Events for Adults
Feb 01 to Feb 28
Adults
Children
Teens
How to Share Your Love for us:
Make your own valentine & coloring sheets available in the Children's Department (Through 2/15)
Bookmark making activity for all ages located by the Info Desk
Use our Snapchat filter or Facebook profile frame and use these: #sharethelove and #ilovempl
Stop by one of our February programs-details on the Events Calendar
Tell us what you love: send a photo or note to mpl-marketing@marionpubliclibrary.org or fill out one of the notes in the lobby
Feb 20
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.
Feb 21
Adults
Our Morning 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 on Thursday morning each week. 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.
Feb 21
Adults
Our enthusiastic Scrabble players meet year-round, rain or shine. They love to get new competitors. All ages and skill levels welcome!
Feb 21
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 21
Adults
"Knot" your average knitting group. All ages and skill levels welcome. Exchange ideas, patterns, yarn, and needles. Knit Wits meets on Thursday evenings. Come share your “purls” of wisdom!
Feb 22
Adults
Register in advance!
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!
Suggested fee for lunch is $5 for those age 60+... Continue Reading
Feb 23
Adults
Teens
Each Saturday morning, at least one City Council member will be in the library's lobby, ready to chat with you about City issues and questions. Please stop by and share your thoughts and opinions!
On Farmer's Market dates, Council members will be at the market instead of the library:
September 1: Taube Park
September 29: Fall Marion Market (on Swamp Fox Weekend)