Welcome to Part 2 of The Midnight Market, Spooky Lovelies!   We promise this will be a night for you to remember… however, we cannot promise that you will be able to.  Come as you are or dress in your finery!  Bring your children… we insist.  You’ll see your friends and meet new ones– Oh! and the goods we will have on offer are sure to charm you… forever.  Thank you for permitting us to hold this unusual sale…those of you who so kindly voted in our favor.  We’ll never forget you…

Come one! Come all! To: The Midnight Market! 100% safe and enjoyable food & fun for your entire family! Our permit was secured via YOUR VOTE at The Village Council meeting, and we Thank You for making it all possible!

After your evening… rest, visit our cheery marketplace just beyond the county line in the huge clover field at the edge of The Village. All of your Midnight Library favorites will be there- PLUS a few new ones that you’re bound to be just as fond of! (This is Part 1 of this enchanting, long reading. Part 2 will be posted Oct.29th) To fully enjoy your own personal experience at The Midnight Market, headphones or earbuds are highly recommended!

When will the Reading Room reopen? What will be on the Hospitality Tray? Can you help me find my other eye? We get SO MANY questions this time of year… there must be something in the air… that makes human people crave the unique atmosphere of The Midnight Library! To put your fears at rest… for the most part, here we have a reassuring Season 9 Announcement for you. To mildly comfort you even further, we have a short story, “Miranda’s Way” that will give you a beyond-the-library-walls peek into your host’s everyday life. Listen carefully… and everything… will be just fine… mostly

Greetings My Dear Guest! Maybe you recall ...in our previous reading on Sacred Tattoos, I lamented the fact that there were just too many wonderful tattoo tales to choose from-- and the story of the first tattooed circus performers is one of them! So please join me now to hear about these daring and "colorful" characters! Now, won't you take a seat beside me? Natasha will be along shortly with our tea. Just relax and maybe don't make too much eye contact with her... She's a ... nervous sort of... girl... you know... Welcome to The Midnight Library.

Greetings Dear Guest! Please dash in quickly before the crows get you-- I mean before the crows get IN!! They've paid us a completely unexpected visit that's coincidentally collided with your lovely visit! We have no idea how this has happened! Perhaps they heard that they're the star of tonight's reading: As The Crow Flies. Please walk calmly to your favorite spot to hear all kinds of fascinating crow facts and lore. And everything... will be just fine...

Right this way, Dear Guest! What if we told you that tonight, we're going to be doing a little spelunking or cave-dwelling? And not just so we can pet the bats, but because it is the birthplace of a very famous WITCH: Mother Shipton, "The Yorkshire Prophetess." Ms. Merrick will take you from her humble cave birth, through her eerily dramatic predictions, and finally the close of her life... and, she'll tell you how she lives on in a place that thousands of people visit each year. You'll love the haunting story of Mother Shipton!

Right this way, Dear Guest! What if we told you that tonight, we're going to be doing a little spelunking or cave-dwelling? And not just so we can pet the bats, but because it is the birthplace of a very famous WITCH: Mother Shipton, "The Yorkshire Prophetess." Ms. Merrick will take you from her humble cave birth, through her eerily dramatic predictions, and finally the close of her life... and, she'll tell you how she lives on in a place that thousands of people visit each year. You'll love the haunting story of Mother Shipton!

Right this way, Dear Guest! What if we told you that tonight, we're going to be doing a little spelunking or cave-dwelling? And not just so we can pet the bats, but because it is the birthplace of a very famous WITCH: Mother Shipton, "The Yorkshire Prophetess." Ms. Merrick will take you from her humble cave birth, through her eerily dramatic predictions, and finally the close of her life... and, she'll tell you how she lives on in a place that thousands of people visit each year. You'll love the haunting story of Mother Shipton!

Greetings, Dear Guest! In tonight's dire reading, we will reminisce about the many splendid ways people used to kick the bucket... or uh... pass away. There was once so much unpredictable variety! Folks used to be forced to meet their maker by fickle fairies, chancy chickens, and even wily wallpaper! Please curl up in your favorite spot and join us as we visit yesteryear and fondly recall many of the Bygone Ways to Bite the Dust!-- Oh! And we have a famous surprise guest to greet you! (A live one) See if you recognize him!

Welcome Spooky Lovelies! Gather ye, Witches, for this Halfway to Halloween Celebration!! April 30th is Walpurgisnacht, Walpurgis Night, or WITCH’S NIGHT! A Devil’s delight like no other!-- with a centuries-old dead nun included that only helps to stoke the fire and fan the flames! If you didn’t know before that there 2 wild nights for the wicked each year, NOW YOU DO! Please take your seats!

