Library Hours
Monday-Thursday
9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday
9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
We will switch to summer hours starting June 1st:
Monday-Wednesday
9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Thursday
9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday
Closed
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May Story Time Schedule
Toddler Time
(18 months-3 years)
Tuesdays & Fridays at 10 a.m.
20 minutes of easy books, rhymes, songs, and fun!
Preschool Story Time (3-5 years)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m.
30 minutes of themed books, rhymes, songs, and fun!
May Themes for Story Time:
30-3 Tea Time
6-10 Knights & Princesses (All Story Times at Hy-Vee)
15-17 Shape Up!
20-24 BREAK-No Story Times
27-31 BREAK-No Story Times
Baby Time! (Infant - 18 months)
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Lots of songs, rhymes, bounces, short books, and fun! 15 minutes of structured time followed by a time for the babies to play and grownups to chat. Older siblings are welcomed if they can sit still.
Family Story Time (All Ages)
Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
30 minutes of stories, music, and activities including crafts, games, or animated storybooks.
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Lego Club!
Thursdays, May 11 and 25, 3-5 p.m.
Do you love Legos? Who doesn't? Now twice the fun with two Lego Clubs per month, on the second and fourth Thursdays.
Thanks to all the generous people who donated Legos! Would you like to donate? We'd be glad to take them and share the Lego love!
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Mark Your Calendar
- May 26 & 27 LIBRARY CLOSED
- June 1 - Summer Reading Begins! (Sign up online or in person)
- June 3 at 6:30 Pint-Sized Polkas!
- June 6th at 2:00 Laughing Matters!
- Lots More Summer Reading Events-See our Library Calendar!
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Hy-Vee Spring Party: Enchantment Under the Sea!
May 6 - 10
 We're teaming up with Marion Hy-Vee this spring to spread the word about the great things we have brewing here at MPL!
Hy-Vee will be collecting new and gently-used board books and picture books for
us to give away as prizes for the Summer Reading Program. We will also have short surveys for you to give feedback--we want to hear what you'd like the library to do for you! Our library director, Doug Raber, along with some members of our Library Expansion Committee will be at the story times to ask what YOU want from a renovated library! Miss Lara and Miss Olivia will be doing all of our story times at Hy-Vee that week with this schedule:
Monday 10:45-11:15 Preschool Story Time* AND 6:30-7:00 Family Time
Tuesday 10:00-10:30 Toddler Time AND 10:45-11:15 Preschool Story Time
Wednesday 10:45-11:15 Preschool Story Time
Thursday 10:00-10:30 Preschool Story Time* AND 10:30-11:00 Baby Time
Friday 10:00-10:30 Toddler Time AND 10:45-11:15 Preschool Story Time*
(*Italics=additional story times)
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Reading Assistance Dogs: Special Guest Tony Nevett!
Tuesday, May 14 at 6:00
Tony Nevett will be appearing with Princess Stella and Jesse Junior. Both are Corridor Therapy Dogs and are characters in Tony's new book about his famous reading dog from the UK, Danny. There will be a couple of other dogs in attendance too, so it will be fun! Listen to Tony read from the book then read to the dogs yourself! There will be a raffle for a door prize as well.
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Special Story Time with Author Jan
 Krauel!
Tuesday, May 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Local children's author Jan Krauel has written 2 children's books and she is so excited to share them with us! Refreshments will be served afterward.
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Doodlebugs: Frederick
 Tuesday, May 28 10:45 a.m. Marion Public Library teams up with the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art to bring you Doodlebugs! The Summer semester celebrates Caldecott winners and honorees, like Brian Selznick, who is featured in the new exhibition, From Houdini to Hugo. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book of the year.
In Frederick by Leo Lionni, a mouse collects colors. We'll start our own color collection with a color-hunting game!
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Special Story Time with Author Amy Rundle!
Wednesday, May 29 at 10:30
a.m.
Amy is the amazing local artist who painted the library boat! She has a new book coming out and she wants to share it with you! Come hear her story and eat yummy snacks!
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Special Guest: Ben Franklin!
(Financial Counselor Steve Riepe)
Wednesday, May 29 at 4:30 p.m.
Elementary students come meet one of our Founding Fathers and listen to a short presentation on the wise use your "benjamins" (see picture). He'll be available after the presentation to answer questions and pose for pictures.
Remember: "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -Benjamin Franklin
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 Presenting: "Dig Into Reading!" Marion Public Library's 2013 Summer Reading Program
Saturday, June 1-Saturday, July 27
Fast Facts:
- For Kids age 3 - 5th Grade (this fall) & Babies from Newborn-age 3
- 5th graders can choose our kids program or our teen program "Beneath the Surface"
- Register online: www.marionpubliclibrary.org or in person at MPL
- Last day to enter reading DAYS/HOURS and pick up Reading Rewards is Saturday, July 27th (Grand Prize Drawing and Final Event is Saturday, August 3rd)
- Why should you sign up? We have Reading Rewards, Grand Prizes, fun parties, cool performers, amazing wildlife, and tons of great books for you to check out! (plus you can prevent the dreaded "summer slide" so your brain is ready to tackle another school year!)
- Sign up for our online newsletter and like us on Facebook (facebook.com/marionlibrary) to stay up-to-date on our events
- Provided by the Sue and Bert Katz Endowment and local sponsors
Terrific Tuesdays!
Every Tuesday at 1:30 June 1-July27
Every Tuesday we have an exciting performer or party for "Dig Into Reading" including musician Dino O'Dell, Kids Zumba, puppet shows and special story times, and PBS's Dan Wardell!
Breakthrough Thursdays!
Every Thursday at 1:30 June 1-July 27
Learn about our amazing world including your own body
through hands-on science. Special guests from the Science Center of Iowa and Mad Science of Iowa will show us what's neat beneath our feet. And the ISU Extension will join us to share things like whether we taste with our mouths or our noses, whose hair is the strongest, which body parts have more nerve endings. We'll write all our scientific findings in a journal to take home. It's a great place to make new friends and play fun games too!
Beat the Heat Summer Movies and Games!
Every Wednesday at 1:30 June 1-July 27
Come munch free popcorn in our air-conditioned meeting room and play some video games or take in a flick. Sometimes we'll even have a craft that relates to the movie for you to work on while you watch!
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