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309 East MainPortageville, MO 63873
Calendar of Events
Welcome to the New Madrid County Library Events page!
On this page you will find information for upcoming events at our branches and throughout the county. Check back often to see what is new!
*Click on the plus signs to see more information about individual events/programs.
- Adult Beginner's Crochet Club meets every other Friday from 3:30 to 4:30pm. The next meeting is February 21 at our main Portageville Branch
Date: March 1, 2025
Location: Portageville Branch, 309 East Main, Portageville, MO 63873
Time: 10:00 AM CST
It is a lucky day! Come to our main branch on March 1, 2025 at 10:00am and hear a wonderful story by Eve Bunting. We will do a fun STEM activity and create a Pot of Gold craft!
Date: March 15, 2025
Location: New Madrid Branch, 431 Mill Street, New Madrid, MO 63869
Time: 10:00 AM
Come to our New Madrid Branch on March 15th at 10:00AM and listen to a reading of Devin Elle Kurtz's book, The Bakery Dragon. We'll create paper dragon puppets and our own stories too!
Date: March 22, 2025
Location: Portageville Branch, 309 East Main, Portageville, MO 63873
Time: 10:00 AM CST
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They play dead, they eat ticks, they are Missouri's only marsupial...please give a round of applause for OPOSSUMS! Don't play possum on this program – sign up your little ones to learn all about opossums and participate in some opossum-themed crafts and activities. This program is geared towards children from 3-6 years of age. Please call us at (573)379-3583 to reserve your spot(s).
Date: March 27, 2025
Location: Portageville Branch, 309 East Main, Portageville, MO 63873
Time: 3:00pm
Join us at our Portageville branch for a fun and quirky afternoon of creating bad art on March 27, 2025 at 3:00 pm! We'll provide the supplies, and you bring your worst artistic skills. Once finished, everyone will vote for the worst masterpiece, and the winner will receive a trophy. Come for the laughs, stay for the chaos!
Date: April 5, 2025
Location: Portageville Branch, 309 East Main, Portageville, MO 63873
Time: 10:00 AM CST
Let's Celebrate Spring! We will listen to a book version of Singing In The Rain written by Tim Hopgood then do two fun STEM activities. We will also craft our own Rain Clouds!
Date: April 10, 2025
Location: Portageville Branch, 309 East Main, Portageville, MO 63873
Time: 4:00-6:00 PM CST
Come craft with us! We will make our own paper flowers from damaged book pages and colored paper. This is an adult event since we will be using hot glue guns. Space is limited. Please call us at (573)379-3583 to reserve your spot!
Date: April 19, 2025
Location: New Madrid Branch, 431 Mill Street, New Madrid, MO 63869
Time: 10:00 AM CST
Join as at our New Madrid Memorial Branch on April 19th at 10:00AM to hear Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round by Teri Sloat. We'll have some fun and craft some fluffy sheep and chicks!
Date: May 3, 2025
Location: Portageville Branch, 309 East Main, Portageville, MO 63873
Time: 10:00 AM CST
Mayday! Mayday! Come to our main branch on May 3rd, 2025 at 10 AM and listen to Bubble Trouble by Tom Percival! We will do bubble themed STEM activities and a fun paint craft with bubble wrap.
Date: May 17, 2025
Location: New Madrid Memorial Branch, 431 Mill Street, New Madrid, MO 63869
Time: 10:00 AM CST
Octopuses, Octopi? Come to our New Madrid Memorial Branch on May 17th at 10 AM. We will read The Octopus Escapes by Maile Meloy and then we will sculpt our own octopus or sea creature to take home.