Please note: The library building will be closed on Monday, May 26 for the holiday. The building will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Book Club: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Reread or encounter this youth classic that is a love letter to freedom, museums, & art: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. “Claudia found a statue at the [Metropolitan Museum of Art] so beautiful she could not go home until she had discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her – well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home” (Amazon). As two siblings run away from home, they run directly into a mystery that will take all of their organization & good ideas. Available at the library & via MeL in regular & large print. This title is also available as an ebook & e-audiobook through Libbry & Hoopla.

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Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

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Books on Tap: The Light Eaters

Join the members of Books on Tap in appreciating the colorful lives of plants with Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters. “Part science journalism, part travelogue, & part introspective journey, The Light Eaters explores the remarkable capabilities of plants & how understanding their complex, dynamic nature could change the way we see ourselves” (Science). This popular science debut asks all readers to pause & marvel at all that light can do.

Meet at Dark Horse Commons: 511 S Kalamazoo Ave, Marshall, MI. Full food menu & $3 cans available for Book Club participants; no purchase necessary to participate. Please register so we can be sure to save you a seat. Book available at the library & via MeL.org, Hoopla & Libby.

Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

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Book Club: Girl with a Pearl Earring

Join the members of Monday Night Book Club to kick off a summer of art exploration with Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. “History & fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision & sensual awakening” (Amazon). Read the book that brought Vermeer’s work into the twenty-first century. Available at the library & via MeL in regular & large print. This title is also available as an ebook via Libby & e-audiobook through Hoopla.

Registration required.

Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

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Books on Tap: Sleeping Giants

The mysteries of Earth’s past & future collide when a young girl from South Dakota accidentally discovers a giant metal hand buried deep underground in Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. “Reminiscent of The Martian & World War Z, Sleeping Giants is a luminous conspiracy yarn that shoots for (& lands among) the stars” (Pierce Brown). Books on Tap keeps things colorful this June with this sci-fi puzzle told through reports, interviews, & journal entries.

Meet at Dark Horse Commons: 511 S Kalamazoo Ave, Marshall, MI. Full food menu & $3 cans available for Book Club participants; no purchase necessary to participate. Please register so we can be sure to save you a seat. Book available at the library & via MeL.org, & Libby.

Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

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May Book Club: Long Island

“Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber & one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives & children & Tony’s parents, a huge extended family. It is the spring of 1976 & Eilis is now forty with two teenage children. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land & home, she has not returned in decades. One day, when Tony is at work an Irishman comes to the door asking for Eilis by name. He tells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony’s child & that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead deposit it on Eilis’s doorstep. It is what Eilis does—& what she refuses to do—in response to this stunning news that makes Tóibín’s novel so riveting & suspenseful” (Amazon). Meet up at the library with fellow book club members to talk about by Colm Tóibín. Available at the library & via MeL in regular print, large print, & audiobook. This title is also available as an ebook & e-audiobook through Libby.

Registration is required.

Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

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Books on Tap: The Travelling Cat Chronicles

In Japan, cats with crooked tales are signs of good fortune. Follow one such cat & his owner on a road trip to visit three longtime friends in The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. Join the members of Books on Tap, a book club that seeks out the unbeaten path. No celebrity lists, no high-profile awards, but plenty of adventure, excitement, & reflection. In May, we travel along with Nana, a cat with a crooked tail, & his owner, Satoru. As they trek across Japan, their experiences “speak volumes about our need for connection–human, feline, or otherwise” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Meet at Dark Horse Commons: 511 S Kalamazoo Ave, Marshall, MI. Full food menu & $3 cans available for Book Club participants; no purchase necessary to participate. Please register so we can be sure to save you a seat. Book available at the library & via MeL.org.

Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

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Books on Tap: The Last Cuentista

An introspective science-fiction novel interwoven with Mexican folklore, April takes a journey through the stars with The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. Books on Tap reads titles not typically found at your neighbor’s book club. No celebrity lists, no high-profile awards, but plenty of adventure, excitement, & reflection. In The Last Cuentista, the future of the human race relies on one girl & her memories. “As Petra shares her tales & they guide her shipmates out of darkness, readers will find corners of their own hearts illuminated as well” (New York Times).

Meet at Dark Horse Commons: 511 S Kalamazoo Ave, Marshall, MI. Full food menu & $3 cans available for Book Club participants; no purchase necessary to participate. Please register so we can be sure to save you a seat. Book available at the library & via MeL.org, Hoopla, & Libby.

Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

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Spice & Cookbook Club: Chetna’s Indian Feasts

Explore, discover, grow…taste! Spice Club offers one spice each month to experiment with in your kitchen. Dig into international flavors at Spice Club this spring as we travel through cookbooks. Stop at the Help Desk to pick up your spice packet & borrow each month’s title. Meetings are held monthly; registration is required each month & is limited to one spice kit per household.

Registration includes the month’s spice; attendance at the gathering is optional. Marshall District Library is not responsible for any reactions or sensitivities to spices. Cook with caution. Ages 18+ only.

Our programs are free (& very popular)! We often have a waiting list; if you register but can no longer attend, please let us know! Please note: Watch your email for a response, noting confirmation or waitlist status, within 24-48 hours. If you do not have regular email access, you may contact our Help Desk for assistance with registration.

Registration Request Form

Enter your information below. We will contact you via email to confirm your registration.

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