 Happy Noon Year Party!!!
Tuesday, December 31st from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
All ages are welcome to ring in the New Year a bit early on December 31st. We will have noisemaker crafts, confetti cake, sparkling punch to toast, a photobooth, dancing, and more. Then, we'll count down to the stroke of noon, and celebrate in style!
Join us!
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Basic Info
Hours:
Monday-Thursday
9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday
9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday
2:00-5:00 p.m.
December 31
9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
January 1st Library Closed
Marion Public Library
319-377-3412
1095 6th Ave.
Marion, IA 52302
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Lego Club
Thursday, January 9 - 3:00-5:00
Get creative with everyone's favorite building blocks! Build with our stash of Legos once per month on the second Thursday.
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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R.E.A.D. Dogs
Sunday, January 26th between 2:30-4:00 p.m. 
Bring your kids to read to our Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) to grow their skills, confidence, and love of reading! The dogs are all registered therapy dogs who are patient, friendly and are good listeners. Dogs don't care about a reader's abilities, help kids relax and offer a new setting for practicing to read aloud. Research and anecdotal evidence show that children can improve their reading skills and confidence by reading to a dog. And it's fun!
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Doodlebugs: Color Outside the Lines!
Tuesday, January 28th at
10:45 a.m. 
Meet Fernand Leger, a French artist who literally colored outside the lines, and see what happens when you do the same!
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Upcoming
February 4 - Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
February 11 - One Direction Movie
February 6 - Art Games
February 13 - Lego Club
February 16 - Final WRP Party!
February 25 - Doodlebugs
February 23 - READ Dogs
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We hope your family had a wonderful holiday season! Worried there's nothing to fill these long cold days? Look no further than Marion Public Library's Winter Reading Program! We have something for all ages, from babies to grown-ups. Our children's theme this winter is Kids Create, and we'll be exploring a variety of creative outlets for your children. See below for a schedule of all the fun events we have planned! On top of that, kids can earn small incentives and chances to win our Grand Prizes (including a Nook HD) not only for reading, but for creating! Sign up online or here at the library starting Monday, January 6th. -MPL Children's Staff
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Kids Create!
January 6-February 15
Sponsored by Sue and Bert Katz Endowment
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Family Time Mondays:
Every Monday at 6:30 p.m. (All Ages)
Each program is 30-60 minutes long and includes stories, crafts, games, or a movie.
January 6th - Making Snow Slime
January 13th - Ms. Olivia's Choice
January 20th - Color a Masterpiece
January 27th - Let's Build with LEGO
February 3rd - Let's Make a Snowman
February 10th - Thumbprint Art
February 17th - PJ Movie Night: The LEGO Movie
February 24th - Blow Paint Monsters
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Movie Tuesdays
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Every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. throughout winter reading we'll be showing after school movies for kids and teens (ratings listed).
January 7 January 14 January 21 January 28
January 7 - Despicable Me 2 (PG)
January 14 - Mortal Instruments City of Bones (PG-13)
January 21 - Smurfs 2 (PG)
January 28 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG)
February 4 - Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters (PG)
February 11 - One Direction: This is Us (PG)
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Fun Thursdays:
Every Thursday afternoon during Winter Reading we'll have a fun event! Some events require registration. You may sign up online or call the children's desk (319-377-3412).
January 9, from 3:00-5:00 - LEGO Club
January 16, at 4:30 - Story Time and Adventure with Dan Wardell
January 23, at 3:30 - Salt and Watercolor Art with Miss Aubree (Registration required)
January 30, at 3:30 - Beginning Knitting Class with Village Needlework Expert Joan Ackerman (Registration required: Must be 2nd grade or older)
February 6, at 3:30 - Art Games with Miss Erin from the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
February 13, from 3:00-5:00 - LEGO Club
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FINAL PARTY!
Sunday, February 16th from 3:00-4:30
Join us for our final Kids Create event! We will have a create-your-own-snack table, art and craft stations, a huge mural that everyone will have a chance to work on, and we will announce our Grand Prize Winners!
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Story Times
Family Time (ALL AGES)
Mondays at 6:30 (Events listed above.)
Baby Time (0-18 months)
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. (15 minutes of structured time followed by free play)
Baby Time is a language enrichment program just for babies. The five best things you can do with your child to help develop language skills are: Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, and Playing. We will do all of these things in Baby Time! It is an enjoyable time for you and your child full of rhymes, short books, bounces, and much more!
Toddler Time (18 months-3 years)
Tuesdays & Fridays at 10:00 a.m. (20 minutes)
Toddler Time is a great way to build early literacy skills and a love of reading from an early age! We do lots of songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and books that will keep even the wiggliest toddlers engaged and learning!
*See themes below.
Preschool Story Time (3-5 years)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m. (30 minutes)
We have lots of great stories to share with your preschoolers! On top of the books we have fun songs, rhymes, and activities for you and your kiddos!
*See themes below.
*January Themes:
7-10 Making Friends
14-17 Wonderful Colors
21-24 Build Sky High
28-31 Imagine That!
28 @ 10:45 am Doodlebugs (Color Outside the Lines)
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