The Marathon Book Club meets on the first Friday of each month at the Marathon Library. Bring your tea or coffee and join us for a great 2 hour discussion!
For March, we’re reading and discussing The Social Animal by David Brooks.
Selections for upcoming months: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason (for April), Desert Queen by Janet Wallach (for May) and The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (for June).
3251 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 (map below!)
(305) 743-5156
Located in the heart of the Keys, the Marathon Branch Library serves the city of Marathon and the Middle Keys. Parents and children, readers and researchers, tourists looking for local atmosphere -- all come to the Marathon Branch to read, browse, learn, expand their horizons, and most of all, enjoy.
The Marathon Library appreciates the contributions and leadership of the Friends of the Marathon Library.
The Marathon Book Club meets on the first Friday of each month at the Marathon Library. Bring your tea or coffee and join us for a great 2 hour discussion!
For March, we’re reading and discussing The Social Animal by David Brooks.
Selections for upcoming months: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason (for April), Desert Queen by Janet Wallach (for May) and The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (for June).
Author Elizabeth Buechner Morris will be visiting the Marathon Library on February 29th, 7:00 P.M., to read from her new novel Bitter Passage.
Elizabeth lives by the sea in Marblehead, MA; but during the winters she and her husband live on their sloop in Boot Key Harbor, FL Keys. She is a long-distance sailor and her non-fiction often appears in the sailing press. Her recent historic novel, Bitter Passage, was published in the fall of 2011 and its action takes place during the gold rush of 1849. Her short fiction has appeared …
Need help with your taxes? The AARP offers tax help and e-filing at the Marathon Public Library every Monday from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. The service is open to all and is absolutely free.
If you can’t make it to the library on a Monday, the service is also available Wednesdays 1:30 to 4:30 at the Marathon Senior Center (across from Switlik Elementary School).
Please bring the following with you when you come:
copy of last year’s income tax return(s);
W-2 forms from each employer;
unemployment compensation statements;
SSA-1099 form (1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, etc.) showing interest and/or dividends and …
Starting February 3rd, Marathon Library will be hosting a special story time for the little ones (ages 2-5). Little Kids’ Story Time will meet the first and third Fridays of each month from 10:30-11:15.
Little Kids’ Story Time will include a story, fingerplays or songs, and a simple craft.
Children at a young age benefit from hearing stories read aloud and practicing language. This increases both their verbal and visual literacy skills, and prepares them for more formal schooling. Toddlers also practice socialization skills in community storytimes.
Little Kids’ Story Hour will be …
Bone Island Books
