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MCL Tween Movie
2022-04-30 13:00 - 15:30, 2022-04-23 13:00 - 15:30, 2022-04-16 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | 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!
For ages 8 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.

Teen Game Day
2022-04-30 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Enjoy free play on the library’s Nintendo Switch or gather some friends and play some board games!
Free and open to ages 12 to 19.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

Playroom Playdate
2022-04-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
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 participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at library events may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

Project Next Generation Open Tech Lab Hours
2022-04-28 16:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-27 16:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-26 16:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-25 16:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-21 16:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-20 16:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-19 16:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-18 16:00 - 20:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Get your hands on the newest technology at Marion Carnegie Library!
Visit during lab hours to complete projects or learn new skills.
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 the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

Story Hour - Flamingo
2022-04-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-04-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Join Miss Twila and Miss Shelley as they read flamingo books, sing, dance, and hand out a flamingo craft!
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 Teen Craft - Pottery Painting
2022-04-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
You provide the creativity; we’ll provide the pottery and paint.
This event is free and open to ages 12 – 19.
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 Saturday Sessions - Photography
2022-04-23 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-04-16 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
In April, we’ll learn some photography basics, take some photos, edit those photos, and display them throughout the library in the PNG at MCL Pop-Up Gallery at the end of the month!
PNG at MCL Saturday Sessions at Marion Carnegie Library happen every Saturday at 1 pm and 3 pm in the library’s Technology Lab.
This program is free and available to ages 10 – 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.

MCL Book Club
2022-04-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Join the Marion Carnegie Library Book Club in the library’s McCoskey Room! Remember to bring a few book recommendations and your best discussion questions to the meeting!
In April, we’ll be discussing “The Chicken Sisters” by K.J. Dell’Antonia.
For ages 18 and older.
NOTICE: All participants and parents understand and agree that photos taken at the event may be used in social media postings and future promotions.

Journeying through the American Indian Way of Life with Kim Sigafus McIver
2022-04-21 18:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
In this presentation, Kim takes the audience through the American Indian way of life as it once was. Kim talks about the tribes that once inhabited Illinois, and includes a history of the Trail of Tears as it pertains to our state. She’ll discuss the Native traditions and culture of the tribes that once lived in Illinois in the early 1800s before the Indian Removal Act moved them west. Topics such as Native gardening, harvest, and music will be included in the discussion, and Kim will sing and drum during the presentation. A question-and-answer period will follow.

Story Hour - Earth Day with Marion Garden Club
2022-04-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-04-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Join the Marion Garden Club as they read Earth Day books, sing and dance, and make an Earth Day craft!
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 Teen Craft - Seashell Painting
2022-04-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
Come sell* seashells by the seashore**.
* paint
** at the library
This event is free and open to ages 12 – 19.
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 Lego Club
2022-04-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S Market St, Marion, IL, 62959, US
MCL Lego Club is back! Stop by the library to create whatever you can imagine, and 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.

Closed in Observance of Good Friday
2022-04-15
On Friday, April 15, 2022 – Marion Carnegie Library will be closed in observance of Good Friday. We will reopen on Saturday, April 16 at 9 am.
