Elizabeth Taber Library announces fall programs

Sep 3, 2018

MARION – The Elizabeth Taber Library has announced several events and services to be offered this fall, from author talks to a home delivery service. For more information on any of the programs, call the library at 508-748-1252 or visit: www.elizabethtaberlibrary.org.

Bike lending program

Library patrons 18 and older can check out a bicycle and helmet for three days with a Marion library card. Patrons must provide a library card and license, as well as sign a waiver before taking bikes out.  

Museum passes

Check out museum passes with a SAILS library card. Discounted passes to the Heritage Museums and Gardens, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Mystic Aquarium, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Plimoth Plantation, Roger Williams Zoo and the Massachusetts State Parks Pass are available. To reserve a pass or for more information, call the library at 508-748-1252.

Home delivery library services

The Elizabeth Taber Library, in partnership with the Council on Aging, offers a home delivery option for Marion residents. To be eligible for this program, participants must be a Marion resident with a library card in good standing. To arrange to have library books or audio books delivered, call the Elizabeth Taber Library at 508-748-1252.  

Drop in technology help

Visit the library any Wednesday starting Sept.19 from 2 to 3 p.m. with questions on Facebook, Twitter, Skype or technology assistance and library staff will help. No registration is required for this free drop in program. For those who cannot attend a Wednesday afternoon session, but need assistance, call the library to make an appointment for another time.

Author talk with Eddie Doherty

Eddie Doherty will discuss his book “Seven Miles After Sundown” on Thursday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. Copies of this book will be available for purchase (cash or check only).  A book signing with follow.   

Doherty fished the East End of the Cape Cod Canal so often that other fishermen started calling him East End Eddie. Doherty has been published in Cape Cod Magazine, On The Water, The Fisherman Magazine, Cape Cod Times, The Boston Globe, The Sun Chronicle, Coastal Angler Magazine and the Congressional Record. He fishes in the Stan Gibbs Cape Cod Canal Fisherman’s Classic every year and his striped bass entry won the shore division in his first Buzzards Bay Anglers Club Fall Derby. He lives close to the Cape Cod Canal in Mattapoisett with his wife Joanne.