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Lunch Bunch To-Go

11:00am–12:00pm
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens
Program Type: Food, Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for Lunch Bunch To-Go, weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.! All attendees 18 and under eat for free. During the program, children can pick up their lunch from the community room and take it to-go.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that the food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. If you have specific dietary restrictions, please contact the Youth Services team in advance to request a specialty lunch. Please note that we cannot guarantee all requests will be fulfilled.

Lunch Bunch

12:00pm–1:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens
Program Type: Food, Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for Lunch Bunch, weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm! All attendees 18 and under eat for free, and older attendees are welcome to bring their own food. During the program, we’ll play children’s TV shows while everyone eats.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that the food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. If you have specific dietary restrictions, please contact the Youth Services team in advance to request a specialty lunch. Please note that we cannot guarantee all requests will be fulfilled.

Live Snakes - REGISTRATION NEEDED

2:00pm–3:00pm
Berea
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teens
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dr. Roy Scudder-Davis will bring a selection of live snakes to discuss and let participants hold. Register each person individually. Do not register as a group. 


 

Teen Café

3:30pm–5:00pm
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Entertainment, Food
Event Details:

Hang out with us! This casual and fun gathering is all about embracing creativity and exploration in a relaxed environment.

Lego Club+

4:00pm–5:00pm
Richmond
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.

Live Snakes - REGISTRATION NEEDED

4:00pm–5:00pm
Richmond
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Ground Floor Community Room #013
Age Group: Elementary, Teens
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dr. Roy Scudder-Davis will bring a selection of live snakes to discuss and let participants hold. Register each person individually. Do not register as a group. 

Booktok Made Me Read It Book Club

11:00am–12:00pm
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us for the BookTok Made Me Read It Book Club, where we explore the top books that went viral on BookTok! Each month, we’ll dive into a trending title that has taken the reading world by storm.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that the food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. If you have specific dietary restrictions, please contact the Youth Services team in advance to request a specialty lunch. Please note that we cannot guarantee all requests will be fulfilled.

Free Market Designated Drop Off

11:00am–12:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Ground Floor Community Room #013
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment
Event Details:

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. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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

Free Market

12:00pm–2:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Ground Floor Community Room #013
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment
Event Details:


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. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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

Booktok Made Me Read It Book Club

2:00pm–3:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Top Floor Meeting Room #205
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us for the BookTok Made Me Read It Book Club, where we explore the top books that went viral on BookTok! Each month, we’ll dive into a trending title that has taken the reading world by storm.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that the food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. If you have specific dietary restrictions, please contact the Youth Services team in advance to request a specialty lunch. Please note that we cannot guarantee all requests will be fulfilled.

A Court of Books and Pages: A Sarah J Maas Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Top Floor Meeting Room #205
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us at The Court of Books and Pages Book Club for a thrilling journey through Sarah J. Maas's captivating worlds! We’ll be reading her books in order, immersing ourselves in her complex characters and intricate plots.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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

International Mud Day

1:00pm–3:00pm
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Entertainment, Pop-up Library
Event Details:

Join the library, Winterberry Studios, and the Forestry Outreach Center as we celebrate International Mud Day! We will have a pop-up library and mud play by the creek. Dress appropriately, this will be a rain or shine event! 

Read and Play

10:00am–11:00am
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

This program focuses on literacy through reading, music, movement, and play. It may get messy—please dress appropriately! Meant for ages 0-5. 

Toddler Time

10:00am–11:00am
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes

Toddler Time

Enjoy early literacy activities like parachute play, songs, finger plays, and board books, followed by free play. Toddlers and caregivers can make friends and learn together. Meant for ages 0-3. 

Creative Studio Orientation

11:00am–12:00pm
Berea
Cancelled
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts, How To, Technology Classes

Creative Studio - Orientation

Stop by for a detailed tour of the Creative Studio! We'll show you what's possible in the studio, what each piece of equipment is capable of, and what materials you'll need.

Lunch Bunch To-Go

11:00am–12:00pm
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens
Program Type: Food, Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for Lunch Bunch To-Go, weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.! All attendees 18 and under eat for free. During the program, children can pick up their lunch from the community room and take it to-go.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that the food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. If you have specific dietary restrictions, please contact the Youth Services team in advance to request a specialty lunch. Please note that we cannot guarantee all requests will be fulfilled.

Lunch Bunch

12:00pm–1:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary, Teens
Program Type: Food, Health and Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for Lunch Bunch, weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 12 pm to 1 pm! All attendees 18 and under eat for free, and older attendees are welcome to bring their own food. During the program, we’ll play children’s TV shows while everyone eats.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that the food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. If you have specific dietary restrictions, please contact the Youth Services team in advance to request a specialty lunch. Please note that we cannot guarantee all requests will be fulfilled.

Teen Start Up: Make a Catchphrase

1:00pm–3:00pm
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts, How To, Technology Classes, Workshop
Event Details:

Explore the fundamentals of entrepreneurship! Design your own catchphrase in Canva and transform it into a custom sticker with Cricut. 

Early Crafternoon: Mini Canvases

2:00pm–3:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint mini canvases with brushes or tiny utensils. Take your piece home, or leave it behind to be displayed in the library’s art exhibit throughout July!

Early Crafternoon: Mini Canvases

2:00pm–3:00pm
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint mini canvases with brushes or tiny utensils. Take your piece home, or leave it behind to be displayed in the library’s art exhibit throughout July!

GED Testing

2:00pm–6:00pm
Richmond
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

Crafternoon: Mini Canvases

4:00pm–5:00pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Main Floor Community Room #142
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint mini canvases with brushes or tiny utensils. Take your piece home, or leave it behind to be displayed in the library’s art exhibit throughout July!

Crafternoon: Mini Canvases

4:00pm–5:00pm
Berea
Library Branch: Berea
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint mini canvases with brushes or tiny utensils. Take your piece home, or leave it behind to be displayed in the library’s art exhibit throughout July!

Nifty Needlers

5:30pm–7:30pm
Richmond
Library Branch: Richmond
Room: Top Floor Meeting Room #205
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, How To
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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