Missoula Public Library
Library Notices
- MPL will be closed May 29 & 30 in observance of Memorial Day.
Using The Library
Calendar of Events
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for May
2

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium

5:30 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Amateur Mycologist Mushroom Identification
Cooper Room B
Events for May
3

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing
MCAT

4:15 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 A
Events for May
4

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Science Sprouts
Art Box

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

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 - 8:00 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT

6:00 pm
MCAT Movie Club
MCAT
Events for May
5

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Child Development Screening
Families First Consult Rooms

12:00 pm
Community Cooking at the Library
Demonstration Kitchen

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Screenwriting Workshop
Ellingson Room

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Kids Cook with Chop Chop
Demonstration Kitchen

4:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for May
6

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Board Room

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing: Adobe Premiere
MCAT

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Virtual Event

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Trashformations: Second Annual Early Education Upcycled Art Show
Cooper Room
Events for May
7

10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation for Kids
MCAT

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Altered Books for Everyone
Cooper Room B

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
Events for May
8
No Events
Events for May
9

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Missoula Job Service Workshops
Cooper Room

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Re-Imagining Death: Conversations about Dying, Loss, and Grief
Cooper Room A

5:30 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for May
10

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing
MCAT

4:15 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 - 8:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society
Blackfoot Board Room
Events for May
11

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Science Sprouts
Art Box

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

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

3:30 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 - 8:00 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Virtual Event

6:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
Events for May
12

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Consultation Drop-In Day
Families First Consult Rooms

2:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

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
Screenwriting Workshop
Ellingson Room
Events for May
13

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Board Room

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing: Adobe Premiere
MCAT

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Virtual Event

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event

6:30 pm
World Wide Cinema
Cooper Room
Events for May
14

10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation for Kids
MCAT

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
Events for May
15
No Events
Events for May
16

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium

5:30 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for May
17

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing
MCAT

4:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library

5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for May
18

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Science Sprouts
Art Box

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
Families First Learning Lab 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

6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Virtual Event

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Photography Basics with Rocky Mountain School of Photography
Cooper Room A
Events for May
19

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

2:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

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
Screenwriting Workshop
Ellingson Room

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
You’re an Engineer
Imaginarium

4:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for May
20

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Board Room

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing: Adobe Premiere
MCAT

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Virtual Event

6:30 pm
Cheap Date Night
Cooper Room

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for May
21

10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation 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 May
22
No Events
Events for May
23

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Re-Imagining Death: Conversations about Dying, Loss, and Grief
Cooper Room A

5:30 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for May
24

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing
MCAT

4:15 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 A
Events for May
25

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

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 - 7:45 pm
Montana Racial Equity Project Book Club
Virtual Event

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesdays with the Mayor
Level Four

6:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
Events for May
26

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

2:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Screenwriting Workshop
Ellingson Room

4:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for May
27

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Familes First Learning Lab Stage

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Board Room

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing: Adobe Premiere
MCAT

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Virtual Event

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for May
28

10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation for Kids
MCAT

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
Events for May
29
No Events
Events for May
30
No Events
Events for May
31

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Learning Lab Classroom

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing
MCAT

5:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Tuesday Yoga @ the Library
Cooper Room A
Events for June
1

Oceans of Possibilities Summer Learning Program & Reading Challenge
Missoula Public Library

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Building
Families First Learning Lab 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 - 6:00 pm
The Virtual Reality Experience
MCAT

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 June
2

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Screenwriting Workshop
Ellingson Room

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Kids Cook with Chop Chop
Demonstration Kitchen

4:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
The Virtual Reality Experience
MCAT
Events for June
3

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Board Room

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:00 pm
Introduction to Video Editing: Adobe Premiere
MCAT

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Virtual Event
Events for June
4

10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies for Kids
UM Living Lab

10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box

11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Virtual Reality Experience
MCAT

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Prepare with Pedro
Imaginarium

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Altered Books Art for the Western Montana Fair
Cooper Room A

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Starlight Reunion and Missoula Pride Presents: Smooth Sayers
Cooper Room B
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