Children’s services at the Elizabeth Taber Library nurture readers from birth to seventh grade through collections and programs. From board books to middle reads and everything in between, we offer a diverse collection of reading material along with DVDs, audiobooks, digital materials, and our Funbrary collection. Our programs for our youngest patrons focus on early literacy, social-emotional development, and fine and gross motor skills. Programs for school-aged children include crafts, book clubs, STEAM programs, and special performers intended to educate, entertain, and expand the world we live in. We are community- oriented and responsive to the needs of Marion’s youth and their parents, caregivers, and educators.
In the Children’s Room:
- Dramatic play area with a rotating theme. Past themes have included grocery store, puppet play, ice cream shop, post office
- Magnetic play wall with gear toys
- Rotating activities including coloring, writing enrichment, scavenger hunts, craft materials
- Children’s librarian desk that is staffed from 10-5 when the children’s librarian is not in a program
- Board Books
- Picturebooks
- Early Readers
- Early Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Juvenile Fiction
- Graphic Novels
Children’s Room Rule
- Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by a caregiver in the Library
- Please use your walking feet
- Children who are mobile must wear shoes in the Library
- Clean up after your toys and activities before you leave the children’s room
- If you don’t want to check out a book you removed from the shelf, please place it in the reshelving cart
- Please don’t stand on the furniture or use the couches for rocking.
Meet the Children’s Librarian
Miss Macy has been the children’s Librarian at the Elizabeth Taber Library since 2024. Her favorite thing about working as a children’s librarian is coming up with fun and innovate programs for the youth of Marion. Her favorite books in the Library are picturebooks because they’re some of the most creative and innovative books available for children and adults both! When not in the children’s room, Miss Macy might be at the beach, working on craft projects, spending time with her two cats and her fiance’, or reading of course! Macy holds a Masters of Library and Information Science and a Masters of Children’s Literature both from Simmons University. You can email Miss Macy at mdavis@sailsinc.org