Celebrate the life of renown children’s author Maurice Sendak by reading your favorite wild rumpus book to your child today.  

Daniel Bennett Group Concert Saturday, May 19 at 11:00 am Chase Room Free admission – Registration is required. Contact: (973)377-0722 ext 226 We are thrilled to present the Daniel Bennett Group, a wonderful jazz trio from NYC, in concert in the Chase Room on Saturday, May 19 at 11:00 am. Critically acclaimed New York saxophonist [...]

Did you miss our presentation last night? Or, do you want more information? Check on the image below to link directly to our Blogging for Beginners PowerPoint    

SAVE THE DATE! Sat June 23rd @ 11am – Summer Reading starts Get ready to dream big! Join us for a HUGE day of festivities to mark the start of SUMMER READING! We will have LEGO, face painting, prizes, music, and more!

The Friends of the Madison Public Library is now sponsoring a MuseumPass Program. This program allows Madison card holders to borrow museum passes for free admission (with their library cards) to the following museums in the area: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Children’s Museum of Manhattan Frick Collection Grounds for Sculpture Guggenheim Museum Intrepid Sea, Air & [...]

Sing Along to the words and songs from Baby Rhymetime every Tuesday morning at 10:30am at the Madison Public Library. For a complete printable list of the songs and stories click here (updated as of Mar 20, 2012). For more information on Early Literacy and what you can do to encourage your child in developing the [...]

Thank you to Mrs. MacMahon’s 3rd Grade class for visiting us today at the library. For all the information we talked about today – and a few more research tips – Visit our Historical Fiction @ the Library : Research Tips page at http://www.madisonnjlibrary.org/historical-fiction-the-library/

Hello and welcome to the children’s blog maintained by the staff of the Madison Library Children’s Department. Check back often for our reading suggestions, cool craft ideas, and more! Before we get too far into 2012, check out these recommended children’s books of 2011: 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2011 as picked by the [...]

HOLIDAYS and LIBRARY CLOSURES 2012   Starting Sunday, June 24, the library will be closed on Sundays through the summer.   Saturday, May 26:  Library closed for Memorial Day Weekend Sunday, May 27:  Library closed for Memorial Day Weekend Monday, May 28:  Library closed for Memorial Day Wednesday, July 4:  Library closed for Fourth of [...]