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Readers Assemble!

There's still plenty of time to get signed up for our 2015 Summer Reading Program theme: "Every Hero Has a Story!"

We will be celebrating heroes of all kinds from comic book superheroes to everyday community heroes. Get signed up on our website or at the Children's Desk and begin earning incentives for doing something that's already super fun: reading!

July Events:

Mondays:

7/6 6:30 p.m. Musician Tom Pease

7/13 6:30 p.m. Scavenger Hunt in the Children's Area

7/20 6:30 p.m. Interactive Movie: The Princess Bride

7/27 6:30 p.m. Superhero Creation Stations (Registration Required)

Tuesdays:

7/7 2:00 p.m. Puppet Show Double Feature: Charlie's Heroes and Bobby's Gift of Life

7/14 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. IPTV's Dan Wardell

7/21 2:00 p.m. Touch-A-Truck

Wednesdays:

7/1 2:00 p.m. Science Center of Iowa: Super Human You!

7/8 2:00 p.m. Award-Winning Mr. S and the Sandbox Band

7/15 2:00 p.m. Storyteller Darrin Crow

7/22 2:00 p.m. Blank Park Zoo

Thursdays:

7/2 2:00 p.m. Movie: The Incredibles (PG)

7/9 2:00 p.m. Lego Club

7/16 2:00 p.m. Movie: The Lego Movie (PG)

7/23 2:00 p.m. Game Day

7/30 2:00 p.m. Movie: Divergent (PG-13)

Little Heroes Program

Littles get to build their early literacy skills this year with a Summer Reading Program just for them: "Every LITTLE Hero Has a Story!"

Sign up online or at the Children's Desk, then complete daily literacy activities and earn incentives for learning and playing together!

Story Times:

Summer Story Times end July 31st. They will start up again in September.

Toddler Time:

Tuesdays & Fridays at 10 a.m. (18 months to 3 years)

Each session is 20 minutes long and includes stories, music, and activities.

7/21 Special Guest: Cedar Rapids Kernels

Yoga Story Time:

Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. (Ages 3-12, children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult)

Act out stories and learn how to use your brain, body, breath, and balance every day with story time yoga for your whole family. Please register and bring your own mat.

7/15 Special Zumba Guest Ms. Marie

7/29 Special Yoga Guest Ms. Jessie

Preschool Story Time:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m. (3 years to 5 years)

Each session is 30 minutes long and includes stories, music, and activities.

7/8 Special Guest: Learning Safari

7/21 Special Guest: Cedar Rapids Kernels

7/28 Special Guest: Doodlebugs

Baby Time:

Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. (birth to 18 months)

Each session is 15 minutes of books, music, bounces, and rhymes followed by 15 minutes of play.

Lowe Park Story Time:

Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. (all ages)

Each session of this all-ages story time at Lowe Park (4500 N 10th Street) is 20-30 minutes long and will be either outside in the Klopfenstein Amphitheater or in the Lowe Arts and Environment Center depending on the weather.

Babble & Brew:
Playtime for Them, Coffee for You

Saturday, July 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).

1000 Books Before Kindergarten!

Ongoing

Children ages 0 - Pre-K

This program is designed to help parents prepare their children for one of life's big milestones: kindergarten. Research has proven over and over that children get ready to read years before they begin their formal education. The most effective way to get your child ready to learn is to read to them. We hope to foster a love of reading, an appreciation for the library, and healthy and happy bonding time for children and their caregivers as we encourage you along the way. You can sign up online by clicking here. Then stop by the Children's Desk, and we'll get you started with a log!

Learning Safari: Making Musical Instruments from Africa

Wednesday, July 8th

at 10:45 a.m.

Learning Safari is a special story time and art class for preschoolers in partnership with the African American Museum.

Let's learn about the some wonderful instruments from Western Africa! Each child will have the opportunity to make an instrument of their own such as a drum or a maraca.

Doodlebugs: Silver Sparks and Golden Glow

Tuesday, July 28th

at 10:45 a.m.

Doodlebugs is a hands-on art appreciation class for preschoolers and their caregivers made possible by the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. We share stories, learn about how art is made and about the lives of famous artists, then we make our own masterpieces!

Spend a summer day by the sea and learn where sea glass comes from. Then we'll use some kid-safe sea "glass" to create a mosaic you can take home.

Summer Meals Every Weekday Afternoon (Monday-Friday) 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. through August 21.
We're a Summer Meals site providing free and nutritious hot lunches to any child or teen (1-18) who walks through our doors Monday-Friday throughout the summer. This program is made possible by Horizons Family Services, United Way, Marion Cares, the USDA, and our amazing volunteers.

Library Info

Summer Hours:

Monday-Wednesday

9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Thursday (June-August)

9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday-Saturday*

9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday (Memorial Day-Labor Day)

Closed

*CLOSED Saturday, July 4th

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Marion Public Library

319-377-3412

1095 6th Ave.

Marion, IA 52302

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