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March 2026

 
March is shaping up to be an entertaining month as the library celebrates America250-Ohio’s March theme: Ohio Entertains, Ohio Ag Week, and the Iditarod!
 
From movies and hands-on competitions to gardening, agriculture, and even sled dogs, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
 
Join us this March as Ohio entertains, educates, and inspires—right here at your library!
 
MML Staff  

Current Hours of Operation
We are open to the public during these hours.
  • Monday-Thursday               9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Friday                                  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Saturday                              9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
Spotlight on Digital Resources
Digital Public Library of America
 
Historic digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Ohio and more. The DPLA portal to photographs, maps, documents, and AV materials from across the country is a great starting place for your local history and genealogy reference.
 
Find it HERE under Ohio Web Library (OWL). 
 
Find more under Digital Resources at marvinlibrary.org.
 
Upcoming Programs and Events
Check out  the Children's, Teen, or Adult Program Pages, our Event Calendar, our Facebook Events page or Instagram for the
details of all upcoming events!
 
Passive Programs
For All Ages

For the Kids
The Dewey Decimal Challenge
Ms. Jami has a challenge for you! Find the dewy decimal number written on the picture frame beside her office door, then tell her, Ms. Annie or Ms. Maya what books are at that number, and you will win a prize!
 
Scavenger Hunt
Get your list of "Leparachaun Hats" to search for around the library.
Find them all and win a prize!
 
For Adults
Programs for Adults
DIY Design Night
Register
 

 
 
Line Dancing
Register
 

Special Events for Adults
RSVP Today!
 


Ohio Goes to the Movies
Register to give blood and reduce wait time.
Walk-ins are always welcome.
 
Clubs for Adults
Have you joined a club yet?
We have 5 book clubs for adults to choose from.
We also offer a cookbook club, and a knitting club! 
CLICK HERE to have information sent directly to your inbox.  
 

At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna BallBetween the Bookends meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:00 PM. This "clean reads" club has assigned titles to borrow, provided by the library.
March Book = At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
 
Book & Bean meets on the 1st Monday of each month at 5:00 PM. This theme driven club is a lively group of coffee drinkers who love to read.
March Theme =  Foreign Author
 
Cover to Cover meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM.  A copy of the assigned titles will be provided by the library, for you to borrow. The Lost Manuscript by Mollie Rushmeyer
March Book = The Lost Manuscript by Mollie Rushmeyer
 
The Reading Room meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM. This theme driven book club is a fun group who love to discuss books.
March Theme = Murder Mysteries and True Crime
 
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe SipleRompin' Stompin' meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 10:00 AM.
March Book = The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride
by Joe Simple
 
 
Feel free to join any of these book clubs at any time. 
Stop by the front desk for a list of titles or themes for each one.
 
 
 
 

New Books for Adults
Nonfiction
 
Atwood: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood
Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much by Cynthia Erivo
Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time by Jennifer Wright
We Did Ok, Kid by Anthony Hopkins
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
That's a Great Question, I'd Live to Tell You by Elyse Myers
To Rescue the American Spirit by Bret Bainer
How to Test Negative for Stupid and Why Washington Never Will by John Kennedy
We The People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore
Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department by Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis
Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run by Paul McCartney
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon
The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson
The American Revolution: An Intimate History by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
The Look by Michelle Obama
A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization by Scott Jennings
Your Roots Don't Define You by Chris Appleton
The Return of the Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake by Pisano, Aykroyd, Werner and Sobreiro
A Garden of Herbal Remedies by W. Craig Dodd Esq.
The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram: The Man Who Stared Down World War || in the Name of Love by Ethelene Whitmire
Good Things by Samin Nosrat
Every Cast: Chronicles of a Deeply Hooked Angler by Stephen Saunter
All The Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Cure for Everything by Michelle A. Williams
Gardening For All Seasons by Anne Halpin, Roger Holmes, and Eleanore Lewis
A Giant Leap by Robert Watcher, MD
The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans by Maya Shankar
Well Endowed: The Secrets to Strategic Spending, Building a Financial Foundation For You and Your Family, And Creating Lasting Generational Wealth by Vivian Tu
A History of Fashion in 21 Cats by Nia Gould
The Unfinished Business of 1776: Why the American Revolution Never Ended by Thomas Richards Jr.
The Common Sense Cowboy's Guide to Life by Patrick Dorinson
The Posture: Positioned for the Prophetic by Lovy Elias
Make the School System Work for Your Child with Disabilities by Stacey Shubitz, MSEd, MA
This Car Sux! Tales and Tips from a Life of Wheeling & Dealing by Randy Pressgrove
The Hocky Gods are Real by Jonathan A. Fink
Thunder Over Normandy by Joseph T. Molyson Jr.
Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love by Reverend James Lawson Jr. and Emily Yellin
Hope for Hard Days: 90 Reflections of Comfort, Calm, and the Certainty of Heaven by Max Lucado
 
