Marion Carnegie Library | 618-993-5935

Playroom Playdate
2025-10-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-23 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-16 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-09 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-02 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Meet up with friends or make new friends in our fun playroom!
All Younger Children.

Builder's Club
2025-10-27 17:30 - 19:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Build whatever you can imagine!
Birth-12

Tween Movie
2025-10-25 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-11 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-04 13:00 - 16:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Come watch a fun Tween Movie!
Ages 8-12

Adult Book Club
2025-10-25 10:00 - 11:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
We will be discussing Starling House by Alix Harrow. Meet in the McCoskey Room.
Ages 18+

The Bookworms
2025-10-22 16:00 - 18:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Join ‘The Bookworms’! A teen book club where we discuss anything you want to read. Stay for a movie based on a YA novel!
Ages 12-18

Ghost Story Hour
2025-10-22 10:30 - 2025-10-23 11:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Read a cute ghost story, sing and dance and take home a fun craft!
All Younger Children.

Lawyer in the Library
2025-10-21 17:00 - 19:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
An attorney will be available for 20-minute, one-on-one meetings to assist with legal coaching, document review, referrals to additional community services, e-filing court documents, and legal questions. The Lawyer’s name is Elisha Sanders.

Ages 18+

Library Board Meeting
2025-10-20 18:30 - 19:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959

Tween Movie
2025-10-18 13:00 - 16:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Come watch a fun Tween Movie!
Ages 8-12.

Outreach - Book Bike on Tower Square for Third Thursday
2025-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Tower Square, Tower Square Plaza, Marion, IL, 62959, United States
Find the MCL Book Bike on Tower Square during this month’s Third Thursday celebration!

Teen Craft Night: Halloween Window Clings
2025-10-15 16:00 - 19:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Come make Halloween themed window clings fro puff paint in the YA Department!
Ages 12-18

Pumpkin Story Hour with Marion Garden Club
2025-10-15 10:30 - 2025-10-16 11:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Read a fun pumpkin story, sing and dance, and take home a craft!
All Younger Children.

Adult Craft: Floating Ghost
2025-10-14 15:00 - 19:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Required Registration begins on October 8th at the Main Desk. Please register for one of two times:
Tuesday, October 14th at 3pm or 5:30pm. All materials provided. Open to ages 18 and up.

Closed for Staff Training Day.
2025-10-13 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959

Teen Movie & Make-It Night
2025-10-08 16:00 - 19:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Come watch “Halloweentown” and make a craft in the YA Department!
Ages 12-18

Bat Story Hour
2025-10-08 10:30 - 2025-10-09 11:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Read a bat story, sing and dance, then take home a fun bat craft!
All Younger Children.

Builder's Club
2025-10-06 17:30 - 19:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Build whatever you can imagine!
Birth -12

Tween Craft-Pom Pom Monsters
2025-10-03 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
8 – 12 year olds can pick up this fun kit that makes monsters out of yarn pom poms!

A Conversation with The Sqwatchers!
2025-10-02 18:00 - 19:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Do Sasquatch and Bigfoot roam the Shawnee National Forest? We will delve into the lore and the evidence at 6 p.m. on October 2nd with a local investigative team!

The Sqwatchers, founded in 2015 by Jim Peters and Joe Jenkins, are a dedicated Bigfoot research team chasing the legend of Sasquatch across the wilds of southern Illinois. Based in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest, this duo combines rugged fieldwork, cutting-edge technology, and a passion for the unknown to uncover evidence of the elusive creature. The Sqwatchers have earned a reputation as tenacious investigators, sharing their journey through podcast appearances with well over 100,000 YouTube views, and as presenters at conferences and Bigfoot festivals showing audio and photographic evidence that they have collected during their research. Their mission: to prove Bigfoot roams the Midwest’s forests and swamps.

NOTICE: All participants understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

Teen Game Night
2025-10-01 16:00 - 19:00 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Come play our board games and video games in the YA department!
Ages 12-18

Monster Story Hour
2025-10-01 10:30 - 2025-10-02 11:30 | 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois 62959
Read about monsters, sing and dance, and make a fun monster hat!
All Younger Children.
