Friends of the Middleton Public Library

09/23/2026

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The Middleton Public Library has a *BIG BIRTHDAY* coming up in 2027. We'll be one century young!

As part of our birthday celebrations, we'll be looking back over the last 100 years to document the library's history through a digitization project with Recollection Wisconsin. Do you have old photos or ephemera of the library that you can share? We're looking for materials related to the buildings, staff, patrons, or general hsitory. These will be digitized and returned to you.

Please contact Support Services Librarian Rebecca Light, [email protected], to share your Middleton Public Library materials. We look forward to celebrating with you in 2027!

06/11/2026

The Summer Reading Program launched yesterday and log sheets are available at the library! Come get yours and a pile of books...start your "travels" today!

Psssst...did you know the Summer Reading Program is not just for the kids? Middleton Library has an Adult Summer Reading Program as well, and we ALSO GET PRIZES!

04/20/2026

WE L❤️VE OUR Middleton Public Library!!!

03/18/2026

⚛ STEAM WEEK IS COMING ⚛

REGISTER WHILE YOU CAN.

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03/15/2026

“Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.” -Neil Gaiman

It's National Write Your Story Day! We each live an individual life experience, as unique as our fingerprints. Writing is not only for the professional and the published...writing your story is for EVERYONE. What are the ways the Middleton Public Library encourages developing this skill in our very community?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU.📢
We've got...

Creative Writing Workshops
✍Adult Creative Writers Workshop
https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25666
✍Young Creative Writers Workshop (ages 9-15)
https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25830

Virtual Author Talks (sponsored by yours truly, the Friends! 💕)
🎤https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25639

And never forget, learning to write your story starts long before wielding a pencil! Tots can check out Middleton's Storytime to start enjoying the stories of others.
👶🏽https://www.midlibrary.org/EventDetail?ID=25800

We've also got 🥁BOOKS at the Middleton Public Library:
📖"Rip the Page: Adventures in Creative Writing" by Karen Benke
https://mid.linkcat.info/app/work/347879
📖"Another Squiggly Story" by Andrew Larson
https://mid.linkcat.info/app/work/1682790
📖"Take Your Characters to Dinner" by Laurel Yourke
https://mid.linkcat.info/app/work/139472

02/12/2026

Whether you celebrate Galentine's Day, Valentine's Day, or both, check out these lists below for books you might enjoy this weekend of love. 💕

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-down/books-to-read-galentines-day/

https://bookshop.org/lists/inclusive-books-about-love-for-valentine-s-day

02/09/2026

It's National Read in the Bathtub day! Head on over to the Middleton Public Library to select a book, just don't drop it in :).

02/05/2026

Come check out our community's creativity by stopping by the Olympic Dioramas display at our Middleton Public Library!! They are sure to delight you as we all get through mid-winter in the Midwest!

Olympic Dioramas are now on display! Come see all the entries and vote for your favorites! Dioramas will be on display February 2 - 21.

11/07/2025

Friends, this is a great way to support your community through your favorite library! Middleton Library is collecting non-perishable food items to distribute through WayForward Resources...in a month when groceries are going to be a hard thing for many of our families, this is something we can do as we go to pick up our newest hold or stop in for a class. Next time you come in, bring a bag of food and drop it with your library!

The Middleton Public Library is a Food Donation Drop-Off Location!

In addition to warm clothes, any non-perishable food items can be placed in the bins located in the library lobby. All donations will be distributed through WayForward Resources.

Visit https://www.wayforwardresources.org/ for more details on how to give back.

10/23/2025

What do we do? 🤔

Sure, we fundraise, but I can promise you as a person who HATES asking people for 💲, it's not that kind of fundraising. So many people love libraries...all we're here to do is gently and passionately remind everyone of what their library is capable of with a little volunteer time, donated money, or community partnership. With that kind of help, we can let the library really flex their community-helping muscles! We want our community to feel invested and involved in taking care of each other- and the library is a fantastic venue to help through.

While the library itself has their own funding and ability to offer programs, WE get to receive donations from the community and use that towards BONUS programs with BIG impact, like:
📖-free ESL classes for English learners
🚐-stocking the Bookmobile as it visits areas all over Middleton, specially including areas of limited book access
🏰-exciting and free community events for everyone to attend like the Ren Faire!
💕-library staff appreciation (WE LOVE OUR MIDDLETON PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF)
💡-(fill in your next idea here!)

Do you have a friend that you think would like following our page to see volunteer opportunities as they come up? Tag them below! Spread that library love!