Chowchilla Branch Library

03/18/2026

We are streamlining communication. Please stay connected with us by following our main page: Madera County Library and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/madera_library/ Thank you!

03/13/2026

We are no longer taking zip book requests.
Don’t forget, you can still place orders for eBooks and eAudiobooks to be added to the Palace Project via one of these links:
Requests in english: https://califa.org/zipbooks-eng
Requests in spanish: https://califa.org/zipbooks-spa

03/13/2026

This Saturday we’re celebrating Pi Day! Come join us from 11am-2pm. We’ll have fun math activities and snacks for everyone.

03/06/2026

Celebrate Pi Day with the Chowchilla Library on Saturday, March 14, 2026 from 11AM to 2PM. There will be fun activities and snacks for everyone to enjoy. Join us and learn the amazing ways that math shows up in our lives each and every day.

03/04/2026

We're partnering once again with In-N-Out to offer the Cover to Cover Reading Program for children ages 4-12. Read 5 books or 300 minutes and earn a free hamburger or cheeseburger.

Sign ups start Saturday, March 7 - Saturday, April 18.
Register at your local Madera County Library to receive your reading log.

maderalibrary.org

01/29/2026

📝 Take a moment to share your story by taking a survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FNTFBL5

01/26/2026

The California State Library wants to hear how and why communities use their local libraries. Please take a moment to share your library story with them on this quick, 4-question survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FNTFBL5

Our MCL Patron Satisfaction Survey is always open for input and feedback at the local level: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LVBX9X8

Thank you for sharing your story with us!


La Biblioteca Estatal de California quiere saber cómo y por qué las comunidades utilizan sus bibliotecas locales. Por favor, tómese un momento para compartir su historia sobre la biblioteca en esta breve encuesta de 4 preguntas: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FNTFBL5?lang=es

Nuestra MCL encuesta de satisfacción del cliente está abierta para recibir opiniones y comentarios a nivel local: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GCSNLCR

¡Gracias por compartir tu historia con nosotros!

01/20/2026

Tutor.com provides online, on-demand academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. Patrons can connect with a highly qualified, expert tutor in a safe and secure online classroom.

Visit resources.maderalibrary.org 📲 scroll down to find the link to Tutor.com to login with your library card.

01/08/2026

For more information and request form visit:
zipbooks.maderalibrary.org

Interested in a book that is not in our library collection?
Try Zip Books! A free interlibrary loan option that provides Madera County Library patrons with speedy access to books and audiobooks that are not available in our collection.

How it works:
▪️A patron requests the item from their local Madera County Library.
▪️The library staff reviews the request and purchases it from Amazon.
▪️The item is shipped directly to the patron’s home.
▪️When finished, the patron returns it to the library. (3 week checkout)
▪️The library adds it to the collection for the community to enjoy.

For more information and request form visit:
zipbooks.maderalibrary.org

12/31/2025

The library is closed on Thursday, January 1, for New Year's Day. We're back open on Friday, January 2, 2026.

We will be closed on Thursday, January 1, for New Year's Day. We're back open on Friday, January 2, 2026.

12/22/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from the Library staff at Madera County Library and Branches.

All Libraries will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

12/19/2025

The Library is closed on Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25, 2025 for the Christmas holiday.
We're back open on Friday, December 26, 2025.

The Library is closed on Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25, 2025 for the Christmas holiday.

We're back open on Friday, December 26, 2025.