Check Out Local Authors!

We've recently added a new book to our collection, by a local author, T.L. Marshall! It's the first book in the Celtic Knots Series - Celtic Illusion. It is located in our YAF (Teen) Section, so come in today and check it out!

We also have several other books by local authors, and lots by Missouri authors! All of them are indicated by a "Missouri Author" sticker on the spine, so that everyone who's interested can find them easily!

Genealogy Room Is Now Open!

Our Genealogy Room is once again open to the public after our inventory process - and now we're open longer than ever before! Check out the Genealogy tab on the top of this page for more information and our new hours!

Teen Program Cancellation for Saturday April, 6th

The Beastie Book Club Meeting on Saturday, April 6th has unfortunately been canceled. 

To catch up on the reading for next week, you can check out one of the numerous Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone books and read Chapters 11 and 12. 

The Beastie Book Club will be meeting EVERY Saturday after this, beginning with April 14th.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

New Events Calender Posted!

Check out our new Spring Events Calender, which has been posted to the Events Calender tab on this blog. New Book Club meetings information has been posted as well!

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!

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!

We're Back!

After two days of being snowed in, the Marshall Public Library is back up and running! We're open during our regular operating hours of 10:00 to 5:00 today, and the Teen Program is on for today as well!

Teen Program Announcement

Due to the great chances of severe weather tomorrow morning and afternoon, we will unfortunatly be canceling the Teen Program for tomorrow night. The Saturday program will still proceed as planned, as will next Thursday's program. We are sorry for inconvenience, and hope to see all the teen there next week!

Genealogy Announcement

Effective February 20, 2013, our Genealogy Room will be closed to the public for a Detailed Inventory. During this time, special inquiries may be directed to Wicky Sleight, at 660-886-3392. Thanks for your support and patience.

SPECIAL WEATHER ALERT

Due to potential hazardous weather conditions predicted for Thursday, February 21, 2013, the Library may be closed for the day. If are closed, we will have the announcement listed with KMMO radio (kmmo.com) and the Marshall Democrat News (marshallnews.com). The safety and well being of our patrons and staff members is very important to us.

Go on a "Blind Date" With a Book!

One of the new displays that we have up is our "Go on a Blind Date with a Book" display. There many different books that are wrapped in paper, with only the genre written on the outside. Come in and pick one up today - you never know what you may get! Have a lot of fun expanding your reading horizons and trying something new!

Our Latest Arrivals!

Here's a list of some of our newest and most popular books!

MYSTERIES:
Nightrise by Jim Kelly
Shadow Woman by Linda Howard
Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton
Collateral Damage by Stuart Woods

THRILLERS:
The Blood Gospel by James Rollins
Empire and Honor by WEB Griffin
Retribution by Adrian Magson
The Intercept by Dick Wolf
The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer
The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter
The Lawyer's Lawyer by James Sheehan

GENERAL FICTION:
The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
Driver's Education by Grant Ginder
The Tenth of December by George Saunders
Too Bright to Hear to Loud to See by Juliann Garey

HISTORICAL FICTION:
1356 by Bernard Cornwell
The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
Umbrella by Will Self
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jenifer Chiaverini

SCI-FI:
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton
Star Wars: Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn

ROMANCE:
The Husband List by Janet Evanovich
Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Be sure and stop by tonight for the teen program where we'll be making and decorating Valentine's sugar cookies! The teen program is from 5:30 to 6:30 this evening - we'd love to see you there!

We Need Your Help!

Big things could be coming to the Marshall Public Library! - We're looking into transferring our VHS collection into DVDs, and that could mean over 150 new DVD titles for you to enjoy! But we would love to have your input first, so what do you think? Do you want to see all of our VHS titles in DVD form? Are there any of the VHS tapes that you'd prefer to stay that way, or any that you'd specifically love to see on DVD? Let us know in the comments section, on our facebook, or just by stopping in and telling us!

Missouri Authors Display

Check out our new display of Missouri Authors! From Mark Twain to Laura Ingalls Wilder and everyone in between, we've got them all! See books by authors locally, and everywhere else in Missouri simply by stopping in the library and looking at our displays!

New DVD Series Coming to MPL!

Today we ordered the entire series (all seven seasons!) of The West Wing! It should be in soon, so if you want to be the first one to see it then be sure to let us know and we'll put you on hold for it!

Food for Fines

Starting on February 18th, through February 24th, we are participating in a Food for Fines program!  We (and you!) will be helping to restock the Marshall Food Pantry during the winter season. Each non-perishable food item donated will go towards $1 of book fines. Check the flyer below for more information! The flyer will also be located on the Events Calender Tab for easy access as well.

New DVDs Coming to MPL!

We have recently ordered Game of Thrones: Season Two as well as the Lord of the Rings trilogy (Finally!). Lord of the Rings should be here soon, and Game of Thrones will be here as soon as it's released in mid-February. Be sure and call or visit our catalog to put yourself on hold if you want to see either one!

Meet the Staff Monday - Wicky Sleight

Meet the Staff Mondays are a new feature here at the MPL Blog! Every Monday we will be "meeting" a member of the MPL staff, and learning a little bit about them. So since this is the first week, who better to start off with than our Director, Wicky Sleight!

Name: Wicky Sleight

Position: Director

My Favorite Book: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedey Toole

The Last Book I Read: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

My Favorite Movie: Fargo

My favorite thing about MPL: Our staff and patrons!

BBC Reading Program

Today the Beastie Book Club's Reading Program started and it went great! With a nearly unanimous vote, the teens chose the first Harry Potter book as our reading material. We read the first chapter of the book, discussed it, had snacks, and did a quick craft! Everyone had a lot of fun and it was a great time for us as well.

It isn't too late to show up to our club either! We'll always begin meetings with a book recap so that no one feels left out even if they miss a chapter here or there. We'd love to see even more teens show up next week!