Join a Medford Public Library summer reading program. You can log your books online at https://medfordlibrary.beanstack.org. Read, log, and potentially win raffle prizes all summer long. Kids, teens, and adults have their own summer reading challenges. Reading logs start on June 9 and you can track your books all the way to the end of […]
It is Dyslexia Awareness Month! We want to meet you where you are with this booklist so we have books for everyone! If you are someone who has dyslexia, we have fiction and non-fiction for kids, teens, and adults with awesome characters who you just might appreciate! If you work with or are a caregiver […]
Did you know you can take home games, tools, robotics equipment, and more? We have a growing Library of Things! Check them out here! Children’s Library of Things Adult Library of Things […]
Check out our wordless booklist! If you are tired of being the one driving your family storytime, these books that are mostly just illustration can be a great way to flip the script! Make your kid(s) read the story to YOU. Click here for booklist. […]
Kids and teens can sign up for a summer of fun with our Summer Reading Challenge. Summer Reading Challenge begins on June 18 and runs until August 31. Count every minute you spend reading and win raffle tickets for prizes all summer long! Our grand prize will be an after-hours party in the library for […]
The Children’s Room has reading buddies (stuffed animal friends paired with a book) and traveling mice (great for taking on an adventure) available for check out. Ask for your checkoutable friend at Children’s Circulation desk! Traveling mice and reading buddies check out just like a book – for three weeks. If you need more time, […]
The Medford Public Library will be closed from Sunday, December 5-Sunday, January 2 as we move to the new Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library on High Street. That may feel like a long time but we will be back and better than ever soon! In the meantime, check out our digital resources. We’ve […]
We know, we know! You’ve got latkes to fry and dreidel to play and you just don’t think you’ll have enough time to swing by the library this week to grab a few storybooks. Never fear! Hoopla digital (downloadable as the hoopla app or online at hoopladigital.com) has great ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies and more! […]
Indigenous Peoples Day is coming up on October 11th and you can celebrate from where ever you may be with a great book! Check one out today! (Kid-Adult Booklist)** (YA specific titles) ** Many of these books come recommended from the American Indians in Children’s Literature blog edited by Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo). […]
Sometimes an ode, sometimes a ballad… Even that novel might be valid! We promise these couplets will cease to exist so long as you try out a book on these lists: Children’s Poetry Adult Poetry […]