
MPL's Theater of the Mind
By Madison Public Library

MPL's Theater of the MindDec 01, 2021

Letter From Birmingham Jail
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested April 12, 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was charged with violating a city order against public protest and was placed in solitary confinement. There he wrote a response to a statement published by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama, which challenged Dr. King’s nonviolent resistance.
We give you this reading of one of Dr. King’s most famous pieces of writing because we believe it is important to remember how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.
A brief note before beginning: This is read out of respect for and in honor of Dr. King’s legacy and impact. Out of respect, the phrase “the n-word” will be used instead of the racial epithet as originally written.

The Gift of the Magi
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Sound effects from www.freesound.org "Boiling Water" by dersuperanton. Licensed under CC-BY 3.0. "Old Watch in a Small Antique Shop" by urupin. Licensed under CC-BY.

The Night Before Christmas
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Moore.

Christmas Carol - Day Seven
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is the seventh and final part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol." "Metal squeaking chair" by Razzvio. www.freesound.org. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Christmas Carol - Day Six
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is the sixth part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol." "00809 Removing Snow 3" by RobinHood76. www.freesound.org Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0.

Christmas Carol - Day Five
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moore. This evening's story is the fifth part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol." The following sound effects can all be found at www.freesound.org "Fiddle Melody 01" by Andrew Duke. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. "Party Crowd 2" by Kolezan. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Christmas Carol - Day Four
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the fourth part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."

Christmas Carol - Day Three
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the third part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol." The following sound effects can all be found at www.freesound.org "Rattling Chains 1" by theshaggyfreak. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "ghost_whispering01a-forward.flac" by toam. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Christmas Carol - Day Two
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the second part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol." The following sound effects can all be found at www.freesound.org "Rattling Chains 1" by theshaggyfreak. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "Canadian Horse Carriage" by vero.arengere. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "Eating Human" by 170048@virtualwindow.co.za. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "Door Slam" by FunWithSound. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. "fire_small_loop.wav" by PhreaKsAccount. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. "Horror, Violin Tremolo Cluster, B.wav" by InspectorJ. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. "Sitting on chair 2.wav" by renatofarabeuf. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. "Reception bell" by cdrk. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Christmas Carol - Day One
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of everyone's favorite Christmas stories. This is Theater of the Mind: Christmas Edition. This ten day series includes stories from Charles Dickens, O. Henry, and Clement Moor. This evening's story is the first part of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."
"Rattling Chains 1" by theshaggyfreak. (www.freesound.org) Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0.

The Tell Tale Heart
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. Tonight's story is "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe.

The Pit and the Pendulum - Part 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the final part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum."

The Pit and the Pendulum - Part 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum."

The Masque of the Red Death
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. Tonight is "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe

The Room in the Tower - Day 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This is the second and concluding day of "The Room in the Tower" by E.F. Benson.

The Room in the Tower - Day 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of EF Benson's "The Room in the Tower."

The Spook House
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Ambrose Bierce's "The Spook House."

The Cask of Amontillado
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."

The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 3
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the final part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."

The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the second part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."

The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."

The Monkey's Paw - Part 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the final part of W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw."

The Monkey's Paw - Part 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of W.W. Jacobs "The Monkey's Paw."

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

Caterpillars
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is E.F. Benson's "Caterpillars."

Berenice
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Edgar Allan Poe's "Berenice."

Count Magnus
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is M.R. James' "Count Magnus."

Ligeia Part 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the conclusion of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia."

Ligeia Part 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia."

The Boarded Window
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Ambrose Bierce's "The Boarded Window."

The Black Cat
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat."

The Premature Burial - Day 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the conclusion of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial."

The Premature Burial - Day 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial."

William Wilson Part 3
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the conclusion of Edgar Allan Poe's "William Wilson."

William Wilson Part 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the second part of Edgar Allan Poe's "William Wilson."

William Wilson Part 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of Edgar Allan Poe's "William Wilson."

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Part 5
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the final part of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Part 4
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the fourth part of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Part 3
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the third part of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Part 2
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the second part of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Part 1
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month long Theater of the Mind: Halloween Edition dramatic reading. This thirty-one day series includes stories from Edgar Allan Poe, EF Benson, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, WW Jacobs, and MR James. This evening's story is the first part of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lord Byron, and more. Special Thank You to Kristina Z.

Amores (I) - e e cummings
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lord Byron, and more. Music: "Piano Attic" by Martin Rach is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Her Lips Are Copper Wire - Jean Toomer
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.E. Cummings, and more. Music: Maiden voyage by Jazz at Mladost Club is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

She Walks in Beauty - Lord Byron
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Lord Byron, and more. Paintings: "Aurora Borealis" by Federic Edwin Church. 1865 "Portrait of Byron, British Poet" by Thomas Phillips. c1813 "George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron" by Richard Westall. 1813 "Byron's visit to the Mekhitarists on San Lazzaro" by Ivan Aivazovsky. 1899 "Lord Byron in Albianian Dress" by Thomas Phillips. 1813 Music: "Burned" by Podington Bear. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "Supposed It Is" by Podington Bear. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "Surface Tension 3" by Podington Bear. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0.

Forget Me Not - Ann Plato
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.E. Cummings, and more. Music: "Spaces of L" by Kosta T is licensed under a Attribution License.

I Am Not Yours - Sara Teasdale
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.E. Cummings, and more. Music: "Cue 4b -Sad-Slow-Forlorn-Piano only (I Of The Storm)" by Soularflair is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Roses are Red
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.E. Cummings, and more. Music: "Burned" by Podington Bear. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "Surface Tension 2" by Podington Bear. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0.

Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?) - William Shakespeare
Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.E. Cummings, and more. Music: "Burned" by Podington Bear. Licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. "The Things We Save" by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Macbeth - Act 5 Scene 8
Welcome to Theater of the Mind. Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in a month-long dramatic reading of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Credits: - MedievalCombatLoop by Yap Audio Production from freesound.org. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. - Stab, Metal Knife in Lettuce, B by Inspector J from freesound.org. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 - Dropping Body on Hard Ground by jjhouse4 from freesound.org. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 - Footsteps, Stones, A by Inspector J from freesound.org. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 - Bodhran irish drum - marching to war by pogmothoin of kickblue22.com from freesound.org. Licensed under CC BY 3.0