
Week 1 Activities
Friends Forever
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM From Your Library activity.
- Find and read a story on the Libby app.
- Make a friendship bracelet and give to a friend.
- Meet some friends at the park or pool.
- Host a board game afternoon with friends old and new.

Week 2 Activities
Community Connections
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM From Your Library activity.
- Find and read a story on the Libby app.
- Read a book to someone in a nursing home or retirement community.
- Visit the Farmers’ Market.
- Build a LEGO replica of someplace in your community.

Week 3 Activities
Science that Serves
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM From Your Library activity.
- Find and read a story on the Libby app.
- Do a science project at National Geographic Kids.
- Make an aluminum boat and see how many pennies it will hold.
- Build a sculpture or tapestry using symmetrical elements found in the environment.

Week 4 Activities
Expand Your World
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM From Your Library activity.
- Find and read a story on the Libby app.
- Discover three countries at National Geographic Kids.
- Learn three phrases in a different language and use them for a week.
- Find a recipe from another country, make it & share it.

Week 5 Activities
Working and Playing Together
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM From Your Library activity.
- Find and read a story on the Libby app.
- Create a treasure hunt for friends or family.
- Build an obstacle course in your backyard with friends & pretend to be American Ninja Warriors.
- Have a puzzle race with friends (100 pc puzzles work well).

Week 6 Activities
Kindness for Everyone
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM From Your Library activity.
- Find and read a story on the Libby app.
- Bake cookies for an older neighbor.
- Make an “affirmations jar.”
- Volunteer to do a chore or job for someone else.
Summer STEM Crafting for Kids and Tweens
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
For Kids ages 6 – 8 & Tweens ages 9 – 11 and their accompanying adult. Come to the library and participate in an activity that’s about science, technology, engineering, or math!
STEM Crafting for June:
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June 13: Friends Who Love Physics Kick-Off Party! We will have multiple activities for you and your friends about magnets, sound, motion, light, and more!
Sponsored by Madison Health!
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June 20: Star Wars Friends –We’ll learn the concepts of measuring, geometry, and spatial awareness while making a Baby Yoda friend!
STEM Crafting for July:
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July 11: Potential Energy – For this activity, we will learn the concepts of potential and kinetic energy by building balloon powered cars.
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July 25: Building Together – For this activity, we will learn the concepts of measuring, structural design, buoyancy, and working together by building tin foil boats in groups.
Summer STEM from your Library is provided with the support of:
The Idaho Commission for Libraries
Idaho STEM Action Center
The Institute of Museum and Library Services

Summer STEM Lego Club
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
For Kids ages 6 – 8, Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18. Anyone under the age of 12 needs to be accompanyied by an adult.
Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s amazing LEGO club!
DATES:
- June 27
- July 18

Chess and Game Club
Mondays at 4:30 pm
For Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18.
Learn the art of Chess and other games with the master of fun and strategy, Nick Allison!
Games and supplies will be provided.

Mancala Madness!
MONDAY, June 27, at 4:30 pm
For Teens and Tweens ages 9 – 18.
We wanted to do something a little different then usual and do an outside mancala game using squishy balls, buckets with water, and running around. It should be a lot of fun!

Star Party!
Friday, July 8, at 9:00 pm in the Community Room Parking Lot
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL
Come out and gaze at the stars! We’ll have our big telescope set up, and Cathy Stanton, former Star Ranger, will be there to take you on a guided tour through the universe.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Don’t miss it!
Tween
Summer Reading
AGES 9 TO 11
See You in 2024!
Each year, from June through July, we host Summer Reading. The 2023 Summer Reading Theme was “All Together Now.”
All participants completed reading challenges at their own pace. We had weekly book club, story times, & craft programs.
Our 2024 Summer Reading theme will be “Adventure Begins at Your Library” and should prove to be just as fun! Watch this page for more details.
Thank You to Our Summer Reading Sponsors
These amazing businesses and organizations donated over $70,000 to make our 2023 Summer Reading possible. We appreciate their support of literacy in our community!
New Temporary Hours of Operation
Due to staffing shortages and until further notice our temporary hours will be:
- Monday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Tuesday - Wednesday: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Thursday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
Closures in 2023
- January 2 – New Year’s
- January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- February 20 – President’s Day
- March 24 – Staff Development Day
- April 1 – Closed for Maintenance
- May 27-29 – Memorial Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- July 4 – Independence Day
- September 2-4 – Labor Day
- September 28 – Library Conference (LCEI)
- September 29-30 – Closed for Maintenance
- November 10-11 – Veteran’s Day
- November 22 – Closing at 5:00 pm
- November 23-25 – Thanksgiving
- December 23-26 – Christmas
- December 30-31, 2023 – New Year’s
- January 1, 2024 – New Year’s Day
Address
73 North Center
Rexburg, Idaho 83440
We are located on Center Street, just north of Main Street, by the Historic Rexburg Tabernacle.
Contact Us
(208) 356-3461
24 Hour Phone Renewal: (208) 356-6658
askmadisonlibrary@madisonlib.org