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Marion County Library, Subdistrict #1
212 South Main Street
Palmyra, MO, 63461

573-769-2830
573-769-0405 (fax)

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Our top picks for the week! - The Unusual Suspect

Our top picks for the week!

- The Unusual Suspect by Ben Machell
- Working From Home: Making the New Normal Work For You by Karen Mangia
- The Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly
- Send For Me by Lauren Fox

Read read read so you can get your Bingo prize!! T

Read read read so you can get your Bingo prize!! The program runs till May 3.

New books! Come see us! Floating Twigs by Charles

New books! Come see us!

Floating Twigs by Charles Tab

The Little French Bridal Shop by Jennifer Dupee

Two Truths and a Lie by Ellen McGarrahan

Teens have just under a month to finish up Teen Bo

Teens have just under a month to finish up Teen Book Bingo!!! Read read read!!

Welcome to your library! For our final day of cele

Welcome to your library! For our final day of celebrating National Library Week, we're highlighting library programs!

The library offers many programs!
For children: Weekly Story Time and our annual Summer Reading Program
For teens: Pizza & Pages, a monthly book talk/hangout program for ages 12-18 and our annual Summer Reading Program.
For adults: Monthly Book club and our annual Book Bingo program.

For questions about any of these programs, give us a call!

Over the past year, the way we do these programs has changed dramatically, but we are grateful for the ability to still provide programming for our patrons, be it in person or on screen! We are thankful for our awesome patrons who participate in this program. You make our job great! Welcome to your library!

#nationallibraryweek

Welcome to your library! Did you know that we have

Welcome to your library! Did you know that we have four public access computers? We also offer printing, copying, and faxing services. Patrons also have the option to borrow hotspots and iPads to access the internet at home. All you need is a library card!
#nationallibraryweek

Welcome to your library! Today we are highlighting

Welcome to your library! Today we are highlighting digital libraries! If you have a library card, you have access to our digital libraries which are full of hundreds of e-books and audiobooks that you can read on your smartphone or tablet. They're easy to access and there are so many to choose from! You can access all our digital libraries on our website: www.marioncounty1.lib.mo.us

#NationalLibraryWeek

Today is the first day of National Library Week! T

Today is the first day of National Library Week! This week is designed to celebrate libraries and all the ways they serve the community. Each day this week, we will be sharing a different way the library serves the community. If you love your library, make sure you stop by this week and see us! Welcome to your library! #nationallibraryweek

🎉🎉We have very exciting news!!! 🎉🎉Begi

🎉🎉We have very exciting news!!! 🎉🎉Beginning this coming Monday (April 5) we will be having public Story Time at Flower City Park!! We will be meeting at the park's newest playground over by the baseball fields every Monday at 11:00am, weather permitting. Cancellations due to weather will be announced on Facebook as soon as possible.

Families must bring their own blankets or lawn chairs and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Plan for a 30-40 minute program and feel free to stay for playground play after Story Time!

See you soon! We can't wait!!

Here are our picks for you this week! Stop by and

Here are our picks for you this week! Stop by and check one out!!

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray (Adult Historical Fiction)
A sweeping historical fiction covering The French Revolution, World War I, and World War II. This story follows three incredible women in three incredible periods of history.

The Bounty by Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton (Adult Crime/Thriller)
Legendary author Janet Evanovich teams up with Steve Hamilton for another installment in their Fox and O'Hare series. Kate O'Hare and Nick Fox team up to take down a mysterious organization known as "The Brotherhood" in this globe crossing adventure.

Olive, Mabel, and Me by Andrew Cotter (Adult Non-Fiction)A must-read for any dog lover! Sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter and his dogs rose to fame during lockdown as he provided commentary for Olive and Mabel's adventures. This book chronicles the story of Olive and Mabel, but also celebrates the joy dogs bring to our lives.

We are gearing up to celebrate National Library We

We are gearing up to celebrate National Library Week next week! (April 4-10)

We are making hearts for our library to use as part of a National Library Week display. If you love your library, leave us a heart next time you are here! ❤️☺️

Place a hold on one of these books today! We think

Place a hold on one of these books today! We think you'll like them!

Salt Air Secrets by Joanne DeMaio (Adult Fiction)
Book 11 in DeMaio's Seaside Saga series, this book follows familiar characters in the newest installment. Perfect for those craving summer time and a trip to the beach! This book's beach setting will transport you!

The Sowing Season by Katie Powner (Adult Fiction)
This book follows a retired dairy farmer who finds himself struggling with his life's purpose, and a teenage girl struggling to live up to expectations she and her parents have put on her. The two cross paths and become unlikely friends in this heartwarming story.

Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Changed the Modern World by Simon Winchester (Adult Non-Fiction, available in Large Print)
From the publisher: "The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—our proprietary relationship with the land—through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future."

Book Club Day! Call the library to sign up for nex

Book Club Day! Call the library to sign up for next month’s meeting!!

Have you signed up for Teen Book Bingo? We have lo

Have you signed up for Teen Book Bingo? We have lots of cool prizes like art supplies, cozy socks, and these fun games!!

Ages 12-18 can sign up today!

Saturday crafts are running till 1pm! Stop by to m

Saturday crafts are running till 1pm! Stop by to make a bookmark!!

Don’t forget to join us for Pizza and Pages tomo

Don’t forget to join us for Pizza and Pages tomorrow at 4:00pm!!

Email mbriggs@marionlib1.org to get the zoom access! Open to ages 12-18.

Happy Wednesday! Here are some recommendations for

Happy Wednesday! Here are some recommendations for this rainy day.

Mastering Bread: The Art and Practice of Handmade Sourdough, Yeast Bread, and Pastry by Claire Kopp McWilliams, David Joachim, and Marc Vetri (Adult Non-Fiction)
This guidebook to bread features step by step instructions and beautiful photographs for many different types of bread and pastries. With its help, you'll be a bread master in no time!

Only in St. Louis! by Charlie Brennan (Adult Non-Fiction)
Charlie Brennan leads readers through the funniest, strangest, and most inspiring stories that take place in St. Louis. A must read for Missourians!

The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books by Adam Perry (Children's Fiction)
This whimsical new novel for children follows Oliver Nelson, a book thief. Oliver gets caught up in a plot to save a fictional world that exists only in the books he is stealing. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter.

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Happy Wednesday! Here are some book recommendation

Happy Wednesday! Here are some book recommendations to get you through the rest of the week! Stop by to pick one up.

The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice (Mystery/Thriller)
This book follows Claire, an artist, who suspects her politician husband of committing multiple crimes. Her husband's powerful group of supporters are working to do everything they can to keep his crimes under wraps. The deeper she gets into her investigation, the more Claire is unsure of who to trust.

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner (Historical Fiction, Available in Large Print)
Historical Fiction about the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Sophie, a young mail order bride, begins learning secrets about her new husband in the midst of the chaos of the Earthquake and its aftermath.

The Tenant by Katrine Engberg (Suspense, Available in Large Print)
Read the new suspense novel everyone is talking about! This book follows to Copenhagen detectives as they work to solve a murder and stop a killer.

Happy Birthday to Theodore Seuss Geisel, otherwise

Happy Birthday to Theodore Seuss Geisel, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss!!! If you need to stock up on Seuss books to celebrate, stop by! We’re open till 5:30.

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