The Madison Public Library at 39 Keep Street offers several programs this August, from family fun, to crafts, to films. Find a program that suits, and come in to the cool and enjoy. All programs are free.
Registration required where indicated.
Family Karaoke Night (all ages)
Monday, Aug. 6, 7:00 pm
The library is hosting a Family Karaoke Night! Bring everyone down for an evening of singing, dancing, and fun. Professional Karaoke services are being provided by LaRochelle Event Services. Sponsored by Friends of the Madison Public Library.
DIY Upcycle Totes (5th grade+)
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 4-5pm
Bring an old shirt (or a few) and find out how you can upcycle it into a tote bag!
This program will be held in the Chase Room.
Binary Jewelry (5th grade+)
Monday, Aug. 20, 2-3pm
Learn how to spell your name in binary code!
Each person will get to take home jewelry or a keychain with their name coded in beads.
Registration is required. Program meets in the Chase Room.
How to Write a Great College Essay with CollegeWise
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 7pm
Collegewise, a national college counseling company, will be having a FREE seminar on Wednesday, August 29 at 7 pm at Madison Public Library in which they will discuss “How to Write Great College Essays”. A lot of really good kids write really bad college essays; essays about how soccer taught them the importance of teamwork, or how they struggled to adapt to strange cultures during a trip to Paris. It’s not their fault; most kids have just never been taught what college admissions officers actually want to read about, or that great college essays need to be written very differently from the essays assigned in high school English classes. That’s why this seminar was created—to teach Collegewise kids how to find and write their best stories for college essays. Collegewise will explain what admissions officers actually want (and don’t want) to read, reveal the five most overused essay topics on which far too many kids rely, and teach writing techniques that will help any student write more engaging and effective college essays. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend as we always get great feedback from the mothers and fathers that join us for this one. Free. Please register online for this program at madisonnjlibrary.org.
MOVIES
Ministry of Fear
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 7:00 pm
86 min/1944/NR
Director: Fritz Lang
Stars Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds
Stephen Neale has just been released from an asylum during World War 2 in England when he stumbles on a deadly Nazi spy plot by accident, and tries to stop it.
Free. No registration required.
The Intern
Saturday, August 18, 2:00 pm
2015/121min/PG-13
Director: Nancy Meyers
Stars Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo
A seventy-year-old widower has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site and bonds with its young CEO.
