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Friends seeking board members

The Friends of Madison Library (FOML) are seeking a new President and Treasurer. The FOML support your library by raising funds that are used to supplement and enhance library programs. They do this by planning and hosting special events and lectures, by providing a portion of the library’s book budget, and by helping to fund [...]

Learn more about the Mayan Calendar

The Friends of Madison Library are hosting a topical NH Humanities Council program on Thursday, October 13. R.P. Hale will present “The 2012 Fraud: Misreading the Maya and Their Calendars” in the library’s Chick Room at 7 pm. All are welcome and refreshments will follow the presentation.

Program description:

How many Ends of the World have you [...]

Book and Author luncheon

Join us this Saturday, August 27 at 12:30 pm, for the Friends of Madison Library Book and Author Luncheon with crime novelist Cornelia Read, author of the Madeline Dare series of mysteries. Read’s first novel, “A Field of Darkness,” was nominated for an Edgar Award and she won a Shamus Award from the Private Eye [...]

“A World of Fun with Reptiles” 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 [...]

Book and Author Luncheon

Join the Friends of Madison Library for their annual Book & Author luncheon, Saturday, August 27 at 12:30 pm. The Friends will serve a delicious summer luncheon of salads, rolls and breads, followed by cookies and a cold beverage. Then, author Cornelia Read will talk about her Madeline Dare crime series and how her life [...]

Talk on Ossipee Mountains on Tuesday

Robert Newton, Professor of Geosciences at Smith College for over 30 years, will present a talk on “The Geologic Story of the Ossipee Mountains” on Tuesday, July 12 at 7 pm in the library’s Chick Room. Dr. Newton has taught courses in physical geology, geomorphology, groundwater geology, glacial geology and climate change.  An [...]

Plectrum Banjo comedy and music on Thursday

“The Lost Music of the Plectrum Banjo” – The Friends of Madison Library and the Madison Historical Society team up to present a fun program featuring retired professor and banjoist Dean Bennett in the Chick Room at the Madison Library on Thursday, June 16 at 7 pm.

Bennett will take the stage as his alter ego Professor [...]

"Read me a story" chair

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 [...]

Friends host Madison Hand Bell Choir April 28

The Friends of Madison Library are pleased to announce that the Madison Church Hand Bell Choir will be the featured performers at the Friends’ annual meeting on Thursday, April 28. This event will take place at 7 pm at the Madison Church, 53 Conway Road (Route 113) in Madison, NH.

The evening will start with a [...]

Friends to host food fundraiser at Town Meeting

On Saturday, March 12, Madison voters will gather for Town Meeting at the James Noyes Hall at Madison Elementary School. The Friends of Madison Library is the nonprofit group chosen to hold a  food sale fundraiser at this year’s meeting.

Coffee, both regular and decaf, will be available at $1 per cup, free refills with same cup. If [...]