Spring Break Activities at the Library
Spring break will be here before we know it, which means it’s time for some special activities at the library!
Library Staff Favorite Reads of 2025
News & Updates Library Staff Favorite Reads of 2025 Each year, the Marion Public Library gathers favorite reads from staff to share with our community. This year’s lineup is full of variety, from new releases to memoirs and all kinds of books in between. Here are a few of the books chosen by staff as […]
Library Love Notes
News & Updates Library Love Notes We recently started asking patrons to share stories they had about the library with us. Now, we want to share them with you to help spread the library love and to hopefully inspire you to share your own story. “I have not been able to go into the new library so the drive up return and pickup have been a Godsend […]
Upcoming Software Transition
News & Updates Upcoming Software Transition The Marion Public Library is undergoing a transition in software for our events calendar and meeting room management system. This upgrade is designed to make it easier to browse programs, reserve rooms, and stay connected with everything happening at the library. Our current online system will be temporarily unavailable […]
Be Part of the Tiny Art Show!
News & Updates Be Part of the Tiny Art Show! The Metro Library Network – Cedar Rapids Public Library, Hiawatha Public Library, and Marion Public Library – as well as the North Liberty Library, are coming together for this year’s Tiny Art Show! This project, hosted in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, […]
International Day of Happiness Recap
News & Updates International Day of Happiness Recap The month of March brought us the International Day of Happiness on March 20th. We decided to create a display of happy books, and asked our patrons “what makes you happy?” The response was overwhelming! It’s a good reminder that the simplest things bring us joy and […]
MPL Launches 2025 Reading Challenge
News & Updates MPL Launches 2025 Reading Challenge Is reading more books in 2025 one of your New Year’s resolutions? We’ve partnered with NoveList to bring you our 2025 Reading Challenge! It’s simple: each month, our library will share a new theme to inspire your reading. You can browse a list of suggested picks, visit […]
MPL to Host Adult Book Fair on Sept. 27
News & Updates MPL To Host Adult Book Fair on Sept. 27 Book fairs are a core memory and highlight for elementary and middle school-aged students. Now, the Marion Public Library (MPL) is bringing the excitement and magic of these book fairs back for adults to enjoy, too! The library will host its first ever […]