Upcoming Events at Marion Public Library
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Adventures in Linn County with Brianna Baranowski
<p>Join Swamp Fox Bookstore and the Marion Public Library as we welcome back local author Brianna Baranowski on Thursday, September 19 at 6 pm. Brianna will be sharing fun family-friendly outdoor activities to do in Linn County. Swamp Fox Bookstore will have Brianna's book The Linn County Family Outdoor Guide for sale. Brianna will sign books after the event. Ten percent of all sales made during the event will be donated back to the Marion Public Library.</p> <p>About Brianna Baranowski<br /> Brianna is a mother, naturalist, writer, and educator. When she isn’t attempting to take fancy pictures of fungus, she’s likely wrestling with her two boys or trying to take a nap.</p> <p>You can follow Brianna on Instagram @moments.in.nature.ia, or check out her website at <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="" href="http://acceptingagape.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3rVk9nwcrRFRrxUFQpA1oKJNZtn5xo15MoglCvgX3oL1UUA9NyeD7Tsgw_aem__JwPexr6w42RMf3tJzrP_A" id="OWA8c368537-bba3-0380-ccff-9a114640d77b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acceptingagape.com</a>. </p> 2024-08-16 19:00:00 -0500
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Senior Social Hour
<p><span>Join us for a senior social hour at the Marion Public Library on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.! Seniors are welcome to join us for socializing, coffee, and activities. Each week will have a theme with activities provided. Patrons are welcome to socialize during the hour or bring their own activities as well.<br /> <br /> 1st and 3rd Tuesdays: Creative Social <br /> 2nd and 4th Tuesdays: Competitive Social <br /> 5th Tuesdays (when they happen): Travel Documentaries <br /> <br /> Creative Social will feature: <br /> - Coloring pages with markers and colored pencils <br /> - Yarn for crocheting and knitting <br /> - Cross stitch materials <br /> - Puzzles <br /> <br /> Competitive Social will feature: <br /> - Cards <br /> - Dominoes <br /> - Scrabble <br /> - Crosswords <br /> - Sudoku <br /> - Chess <br /> - Checkers </span></p> 2024-09-24 11:00:00 -0500Marion Public LibraryMarion -
Author Event: Jen Ferguson in conversation with Terri M. LeBlanc
<p>Join us at the Marion Public Library on Wednesday, September 25 at 6 pm as we celebrate the release of A Constellation of Minor Bears by award-winner young adult author Jen Ferguson.</p> <p>Preorder The Constellation of Minor Bears and get some amazing swag as a thank you: https://swampfoxbookstore.com/preorders/jen-ferguson</p> <p><strong>About Jen Ferguson</strong><br /> Métis with ancestral ties to the Red River (on her father's side) and Canadian settler (on her mother's side), an activist, a feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with a PhD in English and Creative Writing. Jen believes writing, teaching and beading are political acts. She is represented by Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.<br /> <br /> Her debut young adult novel, THE SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET, won a 2022 Govenor General's Literary Award and is a 2023 Stonewall Honor Book, among other accolades. Her newest book THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection and has four starred reviews. Her novella "Missing" won the Malahat Review's 2022 Novella Prize and her essay "Off Balance" was selected for the Best Canadian Essays 2020.<br /> <br /> Jen lives on the traditional and unceded territories of the Meskwaki, the Báxoje and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations, and teaches fiction writing at Coe College.</p> 2024-07-23 19:00:00 -0500
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Author Talk: Kevin J. Koch
<p>Learn about the beauty and geological history of the Midwest from Kevin J. Koch on Thursday, September 26 at 6 pm at the Marion Public Library. </p> <p>Kevin Koch is author of <em>Skiing At Midnight: A Nature Journal</em> <em>from Dubuque County, Iowa</em>; <em>The Driftless Land: Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi Valley</em>; and <em>The Thin Places: A Celtic Landscape from Ireland to the Driftless</em>. More of his work, including shorter works on outdoor places and photos, can be viewed at https://www.kevinkochdriftlessland.net/. Koch is Professor of English at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.</p> 2024-07-23 19:00:00 -0500
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Adult Book Fair
<p><span>Make plans to join us for our Adult Book Fair on Friday, September 27 from 5 - 8 p.m. in the Community Room. We'll have books, nostalgic goodies, and treats that bring you back to the good ol' days. Please note that this event is for patrons ages 21 and up.</span></p> 2024-08-06 20:00:00 -0500
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Senior Social Hour
<p><span>Join us for a senior social hour at the Marion Public Library on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.! Seniors are welcome to join us for socializing, coffee, and activities. Each week will have a theme with activities provided. Patrons are welcome to socialize during the hour or bring their own activities as well.<br /> <br /> 1st and 3rd Tuesdays: Creative Social <br /> 2nd and 4th Tuesdays: Competitive Social <br /> 5th Tuesdays (when they happen): Travel Documentaries <br /> <br /> Creative Social will feature: <br /> - Coloring pages with markers and colored pencils <br /> - Yarn for crocheting and knitting <br /> - Cross stitch materials <br /> - Puzzles <br /> <br /> Competitive Social will feature: <br /> - Cards <br /> - Dominoes <br /> - Scrabble <br /> - Crosswords <br /> - Sudoku <br /> - Chess <br /> - Checkers </span></p> 2024-10-01 11:00:00 -0500Marion Public LibraryMarion