Event Description

December 16 – January 7

Our Winter Reading Program returns! Complete cool challenges and activities, record your reading minutes, and enter our prize drawings.

Register at: muldreads.readsquared.com. Sign-up to shake, rattle, and read!

You can also stop in and pick up a paper log at the Front Desk OR PRINT ONE HERE .

December 16 – January 7

That’s a wrap for Marengo-Union Library’s Winter Reading Program – Shake, Rattle, and Read. Don’t forget to log your reading and pick up your prize.

Registration open. Please register no later than 48 hours before event starts.

Bring your creativity to this festive event! One gingerbread house per group provided.

Stop in for a yummy treat as the Friends of the Library host a bake sale. Buy a baked goodie to support the Friends or as a sweet treat for your friends and family.

The Bookstore will be open during the sale. Warm up as you browse the shelves and pick up your baked goods on the way home

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Looking for bakers!!!

The Friends of the Marengo-Union Library are looking for bakers to supply homemade baked goods for their upcoming sale.

Call Gail at 815-347-6583 for details on how to participate.

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Who are THE FRIENDS?

The goal of the Friends of the Marengo-Union Library is to stimulate use of the library resources and service, and focus public attention on the library.  We sponsor fund raising events and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests to the library.

Meet THE FRIENDS

Executive Board Meetings are held once a month in the library meeting room. Check the calendar for more information. All members are encouraged to join us!

Join us!

By joining the FRIENDS you will meet others with similar interest.  There are special gatherings for “members only” and special pricing for FRIENDS at events.

National Friends of the Library Week: October 20 – 26

The library wouldn’t be the wonderful place that it is without the support from the Friends of the Marengo-Union Library. They have diligently supported the programs, resources, and services offered by the library. Now it’s our turn to celebrate all their hard work!

Who are THE FRIENDS?

The goal of the Friends of the Marengo-Union Library is to stimulate use of the library resources and service, and focus public attention on the library.  We sponsor fund raising events and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests to the library.

Meet THE FRIENDS

Monthly Executive Board Meetings are held once a month in the library meeting room. Check the calendar for more information. All members are encouraged to join us!

Join us!

By joining the FRIENDS you will meet others with similar interest.  There are special gatherings for “members only” and special pricing for FRIENDS at events.

Movie time for the whole family in honor of Settlers’ Day! Any child under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Please include how many members of your family will be attending. Please register no later than 48 hours before event starts.

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Friday, December 20 – Sunday, December 22 ONLY

Little Women: The Musical
An At Home Experience
(in collaboration with BroadwayHD)
2 hr 23 min | Musicals | 2022

Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts made its London premiere in this acclaimed production at Park Theatre. Originally presented on Broadway in 2005 starring Sutton Foster, Lydia White and Savannah Stevenson lead a talented cast in this beloved tale of family, self-discovery, and hope.

Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts made its London premiere in this acclaimed production at Park Theatre. Originally presented on Broadway in 2005 starring Sutton Foster, Lydia White and Savannah Stevenson lead a talented cast in this beloved tale of family, self-discovery, and hope. Little Women at Park Theatre is directed by Bronagh Lagan with set and costume design by Nik Corrall, musical direction by Leo Munby, orchestrations by Andy Collyer, choreography by Sarah Golding, lighting design by Ben M. Rogers, sound design by Paul Gavin and casting by Jane Deitch. It is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, Hope Mill Theatre and Knockhardy Productions, in association with Park Theatre, and co-produced by Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane. Little Women has a book by Allan Knee (Finding Neverland, The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit), lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Grammy Award-winner Jason Howland.

To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

Registration open

Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist, Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club series, and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. New in 2024, The Cartoonists Club — a one-of-a-kind graphic novel from Raina and Scott McCloud. 

Raina’s accolades include six Eisner Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best-of and Notables lists. Raina grew up in San Francisco, then moved to New York City, where she earned an illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts. Raina currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

Children’s Librarian Genevieve Grove will join Raina in conversation.

To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

Registration Open

Welcome Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author, advocate, mentor, and 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, a Carnegie Medal, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors, Reynolds’ beloved and award-winning titles include Stamped (with Ibram X. Kendi), Stuntboy, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Miles Morales, All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely), When I Was the Greatest, The Boy in the Black Suit, Look Both Ways, Ain’t Burned All the Bright, and Long Way Down. He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS Sunday Morning, and more.

The short documentary “Dear, Dreamer” is a lyrical portrait of Reynolds’ life and work as a rising literary star, as well as a testament to shared experiences and the power of seeing yourself in books. In his podcast, My Mother Made Me, he and his mother, Isabell, explore their shared history and what they’re teaching each other. 

Reynolds lives in Washington, DC, where he is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com

To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

Show off your creativity with a family-friendly scarecrow decorating contest. Decorated scarecrows will be displayed and judged. The winner will get a prize. Last day to register for this program is October 7th. One scarecrow per family

PICK UP SCARECROW BETWEEN 9/30-10/7

RETURN SCARECROW BETWEEN 10/8-10/14

Please Note: If you are no longer able to participate in this event call 815-568-8236. Thank you!