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Peaceful Play

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Floor Community Room #142 at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary

Peaceful Play is designed with shy or neurodivergent children in mind, though all are welcome.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Storytimes
Event Details:

Peaceful Play is designed with shy or neurodivergent children in mind, though all are welcome.

This event is in the "Berea" group

Read and Play

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool

We love learning different types of literacy through reading, music, movement, and play. It may get messy; please dress appropriately! Meant for ages 0-5. 

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational, Storytimes
Event Details:

We love learning different types of literacy through reading, music, movement, and play. It may get messy; please dress appropriately! Meant for ages 0-5. 

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Lap Time

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:15am - 12:00pm
Main Floor Community Room #142 at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us for an interactive story time for babies and their caregivers, featuring lap and finger plays, scarves, board books, songs, rhymes, and gentle movement that support early language and social skills.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Educational, Storytimes
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive story time for babies and their caregivers, featuring lap and finger plays, scarves, board books, songs, rhymes, and gentle movement that support early language and social skills.

This event is in the "Berea" group

Creative Studio Live!

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Creative Studio at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Arts & Crafts, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Creative Studio Live!:

Learn how the design process works with our live demonstrations! We'll prepare a craft using the equipment available in the Creative Studio, and show you the whys and hows of makin...

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop

Creative Studio Live!

Learn how the design process works with our live demonstrations! We'll prepare a craft using the equipment available in the Creative Studio, and show you the whys and hows of making it. After the demonstration, we'll have instructions and the materials available for you throughout the following month so you can take our design and give it your own personal touch.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Maker Space Crash Course: Embroidery Machine

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Makerspace at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome to the Madison County Public Library's Makerspace crash course. Every week we will do an introduction to the various machine and equipment housed in the Makerspace.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Event Details:

Welcome to the Madison County Public Library's Makerspace crash course. Every week we will do an introduction to the various machine and equipment housed in the Makerspace.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Exploration Station: Telegraph Making

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Floor Community Room #142 at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Elementary

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by cracking secret codes! Learn how people sent messages long ago using Morse code.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by cracking secret codes! Learn how people sent messages long ago using Morse code.

This event is in the "Berea" group

Lego Club+

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Entertainment
Age Group:
Elementary

We provide the building blocks, and you bring the creativity!

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment
Event Details:

We provide the building blocks, and you bring the creativity!

This event is in the "Richmond" group

GED Prep

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Learning Lab at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

This class includes a comprehensive review of the four main subject areas of the GED test:  Mathematical Reasoning, Reasoning Through Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

This class includes a comprehensive review of the four main subject areas of the GED test:  Mathematical Reasoning, Reasoning Through Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

For special assistance during a library program, please contact the library at least 72 hours before the scheduled event.

This event is in the "Berea" group

Creative Studio Live!

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Creative Studio at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Arts & Crafts, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Creative Studio Live!:

Learn how the design process works with our live demonstrations! We'll prepare a craft using the equipment available in the Creative Studio, and show you the whys and hows of makin...

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop

Creative Studio Live!

Learn how the design process works with our live demonstrations! We'll prepare a craft using the equipment available in the Creative Studio, and show you the whys and hows of making it. After the demonstration, we'll have instructions and the materials available for you throughout the following month so you can take our design and give it your own personal touch.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

ELL Class

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Learning Lab at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Madison County Adult Education offers free English Language Learners classes for those who want to improve their reading, speaking, and written English language skills.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Madison County Adult Education offers free English Language Learners classes for those who want to improve their reading, speaking, and written English language skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

For special assistance during a library program, please contact the library at least 72 hours before the scheduled event.

This event is in the "Berea" group

Early Learning Activities

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Preschool

Our friends from the Madison County FRYSC will be offering a monthly activity for little ones and their caregivers. 

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Our friends from the Madison County FRYSC will be offering a monthly activity for little ones and their caregivers. 

This event is in the "Berea" group

Books Cook!

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Food, Health and Wellness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Elementary

Books Cook is a hands-on story time where reading meets cooking! Each week, we’ll read a fun book and then make a simple, themed dish together. Kids help with safe prep steps while we handle the heat.

