Category: Library News

On Saturday August 16, 10:30am to 12:30pm, Marshall Public Library is holding a craft supplies swap, free and open to the public. Bring your yarn, thread, crochet hooks, fabric, pencils, paints, and other items that you want to trade with others. Items can include: Marshall Public Library is at 214 N Lafayette Ave, Marshall, MO.

All you need is your library card and your smartphone, tablet, or computer, and you can read full color magazines any time! With our free Libby app you have access to more than 5,000 magazine titles throughout the world. Find the app in your app store or visit their website: https://libbyapp.com/library/molib2go

Marshall Public Schools has released their supply lists for grades K through 8. Donations are also being collected at Marshall Public Library. The school supply list can be accessed here: https://www.marshallschools.com/documents/parent-resources/school-supply-lists/11600 Marshall Public Library is assisting the MPS Social Work Team on collecting school supplies for this coming school year! Our goal is to fill our large book cart this […]

🐝 Itching to Protect Our Pollinators? 🦟Join us for the MOSQUITO BUCKET CHALLENGE!📅 Wednesday, July 16, 2025🕠 5:30–6:30 PM📍 Marshall Public Library – 214 N Lafayette Ave, Marshall, MO Help fight mosquitoes without harming our precious pollinators! 🐝🌼The Mosquito Bucket Challenge is a safe, cost-effective, and eco-friendly way to reduce mosquito populations—without toxic sprays. Here’s what to expect:🎨 Decorate your […]

 Learn to read the news with a critical eye.Join us at the Marshall Public Library for a hands-on, eye-opening Media Literacy Workshop with special guest Rachael Perry from LibraryUp!  Discover how to spot bias, compare headlines, and get a clearer view of current events using the Ground News App—free for all MPL patrons! Just sign up while you’re in the […]

We will be closed on June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. The holiday honors the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas in 1865 with 2,000 Union troops to proclaim that more than 250,000 enslaved African Americans in the state were free – two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation […]

Marshall Public Library has a subscription to TeachingBooks—a website that has book trailers, interview videos with authors, audio performances, book readings, discussion questions, and more—all great ways to engage with your favorite books! Get started and freely use TeachingBooks: Go to https://library.teachingbooks.net/?divid=232547