High School

Presented in partnership with the Friends of the Cooperative Children's Book Center, Meg Medina will join the Wisconsin Book Festival to discuss her books for kids of all ages.

Forward Theater Company has been performing monologues in the libraries since 2010 and audiences continue to ask for more! Every other year, Forward puts out a call for original monologues based on a common theme. The best twelve are chosen and performed by professional actors in a weekend of shows at Overture Center. Those same actors (and monologues) will be performing a sampling at your library.

OUT OF THE FIRE: THE BANNED BOOKS MONOLOGUES

SYNOPSES:

6 weeks of group lessons by Music Therapist Sheila Santos 

Tuesdays 6-7 pm Sept. 25th—Oct. 30th

For beginners: Adults and children ages 10+.

Bring your own guitar.

Pre-registration is required by calling the library at 608-655-3123.  Registration opens September 4th. 
Please be sure you can commit to the 6 week program before signing up as we anticipate a great demand for the limited 12 seats. 

We reserve the right to seat Marshall area residents first due to limited seating.

Music Theatre of Madison presents: Beyond The Ingenue, a curated revue of songs that celebrate the complex roles of women in musical theatre, beyond just the ladies who pine for a man!

Documentary film maker, Craig Dudnick, will introduce his film, “Alice’s Ordinary People,” which is about the work of civil rights activist, Alice Tregay, of the Chicago Freedom Movement, which spanned several decades.

The film will be followed by a question and answer period with Mr. Dudnick.

Discover new art mediums by completing beginner level projects at your choice of 5 stations: Water Color—Acrylics—Felt—Paper—Air Clay.

No fee program. Ages 15—Adult.

Limited seating (15 spots).

Registration opens August 1st: call 608-655-3123 or email staff [at] marlib.org.

Marshall residents will be seated first due to limited materials.

Come meet author Patricia McConnell, PhD, as she talks about her book, The Education of Will.

ABOUT THE BOOK

For decades, animal behaviorist Dr. Patricia B. McConnell grappled privately with intense fear, anxiety, and guilt. In this soul-searching memoir, she recounts for the first time the compelling story of her past and how a dog named Will helped her recover from a history of trauma and shame.