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Writing Group
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Are you a writer looking for support and encouragement from a Writing Group? Join us: We meet the first Monday of each month 6:30-8:00pm and welcome your participation. Meeting content varies--we'll write, critique, and discuss. Contact:
denise@marionpubliclibrary.org
with questions.
Upcoming Meetings:
February 3
March 3
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Linn County Master Gardeners  |
Spring is just around the corner and the Linn County Master Gardeners will educate and inspire us with a series of Wednesday programs.
All programs held at 6:30pm.
March 5 -
Wow! That looks Amazing!
with Matt Pieper, LCMG
March 12 -
Earth-Friendly Lawn Care
with Phil Pfister, LCMG
March 19 -
Hybrid Lilies
with Charlene Woeste, LCMG
March 26 -
New Perennials for 2014
with Deb Walser, LCMG
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Escape the Cold:
Read Fiction and Win!
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Look for books with an "Escape the Cold" ticket in them (hint: near the Information Desk), check one out and you'll have a chance to win a hot drink from Wit's End Coffeehouse!
Drawing on March 1.
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Marion Library Reading Groups Newsletter
February/March 2014
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Looking for something to carry you through the long tail end of winter? We've got you covered with entertaining and informative book-related programs. Whether you're an independent spirit on your own reading journey or a book club groupie--join the fun and be part of our reading community!
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Adult Winter Reading Program
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 Only two weeks left--for every book read you'll get a drawing slip and a chance to win a grand prize bucketful of goodies including a Kindle eReader. Our adult reading program ends February 15 so make sure you submit your reading slips to the Information Desk by 5:00pm that day. Permission granted to drop your book for a couple of hours in order to join us at our final party on Friday, February 21, 5:30-7:30pm. We'll have wine, live music, hors d'oeuvres, and door prizes--plus you'll find out if you're a grand prize winner! Pre-registration required by February 19, 5:00pm. |
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From Tawdry to Tireless: Celebrating Women's History
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 We're celebrating Women's History Month throughout March with some fabulous collaborative programming. Each Friday evening in March, 6:30pm, we'll have a program presented by Women's History experts and authors. It's a progressive program so watch the schedule. We'll start at the Hiawatha Public Library ( March 7),followed by the Marion Public Library ( March 14), Granger House Museum ( March 21), and ending at The African American Museum of Iowa ( March 28). |
 Meets the third Tuesday each month at Wit's End Coffeehouse (630 10th St), 4:00-5:00pm. February 18. We'll discuss Wonder by R.J. Palacio. A boy born with distorted facial features struggles to fit in with his fifth grade peers. Tweens, parents, and critics alike are raving about this remarkable story and its meditation on choosing kindness and the discomfort around difference. March 18. We'll talk about Half Broke Horses: A True-life Novel by Jeannette Wells. A fictionalized version of the author's West Texan grandmother--Laura Ingalls Wilder, for adults. And if you haven't already read The Glass Castle: A Memoir, also by Jeannette Wells--it will be useful, but not essential, to read it first! |
Abe Lincoln Visits the Library
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 Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00pm. Join us for this wonderful evening with Abe Lincoln as presented by Lance Mack. Mack has visited before to a standing-room-only crowd and does a wonderful program! This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Marion Library. |
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