Children

Peace & Freedom Organization's Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Finals and Judging
Saturday, January 6 @ 11:00 am - 2:45 pm
Large Program Room

The Peace and Freedom Organization's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Central Ohio Regional Oratorical, Art, Poetry, and Essay Contests will host speech finals at the Marion Public Library on January 6th at 11:00 am.

Update from Space! NASA's Lucy Mission to the Jupiter Trojan Asteroids
Saturday, November 4th @ 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Program Room 

NASA's Lucy mission is breaking records during its 12-year tour of the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. The next planned encounter will be November 1st, 2023, with the asteroid Dinkinesh! Join us to learn about this significant mission milestone and our ongoing exploration of space!

Friday Lapsit Baby Time Series
Fridays, January 5 - February 23 from 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Kids' Area

More Baby Time!

SRP - Rockin' Pirate Magic Show!
Wednesday, July 31 at 5:30 pm
Large Program Room

Help us celebrate Swoop's Birthday with a pirate magic show from Erica Carlson and her special assistant, Sedgie the Hedgehog!

Get ready for a magical treasure hunt! Is the crew searching for gold or for "Sedgie the Hedgie?” Inspired by the book Who Stole the Gold by Udo Weigelt, Erica, and her pirate crew will go on a fun adventure to uncover magical buried treasure!

Great American Eclipse Show! Presented by The Whiz Bang Science Show
Saturday, February 10 at 11:00 am
Large Program Room 

Are you ready for the total eclipse coming in April of 2024? Marion Ohio will be the path of totality and will have a front seat for this exciting event!

The Scoop on Scat! Animal Tracks and Facts with James Anderson
Monday, October 2 @ 5:30pm-6:30pm
Program Room

Armstrong Air & Space Museum - Eclipse 2024: Don't Burn Your Eyes Out! 
Monday, April 1 at 5:30 pm (Rescheduled from March 4)
Large Program Room

Story Time!
Thursday mornings from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Program Room

Join us on Thursday mornings at 10 am or 11 am for a half-hour program.  We'll have songs, rhymes, activities, and stories that will be geared toward preschool age and younger, and their caregivers.  Siblings are welcome to participate when the room allows!

Pumpkin Painting Challenge
Starting Monday, Oct 2, Entries accepted until Saturday, Oct 21
Voting between Oct 23 and 28

Book themed pumpkin painting contest.

Rules for the Pumpkin Painting Contest:

Family Fun Night: Minute to Win It
Wednesday, January 24 from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Program Room

Families are invited to join us for a fun night of hilarious and dexterous mini-competitions! From speed cup stacking to quick puzzle completions...and so much more!

People will work in teams to complete each mini-competition and with each, we'll see which team can beat the clock the fastest!