Fiction
 
Cry Havoc by Jack Carr
Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan
Brimstone by Callie Hart
Clown Town by Mick Herron
The Strength of the Few by James Islington
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent
Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Mash Falls by David Baldacci
On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn
The Bond that Burns by Briar Boleyn
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Exit Strategy  by Lee Child and Andrew Child
The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
Three Shattered Souls by Mai Corland
The Tin Men by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
King's Ransom by Janet Evanovich
The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith
My Beloved by Jan Karon
The Deal by Elle Kennedy
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
Scarred by Emily Mcintire
The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen
The Picasso Heist by Howard Roughan
The Hamptons Lawyer by James Patterson and Mike Lupica
Return of the Spider by James Petterson
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
Framed in Death by J.D. Robb
The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts
The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline
The Damned by Harper L. Woods
Twice by Mitch Albom
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
The Christmas Ring by Karen Kingsbury
Tom's Crossing by Mark Z. Danieliwski
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
A Daughter's Choice by Kelly Irvin
Framed in Amish Country by Mary Alford
Saving Her Amish Baby by Jo Ann Brown
The Viper by Brad Meltzer
Private Rome by James Patterson and Adam Hamdy
The Invisible Woman by James Patterson and Susan Dilallo
The Devil's Daughter by Danielle Steel
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe by James Patterson and Imogen Edwards-Jones
Bradbury: Novels and Story Cycles by Ray Bradbury
The Loneliness of Sonia Sunny by Kiran Desai
Dark Joy by Christine Feehan
One and Only by Maurene Goo
Woman Down by Colleen Hoover
Jigsaw by Jonathan Kellerman
The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz
The Bourne Revenge by Brian Freeman
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbo
The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole
Dawn of the North by Demi Winters
Escape! Stephen Fishbach
Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Dandelion is Dead by Rosie Storey
Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan
The Dark is Descending by Chloe C. Penaranda
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Crux by Gabriel Tallent
The Fair Weather Friend by Jessie Garcia
Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez
The Final Score by Don Winslow
The Invisible Woman by James Patterson and Susan DiLallo
The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams
The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
Twelve Months by Jim Butcher
My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
Skylark by Paula McLain
Inside Man by John McMahon
The Right to Remain by James Grippando
 
Search the catalog and place holds here.
 
For Children
Displays in the Children's Department are highlighting
St. Patrick's Day, Spring and Entertainment!
Feel free to check out any display items. 
 
Programs for Children


CLICK HERE to have information sent directly to your inbox.
 
Special Events for Children

New Books for Children
Picture Books
 
The Fisherman and His Wife retold by Rebecca Felix
When Night Comes Calling by Cynthia Schumerth
It's Show and Tell, Dexter! by Lindsay Ward
Baby Pterosaur by Julie Abery
Vida: The Mice, the Cat and the Alebrije by Duncan Tonatiuh
Ruby Maps Her World by Jane Yolen
Help Me Find My Hamster! by Brooke Hartman
Broken by X. Fang

 
Early Readers
 
The Five Mice by Elizabeth Scully
Celebrating the 100th Day of School by Katie Peters
Our Class Counts to 100 by Lucie Miller
Code Breakers: Double Booked by Amanda Gebhardt
Top Mop by Alison Donald
Earl and Worm: Snow Problem and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli
 
Nonfiction
 
Game-Changing Quarterbacks: Josh Allen by P.J. Freedman
My Itty-Bitty Bio: Iiona Maher by Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan
Coding With Lego by Jill Sherman
First Library Card with Big Bird by Whitney Sanderson
Your Choices Matter by Charis Mather
Would You Rather be Healed by Donkey Poop or Dog Spit? Questions About Long Ago by Amy Sroka
Construction Workers by Golriz Golkar
What Does the USDA Do? by Danielle Haynes
Growing Up in the Shadow of Alcatraz by Emma Bland Smith
Polynesian Myths and Legends by Alyssa Krekelberg
Fun With Opposites: Loud and Quiet by Amy McDonald
My First Words In... Japanese by Kirsten Chang
Dangerous Work! Antarctic Research Scientist by Rachael Morlock
Plate Techtonics by D.R. Faust
Violent Volcanoes Noah Leatherland
Dino Duel: Giganotosaurus VS Argentinosaurus by Tom Jackson
Killer (Theropod) Dinosaurs by Izzi Howell
Dinosaur World: Plesiosaur by Lily Austen
Earth's Extreme Places: Ocean Trenches by Judy Thorpe
Zoobooks: Endangered Animals
Weird World of Animals: Ghost Animals by Mary Griffin
Predator VS Prey: How Sharks and Other Fish Attack by Tim Harris
Back From the Brink: Reptiles by Joanne Mattern
A Turtle Grows by Rex Ruby
Snapping Turtles by Jagger Youssef
Baby Alligators by Kim Thompson
Animal Groups: Wolf Packs by Rachel Grack
Chipmunk or Squirrel? by Lily Austen
From Head to Hoof: Deer by Alex Hall
Polar Baby Animals: Caribou Calves by Emma Carlson Berne
Growing Up Wild: Rowdy Rhinos by Madison Parker
Wildly Cute Animals! Fennec Foxes by Kristen Rajczak Nelson
My Body, My Rules: I Like My Body by Layla Owens
Vroom! Corvette by Mari Schuh
Animal Babies on the Farm by Sarah Ridley
True Animal Rescues: Rescued by a Dog by Joyce Markovics
That's My Dog! I Have a Labrador by Benjamin Proudfit
Who Made My Lunch? From Grove to Fruit Salad by Mari Schuh
World Famous Buildings: Sagrada Familia by Alicia Z. Klepeis
Behind the Brand: Dungeons and Dragons by Joy Lao-se
How Video Games are Made by Noah Leatherland
Philadelphia Eagles by Marv Alinas
Why We Love Basketball by Aidan Whitcomb
Inside the Great Pyramid by Carol Kim
Indigenous Peoples of North America: Choctaw by Heather Brugel
In Focus: Native Americans Delaware History and Culture by Mark Stewart
Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata by Debbi Michiko Florence
What Are Taylor Swift's Eras? by Niki Catherine
Weird and Wonderful Dinosaur Facts by Anne Rooney
 
