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Adler Planetarium's Astro Road Trip at MCL
2024-04-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-04-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Chicago’s Adler Planetarium returns to the Marion Carnegie Library!
Join us for an Adler staff-led presentation about the upcoming solar eclipse and what to expect in Marion, Illinois. After the talk – plus time for Q&A, attendees will be able to participate in fun demonstrations about how solar eclipses work and how to safely view a solar eclipse, as well as interact with Adler’s lunar meteorite. While supplies last, attendees will receive a solar viewer for safely seeing the Sun.
This program is free and intended for all ages. No registration or 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.

PNG at MCL Open Tech Lab Hours
2024-04-02 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-04-01 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-28 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-27 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-26 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-25 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-21 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-20 16:00 - 19:00 and 1 more date
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.

Playroom Playdate
2024-04-02 10:00 - 12:00
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!
Visit Playroom Playdate on Tuesday mornings AND Thursday evenings!
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 Builder's Club
2024-04-01 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-03-18 17:30 - 19:00
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.

MCL Tween Movie
2024-03-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-23 13:00 - 15:00
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 - Automotive Maintenance
2024-03-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-23 13:00 - 15:00
Looking at a career in the automotive industry? Want to become a safer driver? Just not sure how to change a tire? Join PNG at MCL to learn some automotive maintenance tasks like installing a spare tire, swapping windshield wipers, and more during this month’s Saturday Sessions – each Saturday in March at 1 pm.
Special thanks to Hale’s Automotive in Marion for helping out with this month’s Saturday Sessions series!
Saturday Sessions are totally free and open to everyone aged 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 in Observance of Good Friday
2024-03-29

Playroom Playdate
2024-03-28 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-21 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-03-19 10:00 - 12:00
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!
In March 2024, visit Playroom Playdate on Tuesday mornings AND Thursday evenings!
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 Story Hour - Moon
2024-03-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-03-27 10:30 - 11:30
In this week’s edition of MCL Story Hour, we will sing, dance, read moon stories, and take home a fun moon activity packet.
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.

The Bookworms - Teen Book Club
2024-03-27 16:00 - 18:00
The Bookworms is a teen book club where we discuss anything you want to read. Stick around after the meeting for a movie based on a YA novel!
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.

MCL Book Club
2024-03-23 10:00 - 11:00
In March 2024, MCL’s Book Club will discuss “Apples Never Fall” by Liane Moriarty.
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.

MCL Story Hour - Leprechaun
2024-03-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-03-20 10:30 - 11:30
We will sing, dance, read leprechaun stories, and create a scavenger hunt of leprechauns in the MCL Children’s Department!
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 To Go - Pom-Pom Cacti
2024-03-20 09:00 - 20:00
Starting Wednesday, March 20, visit MCL’s Young Adult Department and pick up all the materials you’ll need and (of course) instructions for creating Pom Pom Cacti!
No registration is required, but the kits are available to everyone aged 12 – 18 while supplies last so don’t wait! One kit per patron, please.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions
