In this classic role-playing game, you create your character, choose how they interact with the story, and use dice to decide the outcomes of your actions. This event is open to all teens (ages 12 to 18). Both beginners and experienced players are welcome.

As an added bonus, players will be able to gain perks for their characters by reading!

If you are interested in a grand adventure, want to meet new and old friends, and have epic fun, click the button below.

• November 2: Shaved Crayon Art – We will create a work of art using melted crayon shavings. 
• November 16: Pringle Can Glowing Lighthouse – We will use pringles cans to create lighthouses.

Join us and express your creativity!

The Madison Library District Teen Action Council will meet regularly to provide input for teen events and programs, and provide suggestions for improvements and other aspects of the Library as it relates to teens. 

For Kids ages 6 – 8, Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18.
Anyone under the age of 12 needs to be accompanied by an adult.

Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s LEGO club!

Would you like to share your writing with other teens your age or just make new friends? Join the Young League of Writers for ages 12-18. We will meet for an hour to share what we’ve all been working on and talk about what makes writing great.

Teens ages 12-18 gather together to watch anime favorites, chat about manga, play Japanese card games, sketch your own manga portraits (markers and paper provided), and munch on yummy snacks!

For November:

We’ll be meeting twice this month to celebrate Studio Ghibli!

• November 9: We’ll watch The Cat Returns (G)
• November 30: We’ll make Studio Ghibli stockings for the holiday season.

No need to apply — just show up!

Have you heard about subscription services like OwlCrate or Litjoy?

For a monthly fee, these services send you a package containing one book and a few treats to go along with it. We are offering a similar service just for teens ages 12 – 18! Best of all, our service is completely FREE!

Here’s how it works:

If you would like to get one of these boxes, you must sign up online before the 25th of the month. Boxes will be available around the 1st of the next month. Each box will contain one surprise book (selected especially for you based on your input) and a few fun surprises.

We will notify you when your box is ready. Boxes can be picked up at the Madison Library District’s Circulation Desk and checked out with your library card. You will have until the 15th of that month to pick up your book box. If you do not pick your box up, you will forfeit your place in the subscription list and must reapply.

When you’re done with your book, please return it to the Library. It will be due back at the Library three weeks after you check it out. The rest of the box’s contents are yours to keep!

Registration is limited to 18 participants each month, but a waiting list will be kept for those interested in joining the program when room allows. Your registration will be valid for 3 months and then must be resubmitted in order to give those on the waiting list an opportunity to use the service.

If you have some time tell us what you thought about your book and the items in your box!

Madison Library’s Reading Challenge

All ages can play. We have a bingo card for kids 11 and under, and one for teens and adults 12 and older. Read fun new books and audiobooks and win great prizes!

Here’s how it works:

Step 1: Read the challenges and pick a bingo line that most appeals to you.

Step 2: Read a book that completes a challenge. Read another. And another.

Step 3: When you are able to cross off 5 squares in a row on the board, bring your sheet in to the Circulation Desk for a prize and an entry in our monthly drawing. We will have a separate drawing for each age group.

Step 4: Keep reading! You can get as many prizes and entries as there are bingos on the board.

Teens, ages 12-18, are invited to participate in this year’s Teen Reading Challenge, a statewide program from the Idaho Commission for Libraries.

In order to complete the challenge, you must read 8 books in 8 different categories between October 2023 and April 2024. You can choose from the following categories:

• Found while browsing: a book found on your library’s shelves or website
• Judge a Book by its Cover: a book with a cover you like
• One-Word Title: a book with a title that is only one word long
• Read Before You Stream: a book that was turned into a movie or TV series
• Retelling of a Classic: a retelling of a classis story
• Sci-Fi/Fantasy: a science fiction or fantasy book
• True Story: a book based on an actual event or person
• YRCA Nominee: a book nominated for a 2024 Young Reader’s Choice Award
• Your Favorite Genre: any book from your favorite genre
• Free Choice: read whatever you want!