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Food, Health and Wellness, Storytimes
Event Details:

Books Cook is a hands-on story time where reading meets cooking! Each week, we’ll read a fun book and then make a simple, themed dish together. Kids help with safe prep steps while we handle the heat.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Lego Club+

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Floor Community Room #142 at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, Entertainment
Age Group:
Elementary
LEGO Club+:

We supply the building blocks; you bring the creativity. Kids may make whatever time and imagination allows. Each week we display the LEGO creations inside one of our display cases...

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment

LEGO Club+

We supply the building blocks; you bring the creativity. Kids may make whatever time and imagination allows. Each week we display the LEGO creations inside one of our display cases.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Maker Space Open Lab

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

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?

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Event Details:

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?

This event is in the "Richmond" group

One-on-One Genealogy Assistance

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Learning Lab at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, How To, 1-on-1
Age Group:
Adults

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

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, How To, 1-on-1
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

For special assistance during a library program, please contact the library at least 72 hours before the scheduled event.

This event is in the "Berea" group

Read and Play

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool

We love learning different types of literacy through reading, music, movement, and play. It may get messy; please dress appropriately! Meant for ages 0-5. 

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational, Storytimes
Event Details:

We love learning different types of literacy through reading, music, movement, and play. It may get messy; please dress appropriately! Meant for ages 0-5. 

This event is in the "Richmond" group

GED Testing

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Floor Conference Room #138 at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

The Madison County Public Library provides a Pearson VUE GED testing site weekly on Mondays.  To register for your GED exam, visit ged.com and create an account.  Once you have created your account you can s

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Conference Room #138
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

The Madison County Public Library provides a Pearson VUE GED testing site weekly on Mondays.  To register for your GED exam, visit ged.com and create an account.  Once you have created your account you can s

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

For special assistance during a library program, please contact the library at least 72 hours before the scheduled event.

This event is in the "Berea" group

Crafternoon: Abstract Jazz Painting

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Elementary

Around America's Industrial Era, jazz was created! We'll be making jazz-inspired art using construction paper, scissors, paint, and canvases.

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Around America's Industrial Era, jazz was created! We'll be making jazz-inspired art using construction paper, scissors, paint, and canvases.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Crafternoon: Abstract Jazz Painting

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Floor Community Room #142 at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Elementary

Around America's Industrial Era, jazz was created! We'll be making jazz-inspired art using construction paper, scissors, paint, and canvases.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Around America's Industrial Era, jazz was created! We'll be making jazz-inspired art using construction paper, scissors, paint, and canvases.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Maker Space Orientation

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Makerspace at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Come join us for the Maker Space Orientation. Where you can learn about the machines and technology hosted in the lab.

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Event Details:

Come join us for the Maker Space Orientation. Where you can learn about the machines and technology hosted in the lab.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Family Literacy Class

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Learning Lab at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Getting Ready for Kindergarten for Parents

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Getting Ready for Kindergarten for Parents

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

For special assistance during a library program, please contact the library at least 72 hours before the scheduled event.

This event is in the "Richmond" group

Get Ready For Kindergarten

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Floor Community Room #142 at Richmond
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Preschool

Get Ready for Kindergarten

Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Get Ready for Kindergarten

This event is in the "Berea" group

Play Your Way To Kindergarten

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Preschool

Aligned with the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards, this program builds practical skills through themed learning stations, hands-on tools, pattern recognition, and problem-solving activities that support early learning and develo

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Aligned with the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards, this program builds practical skills through themed learning stations, hands-on tools, pattern recognition, and problem-solving activities that support early learning and develo

This event is in the "Berea" group

Yoga Story Time

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Berea
Program Type:
Educational, Health and Wellness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool

In this program, preschoolers learn about their bodies, build strength, and practice mindfulness through yoga, reading, and movement. It’s perfect for those who love to move and need help with emotional regulation. Meant for ages 3–5.

Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational, Health and Wellness, Storytimes
Event Details:

In this program, preschoolers learn about their bodies, build strength, and practice mindfulness through yoga, reading, and movement. It’s perfect for those who love to move and need help with emotional regulation. Meant for ages 3–5.