Category: Library News

 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

Join us for an enlightening program with local historian Wilbur Hergins as he uncovers the rich history of Saline County’s Black experience. Explore the stories of Black townships, hamlets, schools, churches, and cemeteries that have shaped our community. Using records and documents from the Library’s Genealogy Room, Wilbur will guide us through the incredible contributions of Black residents to Saline […]

Every third Wednesday through June, the Marshal Public Library Genealogy department is offering free family history workshops to the public. Local residents will learn tips to discover their own ancestry, family history, and famous relations. Each workshop begins at 1pm on April 24, May 21, and June 18.