The Marion Public Library (MPL) will host its Grand Opening celebration, presented by Linn Area Credit Union, on Saturday, Aug. 26. This celebration comes nine months after the library’s soft opening last November.

Festivities will begin at 8:45 a.m. with a brief program and ribbon cutting ceremony as the library opens to the public at 9 a.m. Planned activities for the day include a cooking demonstration, storytimes, a library-wide scavenger hunt with giveaways, and demonstrations with the library’s MakerSpace technology.

“Grand Opening will be a day of excitement,” Library Director Bill Carroll said. “We are eager to celebrate this achievement with our patrons and community, as well as showcase additional programs and space offerings that weren’t originally seen during our soft opening [in November 2022].”

For more event details, visit //marionpubliclibrary.org/grandopening.