Missoula Public Library
Library Notices
- MPL Board of Trustees will meet in the Blackfoot Room on Jan 25 at 6pm. Open to the public. Zoom link
Using The Library
Calendar of Events
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Events for January
1
No Events
Events for January
2
No Events
Events for January
3
Missoula Reads 2023 Challenge
AUOR Family Passport Program
Missoula Public Library
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Cameras
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Gaming Station
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for January
4
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Virtual Event
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
Events for January
5
10:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library
10:30 am - 11:45 am
iPhone/iPad Basics
Cooper Room A
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Kids Cook with Chop Chop
Demonstration Kitchen
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
6
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for January
7
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
Events for January
8
No Events
Events for January
9
Missoula Writes: 15th Annual Writing Contest
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Newspapers in Genealogy Research
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Missoula Job Service Workshops
Cooper Room B
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Library: Open Podcasting Studio
Seeley Lake Branch Library
Events for January
10
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Democracy Project: Montana’s Changing Political Landscape with Mike Dennison
Cooper Room
6:00 pm
Community Cooking at the Library
Demonstration Kitchen
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society
Blackfoot Room
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for January
11
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Book Chat
Swan Valley Branch
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Virtual Event
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Virtual Event
Events for January
12
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Parenting Consultation Drop-In Day
Families First Consult Rooms
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Android Basics
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Missoula Job Service Workshops
Cooper Room B
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Montana Art
Art Box
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
13
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ballet Beyond Borders Cooking Demo
Demonstration Kitchen
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
6:30 pm
World Wide Cinema
Cooper Room
Events for January
14
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Life in the Land
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
3D Printing Peace Cranes
MakerSpace
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
Events for January
16
No Events
Events for January
17
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Democracy Project: From the Atom to the Atmosphere – Replacing Nature with a Synthetic World with Christopher Preston
Cooper Room
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for January
18
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Kids Cooking Class
Demonstration Kitchen
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3D Design Basics
MakerSpace
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fossils Rock! Lecture Series
Cooper Room B
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for January
19
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am - 11:45 am
eBooks and Audiobooks
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
You’re an Engineer
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
20
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
6:30 pm
Cheap Date Night
Cooper Room
Events for January
21
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society Work Day
Blackfoot Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Pop-Up Library
Southgate Mall
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
Events for January
23
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Permaculture with Paul Wheaton
Cooper Room
Events for January
24
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
American Red Cross Blood Drive at MPL
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Family Night
Imaginarium
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for January
25
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Virtual Event
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Montana Racial Equity Project Book Club
Ellingson Room
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesdays with the Mayor
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
Events for January
26
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Afternoon Art with a Purpose
Art Box
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
27
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for January
28
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Missoula Writes Workshop
Blackfoot Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Mountain That Loved a Bird
Imaginarium
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
Events for January
30
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
Events for January
31
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for February
1
National Library Lovers Month at MPL
Missoula Public Library
AUOR Family Passport Program
Missoula Public Library
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Virtual Event
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
Events for February
2
10:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library
10:30 am - 11:45 am
iPhone/iPad Basics
Cooper Room A
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Groundhog Day: Making with Light
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Kids Cook with Chop Chop
Demonstration Kitchen
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for February
3
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Teddy Bear Sleepover
Imaginarium
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
No Man’s Land: The Library with Artist Marcy James
Level Four
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for February
4
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Teddy Bear Sleepover
Imaginarium
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ice Cream for Breakfast
Art Box
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
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Explore
Missoula's New Library
Learn more about MPL's design inspiration and features in this video tour of the downtown building.
Heritage Quest
A genealogy database to help research your family history. Search census records, books, articles, and more.
Game Space
Play a variety of Xbox One and Nintendo Switch video games. Please see library staff on Level One for controllers.
Tech Connect
MPL offers basic technology sessions for those new to using computers, mobile devices, and the internet.