Marion Carnegie Library | 618-993-5935

MCL Builder's Club
2023-12-04 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Join us at Marion Carnegie Library’s Builder’s 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 and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Children 10 years old and younger must be accompanied by a guardian at all times while attending MCL Children’s Department events.

PNG at MCL Open Tech Lab Hours
2023-12-04 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-29 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-28 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-27 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-21 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-20 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-11-15 16:00 - 19:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Try out any technology you want at Marion Carnegie Library! Visit during Open Lab Hours to complete projects or learn new skills.
Open Tech Lab hours are free to attend for everyone aged 10 to 18! No library card is necessary.
Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions. Guardian supervision is not required during PNG at MCL events.

MCL Tween Movie
2023-12-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-11-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-11-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Join us in the Tween Zone of the Children’s Department each week to watch a featured film!
This event is free and intended for ages 8 to 12. No library card is required.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Children 10 years old and younger must be accompanied by a guardian at all times while attending MCL Children’s Department events.

PNG at MCL Saturday Sessions - Gift Creation Station
2023-12-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Each Saturday in December, everyone aged 10 – 18 is invited to create custom gifts like laser-engraved ornaments and 3D-printed jewelry in the MCL Tech Lab!
Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Guardian supervision is not required during PNG at MCL events.

MCL Book Club
2023-12-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
In this special combined-winter meeting, MCL’s Book Club will discuss “Gingerbread” by Helen Oyeyemi.
This event is absolutely free and intended for ages 18 and older. No registration or library card is necessary.
Remember to bring a few book recommendations and your best discussion questions to the meeting!
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

PNG at MCL Marion News Bureau Meeting
2023-11-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Cover the local news that’s important to you! Join PNG at MCL, WSIU, and special guests to learn about journalism and reporting, and use the MCL Tech Lab as your news studio!
Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Guardian supervision is not required during PNG at MCL events.

MCL Story Hour - Tree
2023-11-30 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-11-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Bring the kiddos to MCL Story Hour to hear some stories about trees, sing and dance, and take home a fun craft!
This event is free and intended for younger children.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Children 10 years old and younger must be accompanied by a guardian at all times while attending MCL Children’s Department events.

Jackbox Game Fest at MCL
2023-11-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Drop into MCL’s Young Adult department and play a few rounds of Jackbox mini-games on the Nintendo Switch.
This event is free and open to ages 12 – 18. No library card is required.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

Playroom Playdate
2023-11-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
On Tuesdays, come meet new friends in MCL’s Mariella Aikman Playroom in the library’s Children’s Department!
Bring the kiddos and enjoy puppets, toys, games, and – of course – books!
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Children 10 years old and younger must be accompanied by a guardian at all times while attending MCL Children’s Department events.

PNG at MCL Saturday Sessions - Engineering
2023-11-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-11-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
This month, we’re talking about robotics, circuits, and even gravity! There’s something new each week in the MCL Tech Lab!
PNG at MCL events are always free and open to ages 10 – 18. No library card is required.
Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Guardian supervision is not required during PNG at MCL events.

Library Closed for Thanksgiving
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-24

MCL Story Hour - Thanksgiving
2023-11-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Bring the kiddos to MCL Story Hour to hear some Thanksgiving stories, sing and dance, and make a fun craft!
Note – this week’s MCL Story Hour happens _only_ on Wednesday.
This event is free and intended for younger children.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Children 10 years old and younger must be accompanied by a guardian at all times while attending MCL Children’s Department events.

MCL Closes at 5 pm
2023-11-22

2023 Local Writers Fair at MCL
2023-11-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Join a selection of local writers for readings of their work and question-and-answer sessions with each in the library’s historic McCoskey Room.
Plus, learn about how you can create and share your own writing with Inkie.org – a FREE suite of resources that offers online writing and publishing tools!
Featured local writers are Brian Alvis (reading at 10 am), Charley Cass (reading at 10:30 am), Dane Johns (reading at 11 am), and Alysson Dotson (reading at 11:30 am). Each writer will offer a reading and participate in a Q&A session.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

MCL Story Hour - Mouse
2023-11-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-11-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Squeak in to MCL Story Hour to read some mouse stories, sing and dance, and make a fun craft!
This event is free and intended for younger children.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
Children 10 years old and younger must be accompanied by a guardian at all times while attending MCL Children’s Department events.

MCL Teen Craft: Pressed Fall Leaf Bookmarks
2023-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Come create bookmarks with fall leaves and flowers! We’ll provide everything you need!
This event is free and open to ages 12 – 18. You do not need to be a library card holder!
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.
