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This year's Summer Reading comes with a hairy, audacious goal - 2 million minutes! Relax, it won't all be on you. Still,...
05/31/2026

This year's Summer Reading comes with a hairy, audacious goal - 2 million minutes! Relax, it won't all be on you. Still, all your reading minutes added up with minutes from your family, friends, & neighbors - then we're combining all those minutes from everyone who signs up to reach that goal. You can start counting after midnight. Sign up on Monday, then get reading.

📖🦕🦖MPL's Summer Reading will start off with a stomp as big as a dinosaur footprint. Join us for the kickoff party. Sign ...
05/31/2026

📖🦕🦖MPL's Summer Reading will start off with a stomp as big as a dinosaur footprint. Join us for the kickoff party. Sign up yourself & your family, then have fun at all the stations. Now for the big question: What kind of pancakes would dinosaurs eat, hmmmm???🥞😋😂

We told you something big was headed our way for summer reading! 🦕📖This adolescent Readosaurus...we mean Rhoetosaurus......
05/28/2026

We told you something big was headed our way for summer reading! 🦕📖

This adolescent Readosaurus...we mean Rhoetosaurus...is on loan from Winterland, Inc., a Marion company that creates custom decorations, lighting displays, and themed attractions for parks, cities, businesses, and special events across the country.

Come take your photo with him at our Summer Reading kickoff on Monday, June 1st, from 12 PM-3PM!

This is your personal invitation to join us for our Summer Reading Kick-Off on Monday, June 1, from 12 PM–3 PM!Everyone ...
05/28/2026

This is your personal invitation to join us for our Summer Reading Kick-Off on Monday, June 1, from 12 PM–3 PM!

Everyone is welcome…no library card required. Come celebrate the start of a fantastic summer filled with fun, imagination, and great books.
Let’s read for fun this summer!

No need to be bored once school is out. Play board games or videogames, watch movies from DVD or anime from our Crunchyr...
05/27/2026

No need to be bored once school is out. Play board games or videogames, watch movies from DVD or anime from our Crunchyroll subscription, draw or color, or just hang out. We'll have snacks. Join us 3:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday. For ages 12-18.

🦖🦕Dinosaurs got into our display case & they're hungry to hit those 2 million minutes of reading that is the community g...
05/27/2026

🦖🦕Dinosaurs got into our display case & they're hungry to hit those 2 million minutes of reading that is the community goal for this year's Summer Reading Program. These dinos can't wait to see Hedgehog Hannah, Roz Puppets, Dinosaur Dimensions, Dangerous Dinos author Laura Martin, & more.🤪😁 Summer Reading sign-up starts Monday, June 1.

05/26/2026

Summer Reading is almost here at the Marion Public Library!
Help us reach our community goal of reading 2 MILLION minutes this summer--2 Million Together! Readers of all ages are invited to join the challenge, track their reading, and participate in an exciting summer full of programs, prizes, and activities.

Kick off the fun with us on June 1 from 12:00–3:00 pm at our Summer Reading Kick-Off Party, where you can sign up for Summer Reading and celebrate the start of an amazing season at MPL!

Let’s read, learn, and reach 2 million minutes together! 💙

On Saturday, June 20 at 1:00 PM, the History Center at Marion Public Library is hosting Torriana McNair for the presenta...
05/26/2026

On Saturday, June 20 at 1:00 PM, the History Center at Marion Public Library is hosting Torriana McNair for the presentation “The Legends, the Legacies, the Heart: Black History Stories in Our Chronicle-Tribune Photo Collection.” This presentation will be held in the Forrest Room, located on the third floor of the History Center.

McNair will share stories from Marion’s Black history, uncovered through her research of photographs in the History Center’s Chronicle-Tribune photo collection and oral interviews with individuals in the Marion community. This research has been conducted in her capacity as the Digital Collections and Research Coordinator for an ongoing project at the History Center, researching and documenting the stories behind Black history photographs in this extensive collection.

This project is funded through a Heritage Preservation Grant awarded to the Friends of the Marion Public Library and Museum in August 2025. Heritage Support Grants are provided by the Indiana Historical Society and made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc. Several local organizations have generously provided additional fundraising support: Atlas Foundry Foundation, Save Our Stories, Grant County Historical Society, and the men’s group of St. James Lutheran Church.

This presentation includes descriptions of violence and is not recommended for children.

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600 S Washington Street
Marion, IN
46953

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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