Welcome Spooky Lovelies! Gather ye, Witches, for this Halfway to Halloween Celebration!! April 30th is Walpurgisnacht, Walpurgis Night, or WITCH’S NIGHT! A Devil’s delight like no other!-- with a centuries-old dead nun included that only helps to stoke the fire and fan the flames! If you didn’t know before that there 2 wild nights for the wicked each year, NOW YOU DO! Please take your seats!

Welcome back to The Reading Room, Spooky Lovelies! Oh how we’ve missed you! And what a treat you’re in for this evening! I am so pleased and proud to be telling you the oddly touching Tale of Our Natasha Boomslang, complete with new characters for you to meet, as well as old friends for you to greet! There will be no spoilers about coilers here, so slither into your favorite cozy corner or curl up by the fire with a wolf pup as we begin at the beginning... for the most part. And yes! There are goodies on The Hospitality Tray... prepared by the demons. Natasha has been given the night off in her honor.

Tonight, Dear Guest, we have a topic of great interest to anyone who has skin! So, please make yourself at home in The Reading Room as your appealing host, Ms. Merrick tells you the soothing story of those found sporting the world's earliest and most exotic tattoos. Early humans seemed to know the magical power of embedding ink deeply into their skin. Now, you'll know, too. Welcome to The Midnight Library

Walk this way, Dear Guests- Tonight's engrossing tale is the key to the history of graves and the silent language of tombstone symbols. The dead have much to teach us about being buried for thousands of years, and what we choose to engrave on their headstones, speaks volumes to those who know how to interpret these "silent as the grave" images. Grab a few tombstone cookies off The Hospitality Tray and make yourself at home! Welcome to The Midnight Library

Welcome in, Dear Guest! We insist that you enjoy a cup of Midnight Library Blend Tea... And let our Host, Miranda, tell you what your future will be. Tonight, we unfurl a topic in The Reading Room that many have been anxiously waiting for -Tasseomancy! The history and art of predicting the future by the reading of tea leaves. How did the magically comforting drink of tea come to be part of the supernatural world of prophecy? We knew you were going to ask that! Cozy up with your cup and we'll tell you...

There once was an island as sure as can be, far and away upon the sea... Welcome, Dear Guests! Batten down the hatches and stow your goods! Tonight we search for the mysterious and storied Island of Hy Brasil! There and then not, the strangely inhabited island was rumored to be the home of a wizard, masterful monks, fairies, ghosts, and even a hidden-from-the-eyes-of-humans city of advanced beings. Witnessed and visited by some, Hy Brasil may just surface again in the future... Please take your seats below deck!

There once was an island as sure as can be, far and away upon the sea... Welcome, Dear Guests! Batten down the hatches and stow your goods! Tonight we search for the mysterious and storied Island of Hy Brasil! There and then not, the strangely inhabited island was rumored to be the home of a wizard, masterful monks, fairies, ghosts, and even a hidden-from-the-eyes-of-humans city of advanced beings. Witnessed and visited by some, Hy Brasil may just surface again in the future... Please take your seats below deck!

Welcome Spooky Lovelies! This evening our reading is in honor of a very special... lady, (who's definitely not related to your wholesome host, Miranda Merrick)-- The One, The Only, Baba Yaga. She is rumored to be an ogre, a witch, a crone, a goddess... and perhaps even more than one being all rolled into one! Will she harm you when she greets you; offer you gifts, or decide to eat you? We'll just have to see... Dear Guest, please welcome, Baba Yaga

Greetings Spooky Lovelies & Creepy Kitties!!

Step lightly, right this way, Dear Guest-- and bring your feline friends for this evening's tale on BLACK CATS!! From rat catcher to revered deity; from loving pet to witch's shifty sidekick. Black cats are the famed harbingers of doom... and sometimes The Devil in the room! The cat certainly does NOT have Ms. Merrick's tongue, so don't pussy-foot around! Please take your seat for this kitty cat treat! Oh! And Happy Halloween!

There's a rumor in The Village that The Midnight Library holds secret, exclusive parties, and that only certain people ever get invited. If you believe such things, you can only hope that you might be on the guest list. Or, hope that you're not! Some believe that such strange goings-on is just the stuff of dreams... or nightmares. In any case, we hope you get exactly what you should be careful of wishing for... Welcome to The Midnight Library Masked Ball