Missoula Public Library
Library Notices
- The Board of Trustees will meet in the Blackfoot Room and Zoom at 6pm on Mar 22. Open to the public.
Using The Library
Calendar of Events
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for February
27
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 February
28
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
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Pea Green Boat Live Broadcast
Cooper Room
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ten Questions with Featured Artist Marcy James
Cooper Room
Events for March
1
Library Card Sign-Up Initiative with Soil Cycle
Missoula Public Library
Big Sky: Book Madness
Big Sky Branch Library
AUOR Family Passport Program
Missoula Public Library
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
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
Symphony Kids
Imaginarium
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
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
Events for March
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
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
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 March
3
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
National Youth Art Month First Friday Reception
Level Four
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for March
4
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
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 - 4:00 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for March
5
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
One Day Short Film Production
MCAT
Events for March
6
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
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Library: Open Podcasting Studio
Seeley Lake Branch Library
7:00 pm
Frenchtown Library: World Cinema
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for March
7
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Volunteer Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
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
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Volunteer Day
Families First Classroom
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Parenting Education Workshops
Families First Classroom
Events for March
8
Big Sky: Book Madness
Big Sky Branch Library
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
International Women’s Day
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Book Chat
Swan Valley Branch
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
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 - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for March
9
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
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
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Montana Art
Art Box
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for March
10
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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 - 6:00 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
6:30 pm
World Wide Cinema
Cooper Room
Events for March
11
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Blender 3 for Absolute Beginners
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Summer Camp Expo
Level Two
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
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for March
12
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Irish Dancing
Imaginarium
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Model Matza Bakery with Chabad Jewish Center of Missoula
Demonstration Kitchen
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
One Day Short Film Production
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Model Matza Bakery with Chabad Jewish Center of Missoula
Demonstration Kitchen
Events for March
13
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Genealogy for the Absolute Beginner
Blackfoot Room
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
Events for March
14
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm
Memory Café
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 - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm
Community Cooking at the Library
Demonstration Kitchen
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society
Blackfoot Room
Events for March
15
Big Sky: Book Madness
Big Sky Branch Library
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
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
4:30 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
Fossils Rock! Lecture Series
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for March
16
10:30 am - 11:45 am
eBooks and Audiobooks
Cooper Room A
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
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 - 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
5:45 pm
Frenchtown Book Club
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for March
17
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
6:30 pm
Cheap Date Night
Cooper Room
Events for March
18
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
2:00 pm
First Reads with Montana Repertory Theatre
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for March
19
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
One Day Short Film Production
MCAT
Events for March
20
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Mycoremediation: How Mushrooms Digest Toxic Waste into Possibility
Cooper Room A
7:00 pm
Frenchtown Library: World Cinema
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for March
21
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 - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
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
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Parenting Education Workshops
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Montana Racial Equity Project Book Club
Virtual Event
Events for March
22
Big Sky: Book Madness
Big Sky Branch 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
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
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
Wednesdays with the Mayor
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
Events for March
23
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Fossils Rock! Lecture Series
Cooper Room B
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Afternoon Art with a Purpose
Art Box
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for March
24
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
Events for March
25
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Cooper Room B
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Five Valleys Seed Library Seed Swap
Cooper Room A
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
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for March
26
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Cooper Room B
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
One Day Short Film Production
MCAT
Events for March
27
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 March
28
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
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
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Selling Blood to Make Ends Meet: Economic Inequality in America
Cooper Room A
Events for March
29
Big Sky: Book Madness
Big Sky Branch Library
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
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
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
Events for March
30
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sensory Fun Activities
Art Box
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for March
31
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
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
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for April
1
Library Card Sign-Up Initiative with Soil Cycle
Missoula Public Library
AUOR Family Passport Program
Missoula Public Library
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Week of the Young Child Kick-Off
Families First Classroom
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
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
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Featured
Learn about more events and ongoing programs at your library
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.