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Marion Public Library
1095 6th Ave, Marion 319-377-3412
cityofmarion.org

Toddler Time 10-10:20 AM

Toddler Time is a 20-minute early literacy activity
designed for children ages 18 to 36 months.

Jan 10, 12, 13         Snow, Snow, Snow!
Jan 17, 20               Dinosaurs
Jan 24, 27               Snazzy Socks
Jan 31                     Jungle Books

Story Time
Tuesday and Thursday - 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday - 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Jan 10, 11        Snow, Snow, Snow!
Jan 17, 18, 19  Dinosaurs
Jan 24, 25, 26 Snazzy Socks
Jan 31              Jungle Books

Sunday Afternoon Family Movies
The Marion Public Library will be showing family movies in our meeting rooms starting at 2:15 on Sunday afternoons. Families are welcome to bring their own snacks. Children under the age of nine must be supervised by an adult while in the library. Please come with your children and enjoy the show!

Jan 8   Kung Fu Panda 2
Jan 15 Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
Jan 22 Dolphin Tale

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Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center
10260 Morris Hills Rd, Toddville 892-6485
linncountyparks.com

Every Sunday 1-4 PM Learning Center Exhibits

Bow Building Class
Feb 4 8-4:30 PM
Over time, many types of building skills have been lost to modern manufacturing. A skill that is still used today, as it has been for generations, is bow building. If you have an interest in building your own bow with the help of an experienced instructor, this is your chance.
Gene Winter has been building bows for many years and will be sharing his skill with workshop participants on Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Conservation maintenance shop, which is located behind the Conservation Department’s administrative building at 1890 County Home Road (next to the Abbe Center in rural Marion).
Workshop cost is $200 per person which includes one stave. Additional staves may be purchased for an additional cost. Registration by January 31 is required by calling 892-6485, as class size is limited.

Juarassic Jumble: Waugh Quarry, Wyoming
Feb 9 7-9 PM
Bill Desmarais will share thewonders of the Jurassic Period that has sported some of the
largest of all dinosaurs. Many times when they died their skeletons were taken apart by the forces of nature, like a flowing stream, then jumbled together for modern day paleontologists to discover. The Waugh Quarry, near Hulett, Wyoming, is such a place. This presentation will demonstrate field techniques used to find, remove, and document dinosaur remains from this Jurassic quarry. Participants will be able to do hands-on activities that simulate the work done in dinosaur quarries, for all ages.

Snow Snakes
Feb 11 1-3:30 PM
Wickiup Hill is hosting its second Snow Snake Family Fun Day. Come and make your own snow snake. Then challenge your friends or family members by throwing your “snake” down the chute. The winter game of Snow Snake was played by many northern American Indian tribes. The “snow-snake” is a long slender, polished wooded stick that ranges from 3-9 feet in length. It is an ancient game modified from the atlatl. The head of the snow-snake is shaped like a bird or snake head. The goal is to out distance your competitors with your throw of the stick. The snow snake track is laid out by dragging a log creating a small ditch up to a quarter mile. When the snow-snake is thrown, it glides down through the snow, shimmies and gives the appearance of a snake movement. Cost is $5 per snow snake. Registration required by February 9 by calling 892-6485.

Wandering Adventure Club
Feb 11 10-11 AM
Wandering Adventure Club is a special club for kids ages 3-7 and their families ready to wander around, get down and dirty, and connect with nature! These ‘wanders’ are fun, casual and excellent for families who enjoy the outdoors or who are unsure about how to introduce their kids to nature and its inhabitants.
The goals of the club include creating strong family bonds and generating a love for Iowa’s beautiful outdoors. It is a fact that Iowa has the most changed landscape out of all 50 states. It is up to the next generation to revive and care for our delicate and priceless environment. Engage children with nature and they will love it forever! Call Chuck for additional details at 319-892-6485.

Science for Squirts: Nature's Unhuggables
Feb 15 10 AM
Participants will meet spiders and bats and talk about why they aren’t so creepy after all! The Wickiup Hill tarantula is so excited to meet you and show you her pretty pink toes! Craft and story included.
Registration required 3 days before program date bycalling 892-6485.

Toddler Toadstools: Nature's Unhuggables
Feb 16 10 AM
Participants will meet spiders and bats and talk about why they aren’t so creepy after all! The Wickiup Hill tarantula is so excited to meet you and show you her pretty pink toes! Craft and story included.
Registration required 3 days before program date by calling 892-6485.

Iowa Mammals
Feb 21 7-8:30 PM
Iowa’s landscape once looked completely different than today. The original habitats provided homes
for mammals that no longer can be found in Iowa. Come learn about Iowa mammals - past and present. A large number of mammal furs will be available to view and touch.

Snakes Alive
Feb 28 7-8:30 PM
Do you know your native snakes? Which one can mimic a cobra?Whichone plays dead? Join herpetologist DonBeckerto learn aboutLinn County’s snakes.He will bring live snakes to see and you will learn about their behavioral characteristics. Cost is $2.50/adult,$1/child16andunder,or$5/family.

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