Closed on March 31

The Marshall Public Library will be closed tomorrow, March 31st for Easter. We will resume our regular hours on Monday. Everyone enjoy their day!

A Monumental Evening!

Tonight marks an important landmark in the history of the Marshall Public Library - The first time ever that two males have worked the front desk at the same time!

Meet The Staff Monday - Coral

Name: Coral Pineda

My Favorite Book: The Bible - New World Translation

The Last Book I Read: The Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 2013 (in spanish)

My Favorite Movie: There are so many movies I like, I can't just choose one!

My Favorite Thing about the Marshall Public Library: Meeting all sorts of new and interesting people!

Weather Update

Due to the ongoing snow and hazardous weather, the Marshall Public Library will be closed today. Stay safe and we hope to see you again when weather permits!

MCC Craft and Art Show

Tomorrow, March 23, join the Marshall Public Library at the MCC Craft and Art show! Held in the gymnasium of the Marshall High School, there will be lots of different artists and vendors showing off work and products. The Marshall Public Library will also have a spot at the show, displaying many of the crafts done in our children and teen programs, as well as brochures, handouts, and bookmarks about our programming and summer reading.

Hope to see you there!

New Books For This Week

 Just a few of the new books that have gone on our shelves this week are:

Fiction:
One Sunday by Carrie Gerlach Cecil
A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee
Fever by Mary Beth Keane
A Tale For the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Teen Fiction:
Amulet Volume 5 by Kazu Kibushi

Staff Pick - Some of My Best Friends Are Black

Some of My Best Friends Are Black

By Tanner Colby

A really great look at America after the civil rights movement in the 1960s. With anecdotes and plenty of facts, Tanner Colby looks at busing in Birmingham, racially driven real estate in Kansas City, and affirmative action in the New York advertising world. He ends with look at the Catholic community in Louisiana, and it really is an amazing story. Political, funny, honest, and sometimes incredibly sad, but never boring.

Staff Pick by Ginny Mongar

Meet the Staff Monday! - Ginger

Name: Ginger McGraw

My Favorite Book: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

The Last Book I Read: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

My Favorite Movie: Paint Your Wagon

My Favorite Thing about the Marshall Public Library: There are so many things! I love the history I have with the library. I've been involved in some way with the library ever since its beginning in 1990, and I just love that we actually have one here. After all the hard work it took to get it, it has definitely paid off.

Staff Pick - Therapy

Therapy

By Jonathan Kellerman


I recently discovered Kellerman and his novels starring clinical psychologist Alex Delaware and his detective friend Niles Sturgis. Reading one makes you want to read more!

Staff Pick by Judy Mark

New Non-Fiction Display!

A new display has gone up in our non-fiction section, and its all about non-fiction graphic novels! With books like Persepolis, Are You My Mother?, Feyman, and many more, there's lots not to be missed! Come in and check it out today!

New Books for this Week!

Here's just a couple of the new books on our shelves this week:

Fiction:
Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson

Secrets Over Sweet Tea by Denise Hildreth Jones


Graphic Novels:
The Walking Dead Book 4 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard

Amulet Volume 5 by Kazu Kibushi

Non-Fiction:
America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great by Ben Carson
Year-Round Slow Cooker: 100 Favorite Recipes for Every Season by Dina Cheney

Dystopian Books Are All Over the Teen Section!

Do you like The Hunger Games Series or the Matched Series? These books are considered dystopian fiction, meaning a future that is frightening, or undesirable in some way. And these and just a couple of the dystopian books - there's tons! Ever heard of The Maze Runner or Uglies? What about Divergent and Withered? All of these are examples of great dystopian books, and we have a new display that highlights these and many more!

Meet the Staff Monday - Molly

Name: Molly Johnson

My Favorite Book: Jubilee by Margaret Walker

The Last Book I Read: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

My Favorite Movie: GoodFellas

What I Like Most About Working at MPL: Seeing all the children every week at my story time programs!

Staff Pick - Natural Remedies for Healthy Living

Natural Remedies for Healthy Living 

By Reader's Digest

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! On occasion you may find yourself in a bind and not know how to proceed. Do you suffer from fatigue? Would you like to make your own fragrances but are not sure how to go about it? Are you having trouble deciding what plants to put in your garden this year? In this book, you will find home remedies, nutrition guides, helpful hints, and more! In truth this book offers practical and simple solutions!

Staff Pick by Coralito Pineda

New Books This Week!

Here's just a few of the new books that we've put out on our shelves this week:

Fiction Thrillers: 
The Burning Air by Erin Kelly
The Inquisitor by Mark Allen Smith

Non Fiction:
All New Built-Ins Idea Book by Joanna Kellar Bouknight
Lincoln on Race & Slavery by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The Killer Book of True Crime by Tom Philbin and Michael Philbin

Come into the Marshall Public Library to find these new books and many more!

Learn Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Quilting!

Our new main display has gone up for the month of March, and as I'm sure you could tell by the title, its all about quilting! With over 35 books on our display, and even more on the shelf, there's guaranteed to be what you're looking for here! Whether you're an experienced quilter or new to the craft, you're sure to find some books that will help on our display this month.

Get Automatic Updates About Your Books!

Do you keep forgetting when your book is due? Or would you like to know that the book you placed on hold is waiting for you the second that it gets here? You can have all these things and more just by simply giving us your email address! By giving us your email, we will automatically send out updates to you whenever your books are due and when a book has came in for you. You'll never have to worry about forgetting that due date ever again!

You can give us your email by coming into the library and telling us, or simply by giving us a call and asking to have it placed on  your account.

Meet the Staff Monday! (Tuesday Edition) - Emily

So we may have been a little late posting this week's Meet the Staff Monday, but there's no reason we can't post it on Tuesday! So without further ado, here is this Week's Meet the Staff Monday - Tuesday Edition.

Name: Emily Duvall

My Favorite Book: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

The Last Book I Read: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

My Favorite Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

What I Like Most About Working at MPL: Having lots of books to share with our patrons!