Lego Club-Madelia
2025-08-13 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Calling all brick builders! Kids are invited to join us for Lego Club at the library! Bring your creativity and we’ll supply the Legos.

Evening Storytime
2025-08-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-02 17:30 - 18:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Kids and their caregivers are invited to the library for storytime!

Cutting Board String Art for Adults
2025-08-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Come and create a one-of-a-kind cutting board to display in your kitchen. Be prepared to do a little hammering! To sign up, please call 507-642-3511.

Meet and Greet with Little Foot
2025-08-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Want to learn more about bearded dragons and meet one up close?! Here is your chance! Little Foot, the bearded dragon, will be visiting with Melissa and she will teach you everything she knows about these cute little creatures.

Knitting Club
2025-08-28 17:00 - 19:00 | St. James Library, 125 Fifth Street S, St. James, MN, 56081, United States
All levels of experience are welcome. Whether you want to learn or have a project to finish, Tessa is here to help!

Monday Movie Matinee
2025-09-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
We will be showing the movie “The Notebook”. Popcorn will be served!

Cloud Dough Creation
2025-09-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Kids are welcome to come and learn how to make CLOUD DOUGH! Like play-dough but even better! Call to sign up: 507-642-3511

Musician Kerry Grombacher -Madelia
2025-09-15 13:30 - 14:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Kerry Grombacher, a modern-day troubadour, will be here to perform “Songs and Stories of the American West”.
This program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Evening Storytime
2025-09-23 17:30 - 18:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Kids and their caregivers are invited to the library for storytime and a craft!

DIY Spooky Decor
2025-09-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Adults are invited to create a fun piece of decor just in time for spooky season! Spots are limited, so please call 507-642-3511 to sign up.

Monday Movie Matinee
2025-10-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
We will be showing the movie “Runaway Bride”. Popcorn will be served!

Adventure Club-Madelia
2025-10-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Madelia Elementary School
In collaboration with the MN Extension Office and Community Ed, we will be holding Adventure Club at the elementary school in the STEM lab. Kids will get information from school about how to sign up

Travis Smith Demonstration-Madelia
2025-10-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Travis Smith, of St. James, will share how he creates sleeping mats out of plastic bags for the homeless. He will demonstrate how he weaves them together on his homemade loom!

Minute-To-Win-It Games
2025-10-14 17:30 - 18:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Kids in grades 3-6 are invited to the library for some fast moving minute-to-win-it games!

Graphic Novel Book Club-Madelia
2025-10-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
For kids in grades 3-6! Read a graphic novel with the theme of the month or come and get book ideas.. During the book club we will discuss graphic novels and do some fun activities related to the theme. The theme in October is Dragons!

Costume Show Off
2025-10-31
Kids are invited to show off their Halloween costumes by stopping into their hometown library!
Open hours that day: St. James 10-5:30, Madelia 10:30-5, Butterfield 1:30-5, Lewisville 2:30-6

Monday Movie Matinee
2025-11-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
We will be showing the movie “Mrs. Doubtfire”. Popcorn will be served!

Family Game Night
2025-11-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Kids and families are invited to come and play games at the library! This is a great way to learn and try new games.

Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers
2025-11-08 11:00 - 12:30
Teresa Peterson, Utuhu Cistinna Win, is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and citizen of the Upper Sioux Community will be with us to share about her book, “Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers”. This is a collection of stories across five generations within the author’s family. This book celebrates storytellers, their stories, and the important role of storytelling.

Wood Burning Gift Tags-Madelia
2025-11-17 17:30 - 18:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Adults are invited to the library to learn a new way of wood burning! All supplies and instruction provided. Must sign up by calling 507-642-3511.

Graphic Novel Book Club-Madelia
2025-11-18 16:00 - 17:00
For kids in grades 3-6! Read a graphic novel with the theme of the month or come and get book ideas.. During the book club we will discuss graphic novels and do some fun activities related to the theme.The theme in November is MYSTERY!

Jurassic Jamboree Crafts-Madelia
2025-11-25 15:30 - 16:30 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
Kids in grades K-2, with an adult, will be able to join us at the library for a fun dinosaur craft!

Closed for Thanksgiving
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28
Libraries will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Coloring Contest
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-31
All ages can enter the coloring contest! Turn in your finished masterpiece and encourage others to stop in and vote for their favorite! Each age bracket will have winners. Prizes will be donated by Friends groups and generous donors. Coloring sheets can be picked up and turned in between Dec. 1-13 and voting will take place from Dec. 15-31. Winners will be announced the first week in January.

Movie Matinee
2025-12-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
We will be showing the movie “Little Miss Sunshine”. Popcorn will be served!

Christmas Eve Hours
2025-12-24
December 24
St. James – 10-12
Madelia – 10:30-12
Butterfield – CLOSED
Darfur – CLOSED
Lewisville – CLOSED

ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR NEW YEARS
2026-01-01
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Winter Reading Program
2026-01-05 10:00 - 2026-02-28 14:00
All ages, Kindergarten through age 100+, reading program. Just stop into your hometown library, pick up a reading log, and return it when it is full! Check at your library to see what prizes there are!

Movie Matinee
2026-01-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Madelia Branch Library, 23 First Street NW, Madelia, MN, 56062, United States
We will be showing the movie “Little Women”. Popcorn will be served!
