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November will be full of family-friendly fun! International Games Day is Saturday, November 15th. Babble & Brew is back for you and your kiddos to get out of the house and network with other families in the community. Plus we have all of our regular story times and special guests.
Make sure to check our schedule, we are closed a few times in November for staff training and Thanksgiving.
-MPL Kids Staff
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Happy Birthday, Juliette! A Party for Girl Scout Founder
Juliette Gordon Low
Saturday, November 1st from 1:30-3:00 
Happy Birthday, Juliette Gordon Low! The Girl Scouts founder was born on October 31, 1860; come celebrate her birthday and the Girl Scout Movement at the Marion Public Library. Girls can hear a Girl Scout story about Juliette Gordon Low, make a craft, and take part in activities in honor of her birthday!
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Barnes & Noble Bookfair
In Store: Saturday, November 29th
Online: November 29th-December 4th
Planning on doing some Christmas shopping this year? Include us in your plans! Mention Marion Public Library as you check out at Barnes & Noble on November 29, and we get a percentage of the sale! And it doesn't cost you anything.
Bring your kids to a special story time for all ages with Ms. Olivia at 11:00 a.m. and visit your favorite librarians at our table morning or afternoon on the 29th.
Need some ideas for gift-giving (or just for yourself)? Ask us for book recommendations! Also, we'll be gift-wrapping for free after 4 p.m. (Donations are appreciated!)
The library is still looking for volunteers to help make our Bookfair a success. If you are a library supporter (and who isn't?) and could spare some time on the 29th to help us out, please email Olivia at ostoner@cityofmarion.org. Or if you're shopping online during the week of November 29 - December 4, visit bn.com and enter Bookfair ID 11455698 to make a donation that costs you nothing at all.
At the checkout screen, go to the Payment section and select Change.
Scroll all the way to the bottom of that page and check the box that says "this is a Bookfair Order."
Insert our Bookfair ID 11455698.
You get brand-new books, and we get donations from B&N that let us buy awesome reading program prizes like Nook tablets. Everybody wins!
THANK YOU for supporting your library!
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Family Time
(All Ages)
Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
Got the Monday blahs? Start your week off right by coming to Family Time! Each week will feature a different activity appropriate for all ages and open to everyone! We'll have crafts, movies, games, and seasonal activities to get the whole family geared up for the week.
November Events:
3rd - Pasta Jewelry (Ages 3+)
10th - Lego Night (All Ages)
17th - Spice Painting (All Ages)
24th - NO FAMILY TIME
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Story Time Schedule
We're having a special All Ages Story Time at Barnes & Noble on Saturday, November 29th at 11:00 a.m.
This season, our story time themes are going to focus on the alphabet and learning our letters. Each week, we're going to present a letter of the alphabet and provide stories, songs, and activities to go along with that letter. Check our calendar and website for each week's theme, and bring your little ones for a fun (and sneakily educational) story time.
Toddler Time
(18 months-3 years)
Tuesdays & Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
(20 minutes)
*No Toddler Time Tuesday, November 11th and No Toddler Time November 24-28
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!
Preschool Story Time
(3-5 years)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m.
(30 minutes)
*No Story Time Tuesday, November 11th
and No regular Story Times November 24-28
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!
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Baby Time
(Newborn-18 months)
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
(15 minutes of structured time followed by 15 minutes of free play)
*No Baby Time Thursday, November 27
Baby Time is a language enrichment program just for babies. It is an enjoyable time for you and your child full of rhymes, short books, bounces, and much more!
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Babble & Brew: Playtime for Them, Coffee for You
Tuesday, November 25th
Drop in between 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Longing for grown-up conversation? Want to reclaim your sanity, but need a place where your little ones will have fun, too? Do you want to network with other parents in our community? Really like coffee? Then Babble & Brew is for you! We will have high-quality coffee from Wit's End Coffeehouse for the adults, and lots of exciting and age-appropriate toys for the kiddos (newborns-preschoolers).
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Book a Trip Across America!
All Ages Reading Program
Book a Trip with us at the library! This year-round reading program couldn't be easier: we'll have logs with maps available for everyone, and all you have to do is read books. Check off each state as you read a book that either takes place in that state, is about that state, or is by an author who is from that state. Read fiction or non-fiction. We've provided lists of suggested titles for kids, teens, and adults, but you can pick your own titles, too!
When you check off a state on your reading log, you can come in and get a colored dot from one of our staff, then go put it on the state you've just finished! We can all have fun watching as Marion Library readers read their way across the USA!
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Library 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 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
11/11 LIBRARY CLOSED for Veteran's Day
11/26 Library Closes at 5:30 p.m.
11/27-28 LIBRARY CLOSED for Thanksgiving
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319-377-3412
1095 6th Ave.
Marion, IA 52402
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Weigh in on Marion's Future!
Marion is working to create a unified vision for the community; a vision that will bring new business and investment to the area, grow tourism and visitor spending, increase business revenues, and drive Marion's future.
The next step as we work to identify what sets Marion apart from other communities is to gather community feedback. Please take a moment to complete the nine question online survey at bit.ly/brand-marion and invite your friends and neighbors - both in and out of the Marion area - to do the same.
Deadline for completing the branding survey is November 21. Thanks for caring about your community!
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Learn all about our library building project!
All documents are posted at our website, including updates from Library Director Doug Raber, our Cost Benefit Analysis, our Needs Assessment, and our RFQ (Request for Qualifications).
Find out what's in the future for the library! Visit our website and click on the Inspire logo, or go directly to the information here:
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International Games Day
Saturday, November 15th
Drop in between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Marion Public Library and libraries across the country and around the world will join the American Library Association (ALA) in celebrating the popularity and educational value of games for International Games Day @ your library on November 15th, 2014.
Gaming is yet another example of how libraries are becoming more than just educational resources for the communities that they serve. They are also places where users of all ages are welcome to have fun together. And if that fun exercises their brains, enables them to meet new people in a safe and enjoyable environment, and celebrates our community's connection to each other and to libraries on every continent on Earth... well, that's just the nature of games!
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Learning Safari:
The Color of Us
Wednesday, November 12th
at 10:45 a.m.
Learning Safari is a special story time and art class for preschoolers in partnership with the African American Museum.
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Lego Club
Thursday, November 13th
from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Get creative with everyone's favorite building blocks! Build with our stash of Legos once per month on the second Thursday.
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Doodlebugs: Space Erasers
Tuesday, November 25th
at 10:45 a.m.
Doodlebugs is a hands-on art appreciation class for preschoolers and their caregivers made possible by the
Cedar Rapids Art Museum. We share stories, learn about how art is made and about the lives of famous artists, then we make our own masterpieces!
This month we're looking at how an artist fills the space on a canvas. We will create art by subtracting and erasing to show how empty space--or negative space--can also fill a canvas.
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Caring Canines!
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Sunday, Novermber 23rd
between 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Bring your kids to read to a certified therapy dog. They are great listeners and help build your child's confidence!
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Mark Your Calendars
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December
12/5 Christmas in the Park
12/10 Learning Safari
12/11 Lego Club
12/15-1/12 Story Time Break
12/30 Doodlebugs
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