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  • Flyer for the MCL Book Club featuring The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama. Meeting: Saturday, July 25th, 10:00 am in the McCoskey Room. The book also counts for Adult Summer Reading challenges.

    MCL Book Club

    Adult Department

    We will meet in the McCoskey Room to discuss a book The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama . Bonus! This book will also count towards one of the Adult Summer…

  • Floral-themed flyer for Marion Carnegie Library’s Summer Reading Social on Thursday, July 30th at 5:30 pm, with catering and a bouquet bar. Registration required by July 25th. Ages 18+ only.

    Summer Reading Social

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    Adult Department

    Gather with other readers to celebrate the end of Summer Reading. Bouquet Bar hosted by Shelton Gang Flower Farm and catering in the McCoskey Room. Required Registration begins July 25th.

  • Adult craft session flyer with butterfly centerpiece. Event on August 6th at 3:00 or 5:30 pm. Create a centerpiece for the monarch butterfly migration. Registration required. For ages 18 and up.

    Adult Craft: Butterfly Migration Centerpiece

    Adult Department

    Commemorate the beginning of the autumn migration of monarch butterflies and create a butterfly centerpiece. Required registration begins July 29th.

  • Adult craft session flyer with butterfly centerpiece. Event on August 6th at 3:00 or 5:30 pm. Create a centerpiece for the monarch butterfly migration. Registration required. For ages 18 and up.

    Adult Craft: Butterfly Migration Centerpiece

    Adult Department

    Commemorate the beginning of the autumn migration of monarch butterflies and create a butterfly centerpiece. Required registration begins July 29th.

  • Event flyer for Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51 with Peter Merlin, scheduled for Thursday, August 13 at 5:30 PM, hosted by Marion Carnegie Library. Includes a photo of Peter Merlin wearing a hat.

    Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51

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    Adult Department

    Join us to welcome Aerospace historian Peter Merlin to talk about his book, Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51 - the first ever scholarly history of the National Classified…

  • Library event flyer with monarch butterflies, the book cover of The Butterfly’s Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe, and event details for a book club meeting on August 22 at Marion Carnegie Library.

    MCL Book Club

    Adult Department

    We will meet in the McCoskey Room to discuss the book The Butterfly's Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe. Meet in the McCoskey Room.

  • NEA Big Read Event: Film Showing: Harriet

    206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
    Adult Department

    The film Harriet, starring Cynthia Erivo, will be showing in Carnegie Commons. Come and go as your schedule allows. Collage materials will be available to create an expression of art…

  • An autumn-themed flyer for an adult craft session, Harvest Moon, with moon and cloud decor, event details for September 10th at 3:00 pm or 5:30 pm, and registration info. For ages 18+ at Marion Carnegie Library.

    Craft: Harvest Moon

    206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
    Adult Department

    Create an autumn inspired full moon wall hanging to welcome the full moon on September 26th, the Harvest Moon.   3:00pm Session or 5:30pm Session. Registration is required. September 2,…

  • Event flyer for an Opening Reception about Harriet Tubman, with book cover image, details for Thursday, September 17th, 5:30–7 p.m., and logos for NEA Big Read, Freedom 250, Artspace Southern Illinois, and Marion Carnegie Library.

    NEA Big Read Opening Reception

    206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
    Adult Department

    Stop by the Main Floor any time between 5:30pm and 7pm to learn more about Marion Carnegie Library's participation in the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read 2026. MCL…