Jan 1 Closed - New Year’s - All day Jan 5 Lapsit Baby Time @ 11am Game Night @ 5pm Jan 6 Fiction Book Discussion @ 6pm Jan 7 Sweeten Your Skills: A Cupcake Decorating Class for Adults @ 5:30pm Jan 8 Story Time! @ 10 &11am Teen Tabletop Time @ 3:15pm Jan 10 Peace & Freedom Committee’s Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Finals and Judging @ 10am Jan 12 Lapsit Baby Time @ 11am What can Libby do for you? @ 2pm Jan 13 Books in Focus @ 3pm Palettes & Pages @ 5:30pm Jan 14 How to Have Healthy Political Discussions and Why You Should Try @ 5:30pm Jan 15 Story Time! @ 10 & 11am Teen Tabletop Time @ 3:15pm Jan 16 Poe Toast @ 3:30pm Jan 19 Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 20 Nonfiction Book Discussions @ 6pm Jan 21 Kids Book Show & Tell @ 10:30am January Junk Journaling @ 5:30pm Jan 22 Story Time! @ 10 & 11am Teen Tabletop Time @ 3:15pm Jan 26 Lapsit Baby Time @ 11am Jan 27 BookTalk @ 6pm Jan 28 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 @ 5:30pm Jan 29 Story Time! @ 10 & 11am Teen Tabletop Time @ 3:15pm calendar of events https://www.MarionLibrary.org/calendar/month *ALL - Registration and a fee required Adult Child/Teen ALL Digital Lit Last month we celebrated the top reads from our staff, and we encourage you to continue to ask them for recommendations. But did you ever wonder what the most checked out books in the Library were in 2025? Here are the top three checkouts from the different collections of the Library: Juvenile Fiction (J FIC) 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney 2. Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So- Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell Juvenile Graphic Novels (J GN) 1. Dog Man: Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey 2. A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey Juvenile Picture Books (E FIC) 1. Pete the Kitty and the Groovy Playdate by Kim Dean 2. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin Juvenile Nonfiction 1. Minecraft: Guide to Combat by Craig Jelley 2. Minecraft: Guide to Exploration (tied for 2nd) 2. Minecraft Engineer: Must-Have Starter Farms by Megan Miller 2. Pokemon Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook Biography 1. 107 Days by Kamala Harris 2. Spare by Prince Harry General Nonfiction 1. The Art and Science of Connection by Kasley Killam 2. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt General Fiction 1. The Women by Kristin Hannah 2. The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalia Nonfiction BCDs 1. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia 2. Spanish: Proven Techniques to Learn and Speak Spanish Fiction BCDs 1. Now or Never by Janet Evanovich (tied 1st) 1. True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney 1. The Lost Coast by Jonathan Kellerman 1. Triangle by Danielle Steel 1. Trial by Fire by Danielle Steel Mystery 1. Spirit Crossing by Willaim Kent Krueger 2. The Burning by Linda Castillo SF/Fantasy 1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 2025 TOP CHECK OUTS Will any make your TBR list? Collect America 250 PASSPORT stamps from programs to be eligible to win prizes. MarionLibrary.org/America250
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