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Friends of the Marion Carnegie Library Book Sale
2025-05-31 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Everyone is invited to a book sale presented by the Friends of the Marion Carnegie Library! All proceeds go to support Marion Carnegie Library’s projects and programs.
For more information on how you can help out visit https://www.marioncarnegielibrary.org/friends
Paperbacks $0.25
Hardbacks $1.00
On Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., fill a shopping bag with books for only $5.00!
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

MCL Book Club
2025-05-31 10:00 - 11:00
Join us in the Peterson Room, on Saturday, May 31, to discuss All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. Please note the special date and location for the month of May.
Open to everyone aged 18 and up.
NOTICE: All participants understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

PNG at MCL Saturday Sessions: Propulsion
2025-05-31 13:00 - 15:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Propel your knowledge of propulsion every Saturday in May in the MCL Tech Lab! We’ll be learning about internal combustion, drones, building rockets, launching said rockets, and ICE vs. EV!
Saturdays in May from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. For ages 10 to 18!
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.

Tween Movie
2025-05-31 13:00 - 15:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Visit the Tween Zone of the MCL Children’s Department every Saturday 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 Open Technology Lab
2025-06-02 16:00 - 2025-06-05 19:00, 2025-06-09 16:00 - 2025-06-12 19:00, 2025-06-16 16:00 - 2025-06-18 19:00, 2025-06-23 16:00 - 2025-06-26 19:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
M-Th from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. ages 10-18 can work with any of our equipment and create whatever you can imagine!

Summer Reading Program Kickoff
2025-06-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Mandala Gardens, 1704 N State St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Meander through beautiful Mandala Gardens, feed an alpaca, create a unique bookmark with Little Egypt Arts Association, or do a fun garden activity with Marion Garden Club. Don’t miss the bagels or ice cream for a snack and get a cool balloon animal from Mr. Twist! It’s going to be the perfect garden evening!

Playroom Playdate
2025-06-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-05 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Meet up with friends or make new ones in our fun playroom!

FedEx Story Hour
2025-06-04 10:30 - 11:30 | FedEx Ship Center, 108 Halfway Rd Suite B, Marion, IL, 62959, United States
Meet at the FedEx Marion Distribution Center for stories, songs, a tour and a bit of FedEx swag!

Five Nights at Freddy's Game Night
2025-06-04 16:00 - 19:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Come play “Five Nights at Freddy’s” on our Nintendo Switch in the YA Department!

Book Speed Dating
2025-06-05 09:00 - 19:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Stack your Summer Reading TBR! Stop by Carnegie Commons any time during the day to meet some new books. Library Card required only if taking items home with you. This is a come and go event; no registration required.

Library Board Meeting
2025-06-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US

Lawyer in the Library
2025-06-10 17:00 - 19:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Attorney Elisha Sanders or Attorney Julian Valdes will be available for on-on-one, 20 minute consultations to assist you with legal coaching, document review, referrals to additional community services, e-filing court documents, and legal questions.

Goofy Golf Story Hour
2025-06-11 10:30 - 23:30 | Goofy Golf, 1403 N Garfield St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Join us at Marion Goofy Golf in Ray Fosse Park for a round of mini-golf, stories, songs and a bit of frozen snow!

Teen Movie & Make-It Night
2025-06-11 16:00 - 19:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Come watch a movie and make a craft in our YA Department!

Marionopoly
2025-06-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Marion Cultural and Civic Center, 800 Tower Square Plz, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Take a stroll around Tower Square Plaza beginning at Marion Cultural Civic Center as you play the Marionopoly board game in real life! Follow the directions on the sidewalk, visit with our local merchants, and stop off at the fun activity spaces. When you have completed the whole game, receive a commemorative, limited bookmark!

Afternoon Chalk Party
2025-06-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Children and Teens are invited to chalk up the sidewalks in front of the library today! The library will provide the chalk and you provide the imagination! Cool off with a free sno cone from Tropical Sno!

Wackadoo Puppy Party
2025-06-18 10:30 - 23:30 | The Pavilion Events, 1602 Sioux Dr, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Meet Bluey and Bingo, play games and hear a Bluey story, then get a picture with the sister pups!

YA Craft Night
2025-06-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Come and make coasters that look like game controller buttons in the YA Department!

CLOSED: Juneteenth
2025-06-19 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
The library is closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

Make Music Marion Day
2025-06-21 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
June 21st is Make Music Marion Day! Join us at 1pm or 3pm in the McCoskey Room for the presentation:
Latin Hip Hop as the New Poetry with Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Catalina Maria Johnson.
And, stop by the Young Adult Department and the Children’s Department for music themed crafts!

Latin Hip Hop as a New Poetry
2025-06-21 13:00 - 16:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
June 21st is Make Music Marion Day! Join us at 1pm or 3pm in the McCoskey Room for the presentation:
Latin Hip Hop as the New Poetry with Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Catalina Maria Johnson.
Don’t forget to stop by the Young Adult Department and the Children’s Department, all day long, for music-themed crafts.
Latin hip hop artists are advancing the poetic traditions of their countries in unique ways. Ana Tijoux from Chile was raised on protest songs and Pablo Neruda; Residente from Calle 13, Puerto Rico spits out rhymes as carefully crafted as any poet’s; Niña Dioz from Mexico reads dictionaries to find the precise words to fit her ideas and rhymes; Xiutehzcatl from Boulder, Colorado rhymes in three languages: Spanish, English and Nahuatl–an ancient indigenous language. Nevertheless, academia and poetic circles have surprisingly not embraced and celebrated these artists as poets.
This program, with video and lyric examples, will make a case for hip hop as the new poetry with a focus on Latinos in the U.S. and the Americas. The presentation, paired with slides and a rich set of musical videos, is lively, light and fun, and focused on participation, discussion, and musical enjoyment!
Presented by Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Catalina Maria Johnson.
Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D. is a Chicago-based music journalist. She hosts and produces her own radio show, Beat Latino, which airs in Chicago on Vocalo (Chicago Public Media) and other USA cities as well as Berlin. Catalina is also a regular contributor to NPR, Songlines and other publications, and an editorial board member of Revista Contratiempo.
Catalina’s music journalism explores the extraordinary diversity of the global music scene with an emphasis on Latine music – from the most traditional roots music to cutting-edge electronic grooves.
Illinois Road Scholars and Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations.

Do Art Tween Creations
2025-06-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Ages 8-12. Jerry and Chet will be leading this creative art program for the tweens! Create amazing things with a variety of art materials.

Airport Story Hour
2025-06-25 10:30 - 11:00 | Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, 10400 Terminal Dr Ste 200, Marion, IL, 62959, United States
Meet at Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois for stories, songs and a cool take home craft!