Chapter Books
  
Rosie and the Race Towards Freedom by Andral and Manetti
True Survival Graphics: Deep Freeze Danger by Myra Faye Turner
Can You Escape: A Haunted House? by Ailynn Collins
Teen Titans GO! Mother Mae-Eye's Creature Calamity by Christina Oxtra
Twisted Fairy Tales: Snow White and the Seven Robots by Stewart Ross
 
Search the catalog and place holds here.
 
Family Clubs and Events




A Fun Book Club for All Ages

Specifically for Homeschoolers

For Teens
The display theme in the teen section is
Entertainment.
Feel free to check out any display items.
 
CLICK HERE to have information sent directly to your inbox.
 
Programs for Teens

Special Events for Teens
Teen Book Club

New Books for Teens
Fiction
 
 An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew 
 
Nonfiction
 
Graphic Cryptids! by Gary Jeffrey
Game Changers: Rocket League by Erin Silver
Everything Olympics by Donna McKinney
Samurai Odysseys by Rachel Hanel
Hockey Hall of Fame: Timeline of the Game by Don Weekes
 
Graphic Novels
 
You and I Are Polar Opposites volume 6 by Kocha Agasawa
You and I Are Polar Opposites volume 7 by Kocha Agasawa
The Summer Hikaru Died volume 1 by Mokumokuren
The Summer Hikaru Died Volume 2 by Mokumokuren
Komi Can't Communicate volume 21 by Tomohito Oda
Komi Can't Communicate volume 22 by Tomohito Oda
Komi Can't Communicate volume 23 by Tomohito Oda
Komi Can't Communicate volume 24 by Tomohito Oda
Komi Can't Communicate volume 25 by Tomohito Oda
Komi Can't Communicate volume 26 by Tomohito Oda
Loving Ohio by Matthew Erman
On Starlit Shores by Bex Glendining
Slip by Marika McCoola 
Lore Olympus Volume 6 by Rachel Smythe
Lore Olympus Volume 8 by Rachel Smythe
Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young
 
Search the catalog and place holds here.
 
Pick up a Program Guide or keep an eye on the
Facebook Page, Instagram or Website
for more details on library programs and events.
 
More Than Books
  • Blood Pressure Cuffs
  • Disc Golf Kits
  • Magazines
  • Memory Card Readers
  • Mobile Hotspots (Checkout Agreement)
  • Music
  • Penworthy Stay Sharp Memory Kits for Adults
  • Penworthy S.T.E.A.M. to Go Kits for Children
  • Pickleball Sets
  • Puzzles
  • Sewing Machine
  • Thinking Money for Kids Playaway Launch Pads
  • Videos
New Videos
DVD

Bugonia
Orwell: 2+2=5
Tron Ares
Truth & Treason
Wicked: For Good
 
BLU-RAY
 
Search the catalog and place holds here!
 
Curbside Service
  • All orders can be placed ahead of time by:
    • placing holds after logging into your account
    • using this link to the online form
    • emailing plaughbaum@marvinlibrary.org or childrens@marvinlibrary.org
    • message us on Facebook
    • call 419-347-5576 
  • We will call you when your items are ready to arrange a pickup time!
Drop Off
Please place all returns in our book drop located next to the front door. 
Pick-Up
 Pull into curbside pick-up parking and we will bring your items out to you.
Homebound Delivery Service
The Marvin Memorial Library's Homebound Delivery Service provides free delivery of library materials to homebound residents of Shelby, OH. If you are unable to visit the library due to: age, illness, surgery, physical disability, or lack of transportation, you are eligible for this service. Click here to learn more about all of our Outreach Services.
 
Contact us at 419-347-5576           Web: marvinlibrary.org        
 To apply for this program, you may fill out the online Homebound Delivery Services Registration form. We are always ready to serve our patrons, whether it is in our building or out in our community. 
 

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29 W. Whitney Avenue, Shelby, Ohio 44875
419-347-5576
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