Blogs

All branches closed Sunday

All branches with normal Sunday hours will be closed on Sunday, April 4 in observance of Easter.

Big Read Kick-Off: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Saturday, March 27: HMCPL and Burritt on the Mountain team up for the Big Read Kick-Off event. Learn more

Madison Public Library closed March 8-9

Madison Public Library will be closed Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9.

Our Madison branch will be closed to the public on these two days to prepare for RFID. The bookdrop will be available for patron use during this time. Check our locations page to find another branch nearby. Need to renew your items and can't get to a branch? Call the circulation desk at (256) 532-5984 or log in to iBistro. Be sure to have your library card number and PIN handy.

RFP Process Concluded

After starting our RFP review process earlier this year for a Library Services Platform, I can officially report that we have signed a contract with ByWater Solutions this week! Read more »

Meet the Author: Les Johnson

Hooked on Space Satellites: Why We Now Depend upon Them

What would it be like if we were suddenly to lose most, if not all, of our space satellites?  Science fiction and popular science author Les Johnson believes that we’ve become dependent upon them.  Les predicts what might happen to our economy, defense, and daily lives if they were suddenly destroyed.  It would not be a good time… . Read more »

Discover Tech Keynote Address: Dr. Neil Lamb

Dr. Neil Lamb, Faculty Investigator at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, discusses bioengineering breakthroughs in Huntsville and the future of research in the field.

What are we learning about genomics, the study of genetic information?  What makes us and the world around us work?  And what do we do with our discoveries?  Join us for a fascinating talk by one of Huntsville’s most esteemed educators.

Thursday, June 6, 6:30pm

Main Library Auditorium

915 Monroe Street, Huntsville  532-2362 Read more »

Meet the Author: Dr. Sonnie Hereford

Huntsville Civil Rights activist Dr. Sonnie Hereford discusses his memoir, Beside the Troubled Waters on Tuesday, June 4, at 11 a.m. at the Main Library. Read more »

New "Author Chat Book Club"

Read and discuss books with the author joining our discussion!

Our first featured book/ author is "Days of Little Texas" by R.A. Nelson. A ghost story, a romance, and a reckoning unlike anything you’ve read before.

Acclaimed YA author R. A. Nelson joins our discussion of his novel, set in the environs of the evangelical revival circuit and centered around Ronald Earl, who at ten became the electrifying “boy wonder” preacher known as Little Texas. Read more »

Support Madison Library at town hall meeting

Supporters of the Madison Public Library are asked to voice that support on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Madison City Hall. Read more »

Let's play Mah Jongg

Step back to the Bunco of the 1920s at Madison Public Library. Learn to play American Mah Jongg, the craze that is sweeping public libraries across the country. Read more »

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