FOL $5 Bag Sale starts now! Come see all the choices and fill up on books for every reader, DVDs and CDs!
Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday! The library will be closed from 2 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 23rd (Story Hour will still be held at 11 am), then closed through Sunday, Nov. 27th. We will reopen at 10 am on Monday, Nov. 28th.
Winnie the Pooh and friends are appearing at the Madison County Library on Monday, Oct. 31st. Come visit for a Halloween treat!
Come visit and see how nice the library looks!
Thank you, patrons, for bearing with our closing last week. We have put up new shelving and moved almost every book in the library to make more room for new acquisitions and to better fit books onto our shelves in most sections of the library. It is wonderful!
Notice: Notary Hours will continue from 2-4 pm on weekdays after October 15th. In order to not disrupt normal library duties, we have had to limit time for notary activities.
COVID Kits are available again!
Please call us at 948-4720 if you are in need of a COVID kit. There is a limit of 2 kits per person. Directions are on the side of the box. Internet access is not needed to process your test. Do not enter the building to pick up your kit. They will be delivered to the bench on the side of the building after you call that you are in the lot.
Keep your library card in good standing! Please be mindful about overdue books “hiding” around your house and vehicle. Fines are accruing, starting in June. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10-5. Tuesday and Thursday 10-8 and Saturdays from 10-2). 
You can renew books in person, email froebuck@madisoncountyvalibrary.org, or by phone 948-4720. Thank you for promptly checking for any library books, movies, and other materials.
Wi-Fi Service is available, as always, 24 hours a day and seven days a week from
our parking lot, so that you may sit in your car or on our benches and enjoy our connections.
You may send a fax or have copies made (for a small fee) with or without an appointment. We will continue to offer curbside library orders (by phone or email) for your convenience, as well.
Curbside and Hours of Operation
Monday Wednesday Friday 10-5pm
Tuesday and Thursday 10-8
Saturday 10-2pm
The Library has added several new databases to our research page, including Gale with encyclopedias for each grade level, and Newsbank with 3,500 newspapers, including our own Eagle. Please check them out…they are an awesome resource!
For those of you that have lost your jobs due to COVID-19, here is a link to the Virginia Workforce Connection. Unemployment in Virginia & COVID-19
Update: Don’t forget that Overdrive is available to you online so you can download e-books and audio books. Your library card number gets entered after selecting our library. Then enter your pin number, which is the last four numbers on your library card. No fines will be accrued during this time that we are closed. If you do not have a library card, call the Library during working hoursMon-Fri and we can issue you one over the phone.
Look below for things that the kids can do while they’re off.
Fun and Free ways to Learn From Home
Math: Reading:
Prodigy: 2 +2 = ? Squiggle Park and Dreamscape:
https://play.prodigygame.com/ https://www.squigglepark.com/
Khan Academy Storyline
https://www.khanacademy.org www.storylineonline.net
Science: Social Studies:
Mystery Doug History for Kids
mysterydoug.com https://www.historyforkids.net/
Writing:
Typing Club
www.typingclub.com
