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Holiday Hours
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In honor of our veterans, the library will be close on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11. Library closes at 5:30 on Wednesday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday and is closed all day on Thursday, November 28. We'll be open regular hours again beginning on Friday, November 29.
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Regular Library Hours
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Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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Interested in Discovering Your Roots?
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November meetings: 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, November 6, 13, 20
The library has a Genealogy Users Group that meets on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. This group provides an opportunity to get together with peers to learn and to share research tips and tricks. We expect the format will evolve over time to best suit the interests of the participants. Bring a laptop or tablet computer, or check out one of the library's laptops from the Information Desk. Email Eileen at ekquilts2@aol.com with questions. Everyone is welcome!
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Calling All Laura Ingalls Wilder Fans!
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Program details: Monday, November 4 @ 6:30 p.m.
We are lucky to have a Laura Ingalls Wilder expert right here in Iowa. Join us at the library at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 4 for Sarah Uthoff's program on All Things Wilder. Sarah's program is made possible by a grant from Humanities Iowa.
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Lost Linn County
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Program details: Tuesday, December 3 @ 6:30 p.m.
Come and enjoy an evening with historian Linda Betsinger McCann on Tuesday, December 3 starting at 6:30 p.m. Linda will share stories from her newest book, Lost Linn County.
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SCORE Workshops Fall Series Underway
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Next Meeting: Thursday, November 21 @ 6:30 p.m.
Professionals from SCORE continue their popular series of workshops for entrepreneurs this month. No workshop on November 7, but come on Thursday, November 21 at 6:30 for "What is SBA financing, am I eligible to get it, and what can it do for me and my business?" Bring your questions and concerns. Each session begins with a brief lecture and is followed by engaging Q&A and discussion. The presenter for this program is Carolyn A. Tonn. There is no charge for workshops in this series.
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Preview of December
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December 2 - Writing Group
December 3 - Lost Linn County with Linda McCann
December 4, 11, 18 - Genealogy Users Group
December 5, 12, 19, 26 - Knit Wits
December 5, 12, 19, 26 - Scrabble Club
December 5 - SCORE Small Business Series
December 5 - Salon Series author program at Campbell Steele
December 9 - Marion Library Board of Trustees Meeting
December 12 - History Club
December 12 - Personal Finance Series
December 15 - A Choral Christmas: Lessons & Carols with 1st United Methodist Church
December 17 - Coffeehouse Fiction
December 24 - Christmas Eve, Library closed
December 25 - Christmas, Library closed
December 31 - New Year's Eve, Library closes at 2:00
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We'd like to draw your attention this month most particularly to the informational article just below about the upcoming vote to increase the library's levy, and that to renew the local option sales tax. We encourage you to become informed about these issues and to vote on November 5.
Thanks to all who brought your children in for Halloween story times and trick-or-treating at the library! We enjoyed sharing in their fun and seeing the costumes. Now, off for Thanksgiving preparations!
--The Staff at the Marion Library |
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Marion Public Library Levy and
Local Option Sales Tax
On November 5, the citizens of Marion will have the opportunity to vote on two measures that will have a tremendous impact on the future of the city's library services. One measure asks voters to increase the library levy and the other asks them to renew the current one cent local option sales tax.
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Adult Writing Group
Meets 1st Monday Each Month
Next Meeting: Monday, November 4 @ 6:30
The Marion Library is happy to offer a writing group open to aspiring authors. The group meets on the fist Monday of each month at 6:30. Meetings will be opportunities to associate with other writers in a variety of ways including fellowship, advice and sharing, and accountability. Participants will do different things such as writing prompts, discussing readings, and critiques. The next meeting is Monday, November 4. Writers should bring a writing activity, a reading, or a piece for critique or discussion. For further information or if you can't make it and wish to be informed of future meetings, contact Rachel Cochran, the group coordinator, at reikrc@gmail.com.
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Come Write In Sessions
Throughout November
Meeting Times: 2-4 p.m. on Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
The library is hosting five Come Write In events this November to support our local writers who are attempting National Novel Writing Month. Join us every Saturday 2 - 4 p.m. in the Conference Room to scribble or type away with your fellow Wrimos. If you're writing something other than a novel, come write along anyway--the more the merrier. Bring your laptop and plug in to our power strips or check out a 90-minute library laptop if you're over 18 (photo ID required). New to National Novel Writing Month? It's an annual event where thousands of people all over the world attempt to write 50,000 words of a novel in just 30 days. Learn more on NaNoWriMo.org. For other Come Write In events around the metro area, check out the Cedar Rapids forum. The library has resources for writers of all ages. Ask at the Information Desk for suggestions.
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FREE Personal Finance Workshops
Next Meeting: Thursday, November 14 @ 6 p.m.
Professional financial advisers from Principal Financial offer free no-obligation financial literacy classes here at the library on some of the tough personal finance issues you face. Please join them for these great monthly sessions and learn how to manage your money better to meet your own personal goals. Come on Thursday, November 14 at 6 p.m. for "Retirement Readiness: Are You Ready to Shift Gears?"
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Buffalo Bill: Never Missed and He Never Will
Program details: Tuesday, November 12 @ 7 p.m.
Join us at the Library for a Humanities Iowa presentation featuring Iowa's own Buffalo Bill and presented by Roy R. Behrens. William F. Cody (1846-1917), better known as "Buffalo Bill," was born near Le Claire, Iowa, in Scott County, just north of Davenport. By the end of his life, he had become what some have called "the most famous American in the world." This program offers an overview of Cody's life, both tragic and heroic. As a Wild West performer, it is thought that Cody probably played to a collective audience of more than 50 million, including in various Iowa towns. This is a fast-paced and entertaining 45-minute talk, illustrated by projected vintage photographs, film clips and animated graphics. The program is offered by Friends of the Marion Library and is free to all.
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Don't Miss These Additional November Activities
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Come Write In sessions for NaNoWriMo
November 4 - Writing Group
November 4 - Laura Ingalls Wilder program
November 5 - Election Day! Remember to VOTE!
November 6, 13, 20 - Genealogy Users Group
November 7, 14, 21 - Scrabble Club
November 7, 14, 21 - Knit Wits
November 11 - Veterans Day, Library Closed
November 11 - Marion Library Board of Trustees Meeting
November 12 - Club Read Fall Book Discussion
November 12 - Buffalo Bill Program
November 14 - The History Club
November 14 - Principal's Personal Finance Series presents "Retirement Readiness"
November 19 - Coffeehouse Fiction
November 21 - SCORE Small Business Series
November 26 - Friends of the Marion Library Board Meeting
November 27 - Library closes at 5:30
November 28 - Thanksgiving, Library closed
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