Library news | Murder Mystery is Feb. 4

Storytimes at Marion Public Library will be held at their usual times. The Library offers storytimes geared towards your child’s development level, with interactive sessions packed with songs, stories, and movement activities to help your child’s mind grow.  Check the Library’s event calendar at marionlibrary.org for times and details, and don’t forget about the Evening Family Storytimes at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

The BookMarks of the Marion Public Library will host a murder-mystery event at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4. , with all proceeds going to support the Library.  This evening of sleuthing will see attendees as “detectives” watching scenes unfold to reveal clues and then questioning the suspects to solve the crime.  All this is done with a bit of humor and will feature wonderful desserts, making the evening a great night out.  Tickets are $25, with discounts for BookMarks members, and can be purchased at the Library or through the BookMarks’ website: marionohbookmarks.org

For any other info about upcoming programs at the Library, please call 740-387-0992 or check the online calendar of events at MarionLibrary.org

The following new books are available at the Marion Public Library.

FICTION

The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney

Fans of Gone Girl will devour this enthralling psychological thriller that spins one woman’s seemingly good fortune, and another woman’s mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception.

Fatal by John Lescroart

From bestselling author John Lescroart, a riveting standalone novel about the unexpected, shattering, and lethal consequences of a one-night stand on a seemingly happily married couple.  An explosive story of infidelity, danger, and moral ambiguity, Lescroart’s latest thriller will excite and satisfy both his current and new fans.

No Man’s Land by Simon Tolkien

A tale inspired by the true experiences of the author's grandfather, J. R. R. Tolkien, during World War I traces how an impoverished youth endures the loss of his mother and brutality in a Scarsdale mining community before falling in love, winning a scholarship to Oxford and seeing everything he longs for threatened by the World War.

NONFICTION

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by Melissa Fleming

Emotionally riveting and eye-opening, this is the incredible story of a young woman, an international crisis, and the triumph of the human spirit.