Missoula Public Library
Library Notices
- MPL Board of Trustees meets in the spectrUM classroom on Nov 30 at 6pm. Open to the public. Zoom link
Using The Library
Calendar of Events
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- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for November
27
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for November
28
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Aging Mastery Program
Blackfoot Room
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 for Kids
UM Living Lab
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Screenwriting Workshop
Ellingson Room
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ways of Remembering: Staging Grief Together: A Three-Part Theatre Workshop.
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Montana Conversations: A̓stqʷ: Salish Cedar Bark Baskets with Aspen and Cameron Decker
Cooper Room B
Events for November
29
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
Engineer It
spectrUM 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 November
30
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
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
Events for December
1
AUOR Family Passport Program
Missoula Public Library
Spirit of Giving at MPL
Level One
Find the Elf on the Shelf
Level Two
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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Robotics Club
spectrUM Classroom
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 December
2
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Holiday Tunes with the Missoula Youth Orchestra
Level Four
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot 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
Events for December
3
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
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Parade of Lights
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Parade of Lights Drop-in Craft
Art Box
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Visit Santa Before the Parade of Lights
Imaginarium
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
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
Events for December
4
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ugly Shirt Decorating Party
Cooper Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for December
5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Aging Mastery Program
Blackfoot Room
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 Foreign Films
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for December
6
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
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Engineer It
spectrUM Classroom
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Gaming Station
Big Sky Branch Library
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 December
7
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Volunteer 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
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Volunteer Day
Families First Classroom
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Laser Cutter Class: Making Holiday Decorations
MakerSpace
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
Events for December
8
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
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
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Robotics Club
spectrUM Classroom
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for December
9
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
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 - 9:00 pm
Re-Imagining Death: Conversations about Dying, Loss, and Grief
Cooper Room B
6:30 pm
World Wide Cinema
Cooper Room
Events for December
10
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 - 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
Events for December
11
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for December
12
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Missoula Job Service Workshops
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
Events for December
13
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
Memory Café
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Engineer It
spectrUM Classroom
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm
Community Cooking at the Library
Demonstration Kitchen
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for December
14
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
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
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Missoula Job Service Workshops
Cooper Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
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
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky: Meteor Shower Viewing
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for December
15
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Robotics Club
spectrUM Classroom
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Kids Cooking Demo and Book Release Party
Demonstration Kitchen
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 December
16
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot 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
Cheap Date Night
Cooper Room
Events for December
17
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 - 4:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society Work Day
Blackfoot Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Pop-Up Library
Southgate Mall
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
Craft and Cookie Decorating with Santa
Art Box
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
Events for December
18
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for December
19
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Adaptive Cooking with MonTECH
Demonstration Kitchen
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
7:00 pm
Frenchtown Foreign Films
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for December
20
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 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
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for December
21
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
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
Art Box
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
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for December
22
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am - 11:45 am
eBooks and Audiobooks
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
Art Box
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
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 December
23
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Making Moon Craters
MakerSpace
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 December
24
No Events
Events for December
25
No Events
Events for December
26
No Events
Events for December
27
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
5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room
Events for December
28
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
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
Art Box
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
Events for December
29
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
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for December
30
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
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
Events for December
31
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Missoula on Main
Missoula Public Library
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
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