Help Decorate the Library: Friday, August 26, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, kids ages 10 and up. Start with creating beautiful designs outside the library by participating in Marion Recreation Department’s “Chalk It Up” drawing contest event. Then head inside the Elizabeth Taber Library, anytime between 3:00 – 4:30 pm, to paint some of our book ends to help us decorate the library.
Memoir Writing Workshop: Tuesdays, September 6 to October 4, 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Everyone has a story to tell. Here’s your chance to get it on paper and share it with your family. This five-week introductory workshop is free to the public and will be led by Al Caron and Linda Schuessler. Participants will write segments about their life and read them aloud to others to receive feedback on each piece. Registration is required. Please call the Elizabeth Taber Library at 508-748-1252 to reserve your spot today.
Afternoon Book Club: Please join us for our monthly afternoon book discussion on Tuesday, August 16 at 2:00 pm when we will discuss In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park. Please stop into the Elizabeth Taber Library today to register and reserve a copy of the monthly book.
Other upcoming meetings include: September – I Know Where I’m Going: Katharine Hepburn by Charlotte Chandler and October – The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Museum Passes: Looking for something fun to do with friends and family this summer? Then come to the Elizabeth Taber Library to check out any of our museum passes with your SAILS library card. We currently have discounted passes to the Heritage Museums and Gardens, Museum of Fine Arts, Mystic Aquarium, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Plimoth Plantation, Providence Children’s Museum, Roger Williams Zoo and the Mass State Parks Pass. To reserve a pass or for more information, please call the library at 508-748-1252 or visit our website www.elizabethtaberlibrary.org.
Homebound Library Services: The Elizabeth Taber Library, in partnership with the Council on Aging, is pleased to offer homebound delivery services to those Marion residents unable to visit the library because of short- or long-term illness, as well as physical or visual disabilities. To be eligible for this program, you must be a Homebound Marion resident with a library card in good standing. To arrange to have library books or audio books delivered to your home, please call the Elizabeth Taber Library at 508-748-1252.
Free Online Resources: With your Marion library card, you now have access to a whole lot of fun and free information online. The Elizabeth Taber Library now subscribes to the following e-resources: Instantflix – access to thousands of streaming films and shorts from around the world; Universal Class – an online continuing education program with over 500 courses; Zinio Digital Magazines – access to 50 top magazines online; and A to Z World Travel – access to over 200 city travel guides online. For more information, please call the Elizabeth Taber Library at 508-748-1252.