M. Alice Chapin Memorial Library
Library Showcase:
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ACROSS 2. Room at library available for program and meetings |
DOWN 1. Building donated by M. Alice Chapin for Library. |
Answers: Across:
2. Conference: The library has a conference room that is ideal for programs and meetings and is utilized by the community. With their showcase, the library serves the community by displaying community collections and decorates for holidays and special events.
3. Marion: The city is actually a village with 802 residents. Visitors are often surprised by the library’s large building and collection size for the population that it serves.
4. Trust: How to use the funds from the trust fund is still being discussed. Their collection development budget will be increased and the building may have some remodeling done.
5. Two: The library recently was upgraded from a class I library to a class II library.
8. Shelley Scott: She does a Weekly Story hour and loves working with the community at the library.
9. Main: The library is centrally located on the main street, not far from the one stop light in Marion.
11. Seating: This summer the library added some comfortable seating.
12. Rain forest : To go with the theme, there is rain forest carpet, a cut out elephant with polka dots and a zebra with rainbow strips. In the future, the artistic talents of Shelly Scott will be displayed with animal paintings on the wall. The book shelves in the children’s area are unique, they are shelves that where originally from a shoe store.
13. Warm: Staff strives to make the library a warm and comfortable atmosphere for patrons.
14. Inviting: Staff strives to make the library visually and emotionally inviting to all.
Down:
1. Her house: M. Alice Chapin donated her house in her will and it was the original library building and used as a museum. This summer landscaping and a memorial garden were done in her memory.
2. Citizens: Citizens bank donated their previous bank sign to the library which displays the current time and temperature. The library had the face of the sign designed for their library. The sign has increased awareness of the library.
6. Village: The library shares their building with the village offices. The building was built in 1986. When the library moved to their new building in 86, the community helped by donating time and funds which allowed for the purchasing of the circulation desk and shelving.
7. Police: They also share their building with the police department.
10. Farming: Marion is a farming community that specializes in cattle. The library is home to a genealogy collection of Marion history which includes numerous historic photos of the Marion area.
| Library Name : | M. Alice Chapin Memorial Library |
| Address: | 120 E. Main Street; PO Box 549 |
| City: | Marion |
| State: | MI |
| Zip: | 49665 |
| Phone: | 231-743-2421 |
| Fax: | 231-743-2421 |
| E-mail address: | marionlibrary@sbcglobal.net |
| Website Address: | none |
| Director/Librarian: | Shelley A. Scott |
| Library Class size : | II |
| Collection size : | 22,000 |
| Summer hours : | M - F 9-5; Sat 9-1 |
| Winter hours : | Same |
Mid-Michigan Library League- 210 1/2 N. Mitchell- Cadillac, MI 49601
Phone: 800-968-0046 Fax: 800-968-3297
Website design: Holly Mercer
Last Update:
March 29, 2007