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  • Flyer with a salad bowl illustration and text: MCL Story Hour. Events start at 10:30 am for all younger children. Food, November 2 & 3. Background has soft autumn colors and fallen leaves.

    Story Hour – Food

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Read fun food stories, sing and dance, then take home a mystery food craft! This event is free and intended for younger children. NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and…

  • Flyer with a salad bowl illustration and text: MCL Story Hour. Events start at 10:30 am for all younger children. Food, November 2 & 3. Background has soft autumn colors and fallen leaves.

    Story Hour – Food

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Read fun food stories, sing and dance, then take home a mystery food craft! This event is free and intended for younger children. NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and…

  • Flyer for Marion Carnegie Library’s Tween Grab & Go Activity Pack featuring a colorful cover with playful emoji faces; text states packs for ages 8-12 are available Friday, November 4, while supplies last.

    MCL Grab-and-Go Tween Activity Pack

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Starting Friday, November 4 - and while supplies last - pick up a cool activity pack in the MCL Children's Department! Kits are free and available to ages 8 -…

  • Illustration of two children playing with toys, blocks, and a teddy bear in a colorful playroom. Text invites to Playroom Playdate Fridays 10 AM–12 noon at Mariella Aikman Playroom, MCPL Children’s Department. Playful star and dot border.

    Playroom Playdate

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Come meet new friends in our Mariella Aikman Playroom in the library's Children's Department! Bring the kiddos and enjoy puppets, toys, games, and - of course - books! NOTICE: All…

  • A colorful flyer shows movie posters in a row above bold text: “Tween Movie Every Saturday at 1:00 P.M.”, with a pug in sunglasses holding popcorn and a drink, and “For ages 8 to 12” in red text.

    MCL Tween Movie

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Join us in the Tween Zone of the Children's Department each week to watch a featured film! For ages 8 to 12. NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree…

  • A child holds orange slices over their eyes, smiling. Text: EatPlayGrow™—A program for preschoolers and caregivers on healthy choices using art, stories, and music! Logos for Illinois Extension and Marion Carnegie Library.

    EatPlayGrow™ at Marion Carnegie Library

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Join MCL and the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service for this fun program on healthy choices using art, stories, and music! Registration is encouraged, and you can register in…

  • A Lego turkey model with a thought bubble showing a cooked turkey. Text reads MCL Lego Club, For ages 0 to 12, with Lego bricks and a note about Duplo blocks for young children on a yellow background.

    MCL Lego Club

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Stop by Marion Carnegie Library's Lego Club and create whatever you can imagine. Don't forget to bring your friends! For ages birth to 12. NOTICE: All participants and parents understand…

  • Soft autumn-themed background with text: MCL Story Hour. Events start at 10:30 am. For all younger children. Colorful square logo with shapes and SHAPE November 9 only on the right.

    Story Hour – Shape

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Read amazing shape books, sing and dance, and take home a neat shape craft! This event is free and intended for younger children. NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and…

  • A colorful flyer shows movie posters in a row above bold text: “Tween Movie Every Saturday at 1:00 P.M.”, with a pug in sunglasses holding popcorn and a drink, and “For ages 8 to 12” in red text.

    MCL Tween Movie

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Join us in the Tween Zone of the Children's Department each week to watch a featured film! For ages 8 to 12. NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree…

  • A child holds orange slices over their eyes, smiling. Text: EatPlayGrow™—A program for preschoolers and caregivers on healthy choices using art, stories, and music! Logos for Illinois Extension and Marion Carnegie Library.

    EatPlayGrow™ at Marion Carnegie Library

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Join MCL and the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service for this fun program on healthy choices using art, stories, and music! Registration is encouraged, and you can register in…

  • A cute cartoon mouse holding cheese is on the left. Text reads: Mouse November 16 Only. On the right: MCL Story Hour. Events start at 10:30 am. For all younger children. Fall leaves border the bottom.

    Story Hour – Mouse

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Read fun mouse books, dance and sing and then stay to make a mouse ear hat! This event is free and intended for younger children. NOTICE: All participants and parents…

  • Illustration of two children playing with toys, blocks, and a teddy bear in a colorful playroom. Text invites to Playroom Playdate Fridays 10 AM–12 noon at Mariella Aikman Playroom, MCPL Children’s Department. Playful star and dot border.

    Playroom Playdate

    Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, US
    Children's Department

    Come meet new friends in our Mariella Aikman Playroom in the library's Children's Department! Bring the kiddos and enjoy puppets, toys, games, and - of course - books! NOTICE: All…