Events for Adults
Feb 17
Adults
Open to anyone interested in playing card games, board games, puzzles, and brain teasers. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your skill and knowledge level.
Feb 17
Adults
Register in advance!
Here is the January Menu.
And here is the February Menu.
This new and innovative cafe' will feature a menu with dishes ranging from turkey and mashed potatoes to pasta and tacos. You are bound to find something to satisfy your taste buds! Programming will be included following lunch (e.g., chronic disease self-management workshops, Tai Chi, stepping on, water aerobics, nutrition counseling, games & socialization, much more!). Encore Cafe' is your one-stop shop for nutrition, health education, and socialization time with friends!
The lunch fee is... Continue Reading
Feb 18
Adults
This fiction group meets at Wit's End Coffeehouse (630 10th St.). Please email Berlinda at bowens@marionpubliclibrary.org if you're interested in joining us!
We'll get a round of treats; beverages are available for purchase. Out of respect to the proprietor, please do not bring in your own food and drinks. This is a fun, casual and comfy place to talk books and we would love to see you for this great discussion group.
Here is the book list:
February 2020 – Less: a novel
Author: Andrew Sean Greer
March 2020 – The Hate U Give
Author: Angie Thomas
April 2020 – Small great Things: a novel... Continue Reading
Feb 18
Adults
Council meets in work sesson the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 4:00 in Council Chambers at City Hall. Regular session meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. on the Thursday following each work session. The meeting schedule may change if the scheduled meeting falls on a holiday. Visit the City's website for additional information about the City Council.
Feb 18
Adults
Please email Sue Gerth, Collection Strategies Manager, at the Marion Public Library with interest and questions: sgerth@marionpubliclibrary.org.
You can also visit our Book Groups page for details and monthly themes!
Feb 18
Adults
On your mark... get set... grow! Learn from local experts with Linn County Master Gardeners how you can maximize your green space.
2/4: Spring Garden Maintenance. Wil Carew LCMG-Wake your Landscape up: It’s spring. Time to get your yard, landscape and gardens ready for another growing season, but how do I start?” Join Master Gardener Wil Carew as he covers what to do, when to do it, and why!
2/11: Connect, Grow, Share a Row. Jane Schildroth LCMG- Food insecurity is real. One in eight people in Linn County go to bed hungry. This session addresses the need and how you can be part of the... Continue Reading
Feb 19
Adults
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 12-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family is taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussions and interactive exercises.
Advance registration is encouraged to make sure enough materials are on hand... Continue Reading
Feb 19
Adults
Our Evening Genealogy Junkies group provides an opportunity for anyone interested in genealogy to get together with peers to learn and to share research tips and tricks. The group meets weekly. Bring a laptop or tablet computer, or check out one of the library's laptops from the Information Desk. Explore our online resources such as Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Fold3, and our historical newspapers. Everyone is welcome! Contact Madeline at the library at mjarvis@marionpubliclibrary.org with questions.