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Readers Place: June 2026
Readers Place: June 2026

This Pride Month, explore a collection of new books exploring intersectional LGBTQ identities and experiences

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Reader's Place: May 2026
Reader's Place: May 2026

Welcome to spring! May includes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month, and our Reader’s Place list for May celebrates all three!

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Ideas Festival Photos

To view photos of the 2026 Ideas Festival events please visit our Flickr page.

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Library Grand Opening!
Library Grand Opening!

On, Saturday, July 5 at 11:00 am, Maplewoodians came out in force to celebrate and experience their newly renovated and expanded building!

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The full lineup of Teen Summer Reading events is here! For more information about each event and registration details, visit www.maplewoodlibrary.org/summer-reading/#teen-src (link in bio) 😎📚️⁠ ⁠ 🏷️ #SummerReadingChallenge #UnearthaStory #librarye
Summer Reading Kick Off: MAGIC SHOW featuring Walter Bolin: Almost Impossible! ⁠ 🗓️ Monday, June 15 (it's a school half day!)⁠ 🕓️ 1:30PM - 2:15PM⁠ 📍 Maplewood Memorial Library⁠ ⁠ A not-to-be-missed magic show for kids, tweens, and families. Prepar
🗣️ Summer Reading Challenge registration starts today! You can register in BEANSTACK beginning June 8th, then start logging your reading starting on June 15th -- the Reading Challenge will run through August 15th, culminating in prize drawings for a
Builder's Club will meet this week on Thursday, June 11th from 4PM - 6PM! Join us at the Hilton branch for an afternoon of imagination and building with LEGOs, Duplos & blocks -- for kids age 2+ with a participating adult. Creations will be displ
A huge round of applause for Maplewood’s own Bruce Eric Kaplan, who received the 2026 Maplewood Literary Award at the Library on May 21st for his work as a cartoonist, filmmaker, and writer of books & screenplays 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Bruce delighte
Are you ready for this year's Summer Reading Challenge? Our 2026 Summer Reading Program for all ages UNEARTH A STORY will begin on June 15th and run through August 15th! 🦖📚️⁠ ⁠ Registration for the Reading Challenge will begin on Monday, June 8th!