Chasing4Life:
Heart of a Hero and
Severe Weather Readiness | | |
Saturday, August 3, 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
What happens when we dig deep inside ourselves and find the motivation to help others? In Heart of a Hero at 2:30 p.m., learn about how first responders like K9, search and rescue, fire, and police do their jobs. Bonus! We'll also see a demonstration of the search drone, which can fly inside or outside. If the weather's nice, get a bird's-eye view of Marion!
Prepare for storm season with Severe Weather Readiness (Storm Chasers) at 4 p.m. Learn about climate change, severe weather safety, and home disaster kits.
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| Celebrate Writing @ MPL, Summer Edition | | |
Saturday, August 10, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Marion Public Library is pleased to offer its second Celebrate Writing author event on Saturday, August 10. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the program includes four concurrent moderated sessions, 12 authors to share their wisdom, books by all 12 for sale, and Lunch with the Authors (12:00-1:30 p.m.) to end the day.
Participants may choose from the following sessions:
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Secrets of Self-Publishing
with authors Bob Buckley, Dale Kueter, and JL Wilson and moderated by Mary Sharp
OR
Starting Stories: Getting From Pen to Paper
with authors Mary Swander, Mary Vermillion, and Christian Schoon and moderated by Jane Nesmith
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Telling Your Stories: Putting Your Past on Paper
with authors Patrick Irelan, Gerhard Loewenberg, and Marilyn Gooding and moderated by Thomas Dean
OR
Weaving Stories for Your Audience
with authors Ethel Barker, Mollie Marti, and Mike Ostlund and moderated by Dave Rasdal
You can see the poster for the event and enjoy a program with author bios and a complete schedule at these links; feel free to share with everyone in the world!
There's no charge for the sessions; reserve a box lunch for only $5.00 by emailing Jo (deadline to register for lunch is noon on Thursday, August 8).
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| Anime Club | | |
Monday, May 6, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Join us every month in the Conference Room to hang out with other people who love anime as we watch shows and eat Japanese snacks. If you have your own anime-style or manga artwork, bring it to show off!
Anime Club meets the first Monday of each month throughout the year. Mark your calendars for the next meeting: because of Labor Day, the September Anime Club will be on Monday, September 9 in Meeting Room A.
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| Teen Writers | | |
Thursday, May 16, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Do you love to write or want to learn while hanging out with other teen writers? This is the place to be! What can you write? Anything you want. Poetry, a zombie romance, your life story as told by your dog, whatever. Share your stories and poetry, ask for feedback, and get ideas. Need a kick in the butt to keep the words flowing? That's what writing buddies are for.
Teen Writers meets on the third Thursday of each month in the Conference Room at 3:30 p.m. Open to grades 6-12.
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| Download Music from the Library | |
Check out Freegal, which lets you download three DRM-free songs per week that are yours to keep!
You need your library card number and your PIN to access Freegal. Don't remember your PIN? Call the library at 377-3412 and ask for the Information Desk.
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| Summer Library Hours | |
Thursday
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday
Closed
Closed
Monday, September 2
Regular hours resume on September 3.
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| Percy Jackson Party | | |
Friday, August 16,
1 p.m.
Celebrate the release of the second movie in the series, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (in theaters August 7th) with crafts, food, and a showing of the first film, Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief (PG).
(For second grade and up.)
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Download Free
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Get your questions answered about using our Overdrive and 3M downloadable e-book services at one of this month's help sessions.
If you want to download audiobooks from Overdrive or OneClickDigital, we can help you with that too.
 Bring your e-reader and its cords, and we'll get you started or answer your questions if you're stuck. Friday, August 2
10:30 a.m.
Monday, August 5
2 p.m.
Wednesday,
August 14,
3 p.m.
Tuesday, August 20
7 p.m.
Thursday,
August 29,
4 p.m.
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Get the Library on Your Phone
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MLN2GO is the new iPhone/iPad app that will let you search the library catalog, place holds, and check your account. If you're in the bookstore and see a good book, you can use MLN2GO to scan the barcode to see if the library has it!
Android app coming soon!
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1095 6th Ave.
319-377-3412
Questions?
Email Cressant:
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