Events Calendar

Join us for a fun evening of crafting and friendship. You will make a tile candle holder with matches and a candle to go with. All supplies will be provided. Registration Required

Join us for a fun morning of crafting and friendship. You will make a tile candle holder with matches and a candle to go with. All supplies will be provided. Registration Required

Move and groove with Miss Carol! Enjoy an action packed 45 minutes of music, dancing, songs, and stories! This class will take place in the Chase Room! We accept registration from anywhere, but should the class fill, Madison cardholders will recieve priority. Pleas...read more

Love to read but don't want to be assigned a book? Join us - where everyone reads what they want!Once a month, we'll gather for an hour of relaxed conversation about books we're currently reading. Share what you love, or don't, discover new authors and genres and hear recommendations...read more

Did you know that playing serves an important role in developing early literacy skills? Playing builds imagination as well as develops the same part of the brain used while reading. During Play Time, we will have extra toys out in our play area to encourage fr...read more

Join us every Monday from 1:00pm-3:00pm in the Taber Room to knit or work on any creative project.  No registration required. 

A lapsit for our littlest patrons is back! Join us for songs, fingerplays, stories, and whatever else we can fit into our 20 minute session designed specifically for babies 15 months and younger. This program will take place in the Chase Room. In the event the Chase Room in unavailabl...read more

Stories, songs, music and rhymes! Join us for an action packed storytime session best suited for children ages 16 months to three years.This program will take place in the Chase Room. If the Chase Room is unavailable, we will meet in the library!

Interested in all things Pokémon? Join our brand new Pokémon Club! This one hour open session will offer several ways to engage with everyone's favorite pocket monsters, from art to trivia and even an opportunity to play Pokémon TCG! Bringing your own card collection is...read more

Maxfield Parrish was one of the most popular and commercially successful artists of his day.  His illustrations often graced the covers and pages of well-known magazines such as Harper’s and Collier’s. His ethereal figures inhabiting dreamlike, Neoclassical settings were practically...read more

Constantina “Deana” Koulosousas, Esq., CELA, a Madison resident and Certified Elder Law Attorney, will discuss key elder law topics including estate planning, government benefits, powers of attorney, and living wills. The presentation will include case studies and a Q&A session, offe...read more

In these engaging classes, the books we read come to life as we slither like snakes, hop like frogs and bark like dogs. Through songs and stories we bend, stretch, breathe and move while having fun learning yoga poses.This class will  take place at the library in the Picture Book Room...read more

Join Pamela Nixon of Peace Play for chair yoga,  a gentle form of yoga that is done while seated or using a chair for balance and assistance.This program will be held in the Chase Room.

Experiment with art! Participants will learn a basic artistic concept and get a chance to experience it hands-on. Dress for a mess!

Join us every Monday from 1:00pm-3:00pm in the Taber Room to knit or work on any creative project.  No registration required. 

A lapsit for our littlest patrons is back! Join us for songs, fingerplays, stories, and whatever else we can fit into our 20 minute session designed specifically for babies 15 months and younger. This program will take place in the Chase Room. In the event the Chase Room in unavailabl...read more

Stories, songs, music and rhymes! Join us for an action packed storytime session best suited for children ages 16 months to three years.This program will take place in the Chase Room. If the Chase Room is unavailable, we will meet in the library!

Eat, Drink, Be Merry and Join the Revolution! New Jersey was the "Crossroads of the American Revolution," and its colonial taverns were havens for Patriots and Loyalists alike to debate the political question of independence and even plan much of the Revolution itself. Taverns were the soc...read more

North Jersey Civil War Roundtable will host via ZoomGen. Grant takes Command, moves East and keeps Gen. Meade in Command of the Army of the PotomacPart 2Presented by DR. CURT FIELDS It’s 1864, after the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War  in the east  is basically at a sta...read more

Let's learn about llamas.  You will create a cardboard llama with a woven saddle.This program wil take place in the Chase Room.  Registration is required.Please note, per our unattended children policy, that caregivers of children under 8 years of age must attend for the duration of th...read more

Want to try out a new hobby? Have stuff around your house you are no longer using? Bring in your unused craft supplies* and take home some new materials to start your next project.All varieties of clean and sorted art, craft, and hobby supplies will be accepted. However, we cannot accept used contai...read more

The library is partnering up with the Westfield Regional Health Department to offer free monthly blood pressure screenings to the community.The screenings will begin on Monday, May 18th from 10:00am- 11:00am. No registration required. 

Join us every Monday from 1:00pm-3:00pm in the Taber Room to knit or work on any creative project.  No registration required. 

Come join us for a fun STEM activity in the Chase Room! Best suited for ages 7-11 years old. This month we will be doing some colorful experiments with water and milk!Registration is required.Please note, per our unattended children policy, that caregivers of children ages 10 years and under mu...read more

A lapsit for our littlest patrons is back! Join us for songs, fingerplays, stories, and whatever else we can fit into our 20 minute session designed specifically for babies 15 months and younger. This program will take place in the Chase Room. In the event the Chase Room in unavailabl...read more

Stories, songs, music and rhymes! Join us for an action packed storytime session best suited for children ages 16 months to three years.This program will take place in the Chase Room. If the Chase Room is unavailable, we will meet in the library!

Join us for a free 90-minute program designed to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more like yourself again.If life feels too full, fast, and a little overwhelming - you're not alone. Midlife stress can leave you running on empty, impacting your engergy, sleep and overall well-being.In this nou...read more

Join us for an afternoon movie  - this month's showing is KNIVES OUT - Rated PG-13On his 85th birthday, crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead in his room with his throat slit. Just as authorities are about to dismiss the tragedy as suicide due to the lack of evidence to prove otherwi...read more

Don’t leap into fall “cleanup” yardwork yet! Find out why, and how you can add more beauty and life to your yard by doing less work.The leave are falling, and we and landscapers have been trained to blow or rake them all away. But on behalf of your pollinators, lightning bugs, and ...read more