Summer Reading Starts June 1!

Get ready for Summer Reading 2024: Adventure Begins at Your Library! We've got 9 weeks of programs and reading prizes planned for every age. Log your reading and program attendance on the Beanstack app for the chance to win prizes!

Check out our summer programs

Shred Day Is June 1!

Bring your sensitive documents to the library to dispose of them securely between 9a-12p on June 1. Bring two banker boxes (15"x12"x10") to shred for free. Shred additional boxes for a donation that will support the Friends of the Library. Thanks to Hydro Aluminum for sponsoring this event!

Reading Ready Storytime

Every Wednesday in May, 10a

Bring your child for an hour of fun stories, crafts, friends, and playtime every Wednesday at 10a. In May we'll read about summer, flowers, and moms!

Storytime is designed for ages 2-5.

Nerf Nights

Thursday, May 2, 6:30p

Who will be crowned Nerf champion?? It's everyone for themselves in an epic after-hours Nerf Battle!

This program is for grades 7-12 and requires a waiver.

More details

Cinema Showcase

Tuesday, May 7, 1p

Munch popcorn and kick back for a matinee showing of The Color Purple. This new adaptation of the classic by Alice Walker is a decades-spanning tale of love and resilience, and one woman's journey to independence.

Rating: PG-13

Run time: 2 hours 21 minutes

Watch the trailer

Meet the Authors: Colleen Coble & Denise Hunter

Tuesday, May 7, 6:30p

Not one, but TWO bestselling Christian fiction authors are visiting Middlebury! Join Colleen and Denise for a conversation about books, friendship, writing, and the publishing world, followed by a book signing. Copies of their books will be available for purchase, or you can bring your own books for them to sign.

Pages & Pints

Wednesday, May 8, 5:30p

Get back into reading with our no-pressure monthly book club where YOU get to pick the book!

This month's theme is graphic novels, so find a book that speaks to you, and come out to Wedgewood for dinner, drinks, and good company. (Ages 21+)

Let's Talk About It!

Tuesday, May 14, 7p

Our spring theme is Out of This World: Life in Space. Our final book for discussion is Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, by Mary Roach, and is facilitated by Dr. Arielle Phillips from Notre Dame's Department of Physics & Astronomy.

Pick up your copy at the library and join us for refreshments and discussion!

Anime Club

Monday, May 20, 4p

Calling all anime lovers! Relax with friends, enjoy some snacks, try new Japanese foods, and watch some episodes together. For tweens and teens.

Lego Club

Tuesday, May 21, 4p

Join us for monthly builds! There are multiple challenges to choose from each month, or you can come and free build!

Garden Planting Party

Saturday, May 25, 10a

Help us plant the library garden and celebrate the coming of summer at this community garden party! Plus, take home seeds and starts from our Norval Poyser Seed Library to plant in your own gardens. Meet at the library garden by East Park.

Register here

Tie-Dye Shirts @Bonneyville Mill

Saturday, May 25, 10:30a

Come tie-dye shirts and take them home to wear all summer long! BYO shirt; we'll supply the dye. Meet at the Kum Mol Rie Shelter at Bonneyville Mill Park.

LO RECOMMENDS . . .

The Only Survivors

by Megan Miranda

This story has a class reunion premise with a twist. It switches between past and present, revealing the chilling details of a tragic accident that occurred ten years prior. I love Megan Miranda's narrators! They always keep secrets about themselves from the reader and unravel them slowly over time. The ending is a punch to the gut that you never saw coming. Suspenseful is an understatement.

Genre: Mystery

MPL PATRON SHARON RECOMMENDS...

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

I stayed up until midnight (pun intended) reading this. I go to bed early, so that tells you everything you need to know. You just can't not read it, trust me. All ages, all types of readers will be wildly intrigued.

Genre: General Fiction