Tracking Progress

Track your challenge progress on the Beanstack website or app. There are also paper tracking sheets, reading journals, and bookmarks available for pick-up at the Madison Library Circulation Desk and the Madison Jr. High Library.

Prizes

Visit the Madison Library District Children’s Reference Desk after each book read for the challenge to receive a small prize! We will also have two larger prize drawings during the challenge. The first drawing will be on February 1, and the more books a teen has read, the more entries they will get into the drawing. The second drawing will take place on May 1 at the end of the challenge for any teens who have read all 8 books.

Teens must be registered in Beanstack to win prizes in the drawings. If you are tracking the challenge on paper outside of Beanstack, please make sure to visit Madison Library District to have your challenge progress entered in Beanstack for a chance to win!

Most Items Located Behind the DVD Cases in Our Main Foyer

We have a wide variety of materials for all your learning and entertainment needs!
Having a hard time finding something? Ask a librarian!

We also provide the following materials:

• FICTION – arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name and starting on the north wall. Some of our most popular titles can be found here, including dystopian novels, fairy tale adaptations, and some of the biggest book-to-screen adaptations.
• NONFICTION – specifically written for teenagers encompassing many topics, such as art, history, growing up, comics, and ACT prep.
• GRAPHIC NOVELS, MANGA, and COMICS – Here you will find popular manga and superhero titles, among others.
• AUDIOBOOKS – books on CD
• eBOOKS and eAUDIOS – downloadable from the Libby app on your device
• MAGAZINES
• KITS – we have several types of kits:
  • SPEEDY READER KITS – the entire book series in one bag; in pale blue and grey bags.
  • READ-ALONG KITS – includes a book and an audiobook of the same title so you can follow along with the audio reader.

We finished  our new literacy challenge: Books for Balloons!  You helped us fill our library with balloons by reading hundreds of thousands of pages!

All prizes have been drawn and are ready to be picked up! Watch the video on our YouTube to see if you're a winner! Thanks for participating and making this program so much fun!

To Celebrate Our 100 Year Anniversary

Madison Library District is having a photography contest!

Our theme is "Capturing 100 Years."
Take photos to show us what that theme means to you.

Submissions will need to be turned in at the Circulation Desk of the library.

Do you and your friend love to write? Try writing a story together and perhaps you will become WFF’s… writing friends forever. Write a story about this year’s Summer Reading theme, “All Together Now,” for a chance win awesome prizes. Submit your short story to the Madison Library District “BFF 2 WFF” Teen Writer’s contest and see how your “collab” writing stacks up against other teens your age.

• Paired Participants must be ages 12 – 18 to enter.
• Open to Madison Library District residents only.
• 4,000 word limit.
• Limit 1 short story per paired authors.
• No photos or illustrations.
• Work must be original, not previously published, and titled.
• Submissions that are deemed inappropriate, culturally inaccurate, or possess negative stereotypical characterization will be disqualified.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

• Email your original work as an attachment to Gina Miller. This is the ONLY way to submit your work!
• Subject line must say: BFF 2 WFF Teen Writers Contest.
• Please include both author’s names, ages, and phone numbers in the email.

DEADLINE:

All entries must be received by Monday, July 24th, 2023.
Winners will be announced on Friday, July 28th, 2023, at the Teen Summer Reading Final Party.

PRIZES:

ALL participants will recieve a prize!

First prize – $30 Amazon gift card for each paired author.
Second prize – $20 Amazon gift card for each paired author.
Third prize – Fat Cats date pack for each paired author.

For more information please email Gina Miller.

Library Appreciation Week is on its way, and we’ve got some great things planned.

Peeps Diorama Contest!

Depict a scene from a published book, any of our programming events, or any item you've used in the library (such as Libby).

Submit your Peeps diorama by 4:00 pm April 22nd to be considered for a prize.

All ages are welcome to particpate. Any participants under 18 must have approval from their legal guardian.