Medford Public Library

Summer Reading Challenges have officially started! Readers of all ages can sign up at http://medfordlibrary.beanstack.org.

We had such an fantastic time kicking off Summer Reading with everyone at the Fairy Tale Ball! So much fun that one of our amazing teen volunteers lost her shoe and turned into our very own Cinderella! Here's a sneak peek at some of the photos we have from the event.

Summer Reading is for all ages! You can sign up online at https://medfordlibrary.beanstack.org and start earning raffle tickets. There are prizes to win all summer long.

Thank you to the Friends of the Medford Public Library and the Medford Arts Council for sponsoring this annual event!

We’re so excited for the Fairy Tale Ball that even Disgust managed to crack a smile. We can’t wait to see you today from 1-4pm!

While we have no doubt that Matt Heaton would put on an incredible rain show, our Saturday singalong will be inside today! Join us at 11:30am in Bonsignore Hall to sing and dance!

Congratulations to Youth Services Librarian Maddi on a successful presentation at the 2026 Massachusetts Library Association conference. Alongside similar programs developed in Somerville and Wakefield, the Medford Public Library guides kids and tweens through the process of writing, editing, and publishing their own original book. You can check out these books in our Children's Room just like the rest of our collection!

Throwback Thursday!

Spring Street at Washington Street; looking north. - Caption reads: “Note the gatekeeper’s house and railroad depot.”
(Glass plate copy of a ~ 1915 photograph from the Local History Collection at the Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, Medford, Massachusetts.)

We will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.

Learn how professional storyteller Karina Liendo's grandmother met the love of her life, conquered his heart with food, and left a legacy to her oldest granddaughter! You'll get to taste traditional Peruvian dishes from Abuela Angela's kitchen while celebrating her life through stories, dancing, and lots of laughter.

This event will take place on Thursday, May 28th, from 7 to 8pm.

You can register to attend this event at https://medfordlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/like-water-for-chocolate-storytelling-program-with-karina-liendo/

Whoa! We're a month away from kicking off summer reading at the Fairy Tale Ball! We can't wait to celebrate reading with everyone with games, sword fighting, scavenger hunt, and more. We are looking for teen volunteers to help us out during the event. If your teen is looking for a fun volunteer option, please share this with them! They can find the application form (and many others) on the teen volunteer section of our website: https://medfordlibrary.org/teens/volunteer-opportunities/