Week Calendar

Taught Berea Community Middle School students how to make duct tape wallets.

Presented in partnership with Madison County Adult Education. 

Presented in partnership with Madison County Adult Education. 

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!

Taught Berea Community Middle School students how to make duct tape wallets.

Join Us for Play with Purpose!

Join us to learn to sew, have a space to lay out projects, have questions answered, or to just have a place to come and sew with friends.

*Registration is only required if you need to use one of our machines.

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!

Looking for a calm and quiet early childhood program? Join our Peaceful Play sessions! This program is designed to accommodate kiddos that are shy or neurodivergent, though all are welcome to attend. 

Makers Space open Lab is a time for using the equipment and space in the Maker's Lab to start, work on, or complete projects. Don't have any projects to work on?

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.

Taught Berea Community Middle School students how to make duct tape wallets.

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

Taught Berea Community Middle School students how to make duct tape wallets.

Join us in the Learning Lab for GED and technology literacy classes presented in partnership with Madison Adult Education Center!

The Madison County Public Library provides a Pearson VUE GED testing site on the second Monday of the month from 9am to 1pm.  To register for your GED exam, visit ged.com and create an account.  Once you hav

Need homework help? The Newby Country Store and the Newby Blessed Foundation are partnering with the Madison County Public Library to provide free tutoring for elementary aged students.

Need homework help? The Newby Country Store and the Newby Blessed Foundation are partnering with the Madison County Public Library to provide free tutoring for elementary aged students.

Makers Space open Lab is a time for using the equipment and space in the Maker's Lab to start, work on, or complete projects. Don't have any projects to work on?

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!

This week, we'll be painting our very own spooky ceramics! We'll be providing all kinds of different ceramics leftover from previous crafts and it'll be your task to give them a spooky paint job.

This week, we'll be painting our very own spooky ceramics! We'll be providing all kinds of different ceramics leftover from previous crafts and it'll be your task to give them a spooky paint job.

Dive into the art of watercolor painting this October at the library with Pat Banks, a seasoned watercolor artist. Each week, Pat will cover a range of watercolor techniques, from foundational skills to more advanced methods.

Join us for our teen graphic novel book club!

Are you a fan of Japanese animation and manga? Join our monthly anime club, where we'll be celebrating all things Japan! Try some Japanese snacks, enjoy some fun crafts, and watch a few episodes of anime with us each month.

Dive into the art of watercolor painting this October at the library with Pat Banks, a seasoned watercolor artist. Each week, Pat will cover a range of watercolor techniques, from foundational skills to more advanced methods.

Learn to make a song at the Joan Klein Creative Studio! Whether you have musical experience or not, we'll guide you through the process of writing your own song with Ableton Live!

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. 

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

Presented in partnership with Madison County Adult Education. 

In-person FREE Markets are back!!! 

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. 

Presented in partnership with Madison County Adult Education. 

Individual and small-group language practice and tutoring for adults who are developing English language skills.

Join us monthly to discuss the MCPL Pick of the Month (POTM) book!

Individual and small-group language practice and tutoring for adults who are developing English language skills.

Weekly Spanish language class for adults who are developing Spanish language skills. Led by Berea College students through the Hispanic Outreach Program (HOP) of the Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS).

MCPL Outreach is proud to participate in Richmond's annual Halloween Hoedown, sponsored by Richmond Parks and Recreation! Bring the whole family for some spooky fun at Lake Reba Softball Fields in Richmond!

Join us for this technology based craft!!! We will be using the libraries laser cutter and engraver to make some cool spooky coasters.

Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Throw on your costumes and join us at MCPL for our very first Spooktacular Boo Bash. We'll be dancing the evening away to some of the spookiest music around.

Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Throw on your costumes and join us at MCPL for our very first Spooktacular Boo Bash. We'll be dancing the evening away to some of the spookiest music around.

Join us monthly to discuss the Pick of the Month: Forever Young Adult book pick!