Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine

Calling all muggles, monsters and wizards wanna-bes! Come dressed in your favorite Harry Potter-themed costume for after-hours fun at the Marion Public Library. Costume contest, quidditch games, treats and more for all ages. No registration required. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Enter through the parking lot door, doors open at 6:45 p.m. For more information, call the Children’s Department at (740) 383-9715.

Join us as we officially open the National Library of Medicine's traveling exhibit, "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine." Meet Professor Sprout, Nicholas Flamel, Professor Snape, and other characters from Harry Potter's world. Enter a creation in the edible book contest or just taste the winners.

When you read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, were you relived or devastated? Whatever your feelings, com discuss the series and its conclusion at this book discussion.

Ohio State Marion Professor Dr. Timothy McNiven discusses the previously unrecognized Prof. Titus Scholasticus, Classics Master at Hogwarts, and what he teaches. Light refreshments, for this program, provided by the Marion Area Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa.

Join us for the first movie in the Harry Potter series and as we count down to the opening day of the newest movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, on November 19.

Join us for the second movie in the Harry Potter series and as we count down to the opening day of the newest movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, on November 19.

Join us for the third movie in the Harry Potter series and as we count down to the opening day of the newest movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, on November 19.

Of the literary keys that unlock Harry Potter, the strangest and most fascinating door-opener is Ms. Rowling’s use in her books of medieval alchemy, the sacred science of changing lead into gold. She said in 1998 that alchemy “sets the magical parameters" and "establishes the internal logic of the series” and, sure enough, everything from the titles, character names, and the transformations Harry goes through in each book have alchemical roots. John Granger, the author of Harry Potter's Bookshelf (Penguin, 2009) and the Potter Pundit whom TIME calls "the Dean of Harry Potter scholars," explains the tradition of this artistry from Shakespeare to C. S. Lewis along with the three alchemical stages in each of the beloved Potter books and the series as a whole. With the tools John shows readers how to use, you will see what Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games have in common not only with each other but with Shakespearean drama, the Metaphysical Poets, and novels by Charles Dickens and C. S. Lewis. Come discover how an "alchemical wedding," (Bill and Fleur!) the "Quarreling Couple" of mercury and sulphur (Ron and Hermione!), and the colors black, white, and red ( and the deaths of Sirius Black, Albus Dumbledore, and Fred Weasley) shape and reveal why we love Harry Potter!

Join us for the fourth movie in the Harry Potter series and as we count down to the opening day of the newest movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, on November 19.

Join us for the fifth movie in the Harry Potter series and as we count down to the opening day of the newest movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, on November 19.

Join us for the sixth movie in the Harry Potter series and as we count down to the opening day of the newest movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, on November 19.

The Arts Palace and the Ohio State Marion/MTC Campus Library have teamed up to bring the fantastic world of Hogworts to life for young fans of the Harry Potter literary series. This one day workshop will be held at the Marion Campus Library. Young wizards and muggles will visit several Hogwarts “classrooms” and receive hands-on instructions to create potions, wizard crafts, and treats. For ages 8-12 years, $10 materials fee, registration required. To register, contact the Arts Palace at (740) 383-2101. For more information visit: marionpalace.org/artspalace.php

When you read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, were you relived or devastated? Whatever your feelings, com discuss the series and its conclusion at this book discussion. Bring your lunch; light refreshments provided.

Book discussion on Harry Potter series led by Ohio State Marion Professor Dr. Gordon Aubrecht. Bring your lunch; light refreshments provided.

Students at Hogwarts learn about magical plants invented by JKR such as gillyweed, which gives a person gills to breathe underwater. But they also learn many real life, or mundane plants such as wormwood and hellebore, but with magical properties, such as making wands or potions. We will see what these plants are like in real life, and examine how they have been used for food, medicine, and magic from the Renaissance until the present time.

Dr. Bob Klips teaches biology at Ohio State Marion. As a botanist who specializes in the ecology of the plants of central Ohio, he has photographed many of them and is continually learning how plants are used by wildlife, and by people. 

This is your last opportunity to view the exhibit. The Marion Campus Library will close at 3 p.m.