says it’s really comfy. The Friends of Madison Library funded the purchase of this chair with donations and proceeds from the Town [...] Recycling Fun! A vacation week program for kids on Tuesday, April 19 at 1 pm. We’ll be celebrating Earth Day a little early this year. Children 4 and up and their grownups are invited to come listen to funny and informative recycling stories, run a radical recycling relay race, and make a public service announcement [...] |
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