September is Library Card Sign-up Month! We’re excited to welcome any new patrons to come in to sign up for a library card, and we also want to celebrate with our current patrons! Whenever you check out a library item in September, any pre-existing fines for overdue items will be forgiven! Overdue fine forgiveness cannot be applied to fines for lost or damaged items.   

Our regular hours will resume starting September 2. Monday ----- 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Tuesday ----- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday -- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Thursday----- 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Friday-------- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday----- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Sunday ----- Closed

Our Book Club is back from summer break! We’ll be meeting on Wednesday, September 24 at 6:00 pm to discuss “A Long Petal of the Sea” by Isabel Allende. Enjoy an epic historical novel about refugees fleeing the Civil War in Spain in the late 1930s. Copies are now available in regular print, large print, and audiobook editions. You can also find digital audiobook and ebook copies on Libby.  Book club meets on the last...

Our annual Garden & Home Art Auction is coming up in October! This silent auction helps raise funds for hosting library programs and building our collection. We are looking for donations of artwork, crafts, gift baskets, and items that could be included in a gift basket. If you have any questions about donations, please call the library or email our director, Mr. Almas, at director@markesanlibrary.org. Please bring in any donations by Friday, October 10.

We'll be travelling the world during Story Hour this year! Each week, children will visit a different country through stories and crafts with Miss Kristina! Story Hour is held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, starting at 10:15 am. Here's our travel itinerary for the year, along with reading lists from previous weeks if you'd like to place holds on them and read along at home! Week Fifteen: Ecuador Galapagos Girl by...

The Winnefox App is available again for your smartphone and tablet! This app allows you to renew items, place holds, check on item due dates and more using your smart device. Parents can link to their children's library accounts, so it's easy to renew or find out the due dates for everyone ' s items. All you'll need is your library card and PIN number. If you don't remember your PIN number, please call us...

Welcome to the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Page! Here you will find information about this fantastic program and how it can help your child get a head start into literacy long before they enter their first classroom! Program Information: Did you know that reading to your child is one of the most powerful ways to boost his or her brain power? The simple and enjoyable act of sharing books helps your child learn pre-reading skills...