Week Calendar

Need assistance navigating Ancestry.com or researching your family tree? Local historian and genealogy enthusiast Todd Moberly will be available in the library's Madison County Room on the first and third Monday of each month ready to help.

This is a program for children ages 0-5.  We love learning different types of literacy through reading, music, movement, and play. This program lasts 45 minutes to an hour and we could get messy so please dress appropriately!

Our friends from Bright Star Touring Theatre are back this summer for a presentation of Aesop's Fables!

This is a fun and engaging program for children roughly ages birth to 7 years and their caregivers. We sing songs and move to recorded music. We will play with shakers, rhythm sticks and scarves.

This is a fun and engaging program for children roughly ages birth to 7 years and their caregivers. We sing songs and move to recorded music. We will play with shakers, rhythm sticks and scarves.

This is a program for children ages 0-5.  We love learning different types of literacy through reading, music, movement, and play. This program lasts 45 minutes to an hour and we could get messy so please dress appropriately!

Splat and PJ are proud to present an all new show this summer: PJ’s Adventure Express! In this 45 minute program full of comedy, PJ and his team will take young readers on a magical journey they will be talking about for years to come!

The Madison Public Library will have a pop-up library at Newby Country Store in Richmond and kicking off summer break.  The Newby Foundation will have a pancake breakfast, and Black Cat Animal Rescue will have some adoptable pets on the back

This is a program for preschool age children ages 3-5. When your child is too old for Baby & Toddler Time, move up to Story Time.

Get some color happening on your clothes. We will provide everything you need to make some marvelous tie dye - everything except the clothes, that is.

Start your Saturday morning with a gentle yoga class at the Berea College Forestry Outreach Center! 
Join us as Tiffany leads this outdoor class that teaches gentle stretches, breathing techniques, and mindful meditation.  

Want to learn yoga?

Join us at the Richmond Location once a month  for Yoga for Every Body: Free, beginner-level yoga classes taught by certified instructor Max Grigg.

Drop off your donated materials for the FREE MARKET during this designated time. Since the Library can not store Free Market materials, this is the only time to bring your items in to donate to the market. 

Join us on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm for Lunch Bunch! All guests 18 and under eat free, and older guests are welcome to bring their own food.

Join us on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm for Lunch Bunch! All guests 18 and under eat free, and older guests are welcome to bring their own food.

We will be showing Camp Rock (G, 1h 37m) with our lunch!

Join us on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm for Lunch Bunch! All guests 18 and under eat free, and older guests are welcome to bring their own food.

Join us on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm for Lunch Bunch! All guests 18 and under eat free, and older guests are welcome to bring their own food.

We will be showing Camp Rock (G, 1h 37m) with our lunch!

Join us on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm for Lunch Bunch! All guests 18 and under eat free, and older guests are welcome to bring their own food.

Join us on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm for Lunch Bunch! All guests 18 and under eat free, and older guests are welcome to bring their own food.

Bring items you no longer need but someone else can use. Take things you find and can use. We never know just what will show up. 

The Madison County Public Library and Berea College Forestry Outreach Center would like to cordially invite your family and favorite stuffed animal to our teddy bear picnic.

Gather with us to create, mend, knit, stitch, or make.

The Madison County Public Library provides a Pearson VUE GED testing site on the second Saturday of the month from 1pm to 5pm.  To register for your GED exam, visit ged.com and create an account.&nbsp

Are you trying to make time for writing but just can't seem to find the space? Well, join us for this designated time on the first and fourth Sunday of each month to focus on your writing projects!

Do you like jungle animals? How about crafts? Join us at the library in creating jungle pets! Color, build, and decorate your own habitat, pick your perfect animal, fill out the adoption papers, and take them home!

Do you like jungle animals? How about crafts? Join us at the library in creating jungle pets! Color, build, and decorate your own habitat, pick your perfect animal, fill out the adoption papers, and take them home!

Our friends from Bright Star Touring Theatre are back this summer for a presentation of Aesop's Fables!

2024 Reading Challenge Online Book Club 

Splat and PJ are proud to present an all new show this summer: PJ’s Adventure Express! In this 45 minute program full of comedy, PJ and his team will take young readers on a magical journey they will be talking about for years to come!

Get some color happening on your clothes. We will provide everything you need to make some marvelous tie dye - everything except the clothes, that is.

Join us at the library for our Teen D&D Open Table! Bring your own character or stop by an hour before the program for help making your character, and we'll have a short one-shot scenario for you to role-play your way through!

Come hang out with friends or meet new friends over a cup of coffee (or tea). Our coffee cart will have everything you need to create a delicious brew. Games, simple crafts, and fun will be provided!

Do you like jungle animals? How about crafts? Join us at the library in creating jungle pets! Color, build, and decorate your own habitat, pick your perfect animal, fill out the adoption papers, and take them home!

Do you like jungle animals? How about crafts? Join us at the library in creating jungle pets! Color, build, and decorate your own habitat, pick your perfect animal, fill out the adoption papers, and take them home!

Get into the camp spirit by creating eco-printed bandanas. We will use real flowers and plants to create unique designs on bandanas. Get ready to get messy with this craft! Teen programs are intended for ages 11-17.

Get into the camp spirit by creating eco-printed bandanas. We will use real flowers and plants to create unique designs on bandanas. Get ready to get messy with this craft! Teen programs are intended for ages 11-17.

Stop by every Monday night to join our group of Nifty Needlers! Every skill level is welcome!

Want to play VR? Want to try VR? Come join us for some Virtual Reality drop in play and try some VR games, and apps. If you have your own head set feel free to bring in and play with some new friends. 

Presented in partnership with Madison County Adult Education. 

Want to play VR? Want to try VR? Come join us for some Virtual Reality drop in play and try some VR games, and apps. If you have your own head set feel free to bring in and play with some new friends. 

Presented in partnership with Madison County Adult Education. 

Join us for the Tale Tail Book Club with KY Saves Animal Rescue!
Each month, we will be joined by a few of the animals available for adoption while we discuss the month's book pick! 

Join Ashley for our Just Love Book Club, at Just Love Coffee in Berea. This book club will meet the first Tuesday of every month.

Are you smarter than a librarian? Test your trivia knowledge against our team of librarians, The Dewey Decimators, at a night of fun, facts, and a healthy dose of competition.

Pizza and mocktails will be served during trivia. 

Are you smarter than a librarian? Test your trivia knowledge against our team of librarians, The Dewey Decimators, at a night of fun, facts, and a healthy dose of competition.