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May at a Glance
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May 1 - Master Gardener Spring Series (Heavenly Hydrangeas)
May 2, 16 - SCORE Workshops
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Scrabble Club & Knit Wits
May 6-10 - SPECIAL NOTE: All story times will take place at Hy-Vee!
May 6, 14, 23, 30 - eReader Learning Sessions
May 8 - Master Gardener Spring Series (Hummingbirds & Butterflies)
May 9 - History Club
May 9 - Savvy Shopping with Coupons Workshop
May 13 - Marion Library Board of Trustees Meeting
May 14 - Reading Assistance Dogs
May 15 - Job Hunting? We Can Help Workshop
May 17-19 - Friends Book Sale
May 21 - Coffeehouse Fiction
May 26-27 - LIBRARY CLOSED (closed Sundays now through Labor Day weekend)
May 28 - Food for Thought book discussion group
May 28 - Friends of the Marion Library board meeting
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Preview of June Events
June 1 - Summer reading programs begin for all ages!
June 5, 12, 19, 26 - Library Knit Wits (moving to Wednesdays for summer!)
June 6, 13, 20, 27 - Library closes at 6 p.m.
June 6, 13, 20, 27 - Scrabble Club
June 7 - Ann Patchett, Out Loud! Author
June 7 - Friends reception for Ann Patchett
June 10 - Marion Library Board of Trustees Meeting
June 11 - Reading Assistance Dogs
June 13 - History Club
June 14 - Gillian Flynn, Out Loud! Author
June 15 - Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre Sneak Preview
June 25 - Food for Thought book discussion
June 25 - Friends of the Marion Library Board Meeting
June 28 - Dennis Lehane, Out Loud! Author
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eReader Learning Sessions
We have scheduled several sessions this month to help you learn how to download library ebooks to your ereader. Just come to any one; bring your ereader, any cords you have for it, and your questions. We'll do our best to get you set up and comfortable with the process.
Monday, May 6 at 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 23 at 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 30 at 3 p.m.
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Programs for Entrepreneurs
SCORE continues its series of free sessions for entrepreneurs with "Government Contracting Opportunities," presented by Julie Fagle on May 2 and "Tips on Obtaining Grants and Grant Writing," presented by Sam McCord on Thursday, May 16. Roundtables begin at 6:30 p.m. For additional details about class content and to learn about our professional presenters, visit SCORE's local workshops website. All sessions are free and everyone is welcome.
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Greetings!
We've been asked to provide you with information on The Yale Heart Study; we are glad to help; plus, promoting the study supports Marion's status as a Blue Zones community. The Yale Heart Study needs participants; the study is concerned with how people get medical care when they are having symptoms of a heart attack. They are asking people who have had a heart attack to share their experiences at their website: http://heartstudy.yale.edu. The goal of this study is to help people get care as quickly as possible when they are having heart attack symptoms. The study is being conducted on the internet and takes about 30 minutes to an hour to complete depending on your experiences. Participation in this study is completely anonymous. The study has been approved by the Yale University Institutional Review Board and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. If you have any questions about this study please contact them at heart.study@yale.edu. If you know of someone who has had a heart attack, there is a place on the website for you to invite them to participate in our study. They (and we) hope some of you will help us to help others.
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Job Hunting? We Can Help!
Job & Career Accelerator Databases Available
Come to our new class to learn about one of the best job search resources we offer. Job & Career Accelerator is helping job seekers get hired every step of the way, and we'll be offering a session to help you learn how to navigate the service on Wednesday, May 15 starting at 4 p.m. Job & Career Accelerator is the industry's most comprehensive online job search system that puts job seekers on the fast track to getting hired. This all-in-one resource guides you through the entire job search process including applications and resumes. We'll show you around using it, and if you want to explore yourself, you can get there from our website: just scroll over the Information Desk tab and select Online Resources.
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Savvy Shopping with Coupons Workshop
With Coupon Queen Kenyon 
Come on Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 and learn to save money with coupons from Coupon Queen Mary Potter Kenyon. Find out how she has been saving money for over 30 years, what products you should never pay full price for, and tips that will get you the most bang for your buck. We guarantee you will have a good time and learn new ways to beat the system!
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Special Deals at Friends Booksale
Include Mitchell Manuals & Collectibles
Our Friends group is holding their fantastic biannual book sale the weekend of the Marion Arts Festival, May 17-19. They have some particularly sweet deals this spring. You will find the library's entire collection of Mitchell automotive repair manuals, which have been withdrawn from the collection; all are available individually and priced to sell. If you enjoy working on cars or know someone who does, this is where you'll want to be! The Friends also discovered 40 boxes of collectible books during a recent move, and they will all be available at the sale, individually priced. Friday sale hours are 4-6 p.m. and the sale is open this day only to Friends members; however, you can purchase a membership at the door for $10. Saturday sale hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. And on Sunday, come between 2-3:30 p.m. for last day fire sale prices on what's left of the Mitchell manuals, and get a bag of books for only $2.
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Master Gardener Spring Series
Two Programs Left in Our Spring Series
All sessions are presented by Master Gardeners and start at 6 p.m.
May 1 - Heavenly Hydrangeas
May 8 - Hummingbirds and Butterflies
Visit our website calendar for more detailed descriptions of each session.
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Donate Blood at the Library
The library is pleased to provide members of our community with the opportunity to donate blood quickly, easily, and conveniently right here. We are working with the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center to host a blood drive on Wednesday, May 22 from 1:30-5:30pm. Last date to have donated elsewhere is 3/27/13; please eat before donating and bring photo ID. Walk-ins are welcome, or register online for a specific time at www.bloodcenter.org.
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Out Loud! Author Series 2013 Authors Announced
The Metro Libraries (Marion, Hiawatha, and Cedar Rapids) are pleased to announce on of the best Out Loud! Series author line-ups yet!
Each event is held at the Hotel at Kirkwood at 7 pm.
June 7: Ann Patchett (in addition to Patchett's 7pm program, there will be a Friends reception at NewBo Books from 4-6pm; Patchett will speak briefly at 5:30)
June 14: Gillian Flynn
June 28--Dennis Lehane
All events are free, and while registration is not required, we are encouraging advance sign-up to give us a better idea of venue requirements; sign up online at http://bit.ly/OutLoud. Visit the series website for details about these exciting events!
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Coffeehouse Fiction
Our Coffeehouse Fiction meeting for April is back at Wit's End Coffeehouse (630 10 th St). The book selected for our May 21 meeting (4pm) is The Alchemist by Paul Coelho. If there is no copy available when you stop in, be sure to place a reserve. The book is also available from any popular book retailer if you'd like to purchase your own copy. The library will provide treats; beverages are available to purchase. This will be our final discussion until September.
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