Upcoming Events

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. 

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. 

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

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!

Join us at the Berea branch for our 2024 Summer Reading Kick-Off Party!

This event will take place directly outside of the library.

Join us at the Berea branch for our 2024 Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! There will be a petting zoo with baby goats, cotton candy, and a giant rock climbing wall.

Join us at the Richmond branch for our 2024 Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! There will be a petting zoo with baby goats, cotton candy, and a giant rock climbing wall.

Join us in Richmond for our 2024 Summer Kick-Off Party!

This program will take place in the grassy area between MCPL parking lots.

All summer performances are brought to you by the Friends of the Madison County Public Library.

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.

This months theme is "Travel to new Places"!

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

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

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. 

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. 

This event will require participants to have their own smart phone with a sound recording app. 

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!

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!

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!

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.