Missoula Public Library
Library Notices
The Board of Trustees will meet in the The Blackfoot Room and Zoom at 6pm on September 24. Open to the public.
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Program Calendar
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Events for September
29

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families First Parenting Workshops
Lewis & Clark Elementary School

6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn Computer Animation with Blender
MCAT
Events for September
30

10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium

11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Tuesdays
Art Box

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

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for October
1

Family History Writing Contest
Missoula Public Library

9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Spice It Up: Library Spice Club
Demonstration Kitchen

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Branch Library: Student Reading Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Symphony Kids
Imaginarium

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Crafting for Resilience
MakerSpace

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
Events for October
2

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

11:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Club
Seeley Lake Branch Library

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Library Community
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Missoula Scholastic Chess Club at MPL
Imaginarium

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

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for October
3

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch

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

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
Events for October
4

10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium

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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

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

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
6

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom

Community Connections
Families First Classroom

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium

6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn Computer Animation with Blender
MCAT
Events for October
7

10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium

11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Tuesdays
Art Box

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

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

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Conquering The SAT & ACT Game
Blackfoot Room

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families First Parenting Workshops
Lewis & Clark Elementary School

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
8

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Resource Access Day (RAD)
Level Four

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Swan Valley Book Chat
Swan Valley Branch

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Branch Library: Student Reading Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Blackfoot Room

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Potomac Branch Library Book Club
Potomac Branch Library
Events for October
9

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Halloween Creations
MakerSpace

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Library Community
Art Box

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Basic Car Maintenance Workshop for Teens
Library Parking Lot

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Kids & Teens Silent Reading Hour
Imaginarium

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

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Silent Reading Evening with Banned Books
Level One
Events for October
10

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

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

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for October
11

10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium

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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Author Story Hour
Imaginarium

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Arduino For Everyone
MakerSpace

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
12
No Events
Events for October
13
No Events
Events for October
14

10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium

11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place

2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Tuesdays
Art Box

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

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

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Grit to Grind Book Release Event
Cooper Room

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
15

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Windows User Group
Ellingson Room

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Branch Library: Student Reading Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library

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

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Garden Meal
Demonstration Kitchen

6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for October
16

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Death Cafe @ MPL
Blackfoot Room

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Library Community
Art Box

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

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

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library

5:45 pm
Frenchtown Book Club
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for October
17

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch

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

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
Events for October
18

10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium

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

11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sensory Story Time
Imaginarium

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Family History Roadshow
Cooper Room

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

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

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

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
19
No Events
Events for October
20

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium

6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn Computer Animation with Blender
MCAT
Events for October
21

10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium

11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Tuesdays
Art Box

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

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
22

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Branch Library: Student Reading Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families First Parenting Workshops
Lewis & Clark Elementary School

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Author Talk with Brianna Labuskes
Cooper Room B

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

6:00 pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Blackfoot Room
Events for October
23

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Library Community
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

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

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for October
24

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

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

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Linux Basics for Replacing Windows 10
Blackfoot Room

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
A Place Called Yellowstone: An Evening of Conversation between Randall Wilson and Peter Stark
Cooper Room

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for October
25

10:00 am - 11:30 am
Yoga for Kids
Imaginarium

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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Linux Basics for Replacing Windows 10
Blackfoot Room

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
27

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cooking Through Grief
Demonstration Kitchen

6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn Computer Animation with Blender
MCAT
Events for October
28

10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium

11:00 am - 4:00 pm
American Red Cross Blood Drive at MPL
Cooper Room

11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Tuesdays
Art Box

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

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

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for October
29

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Branch Library: Student Reading Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Symphony Kids
Imaginarium

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Library Spice Club Discussion
Demonstration Kitchen

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
Events for October
30

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Teen Library Community
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab

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

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for October
31

9:45 am - 11:45 am
How to install Linux Mint over Windows 10
Blackfoot Room

10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium

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

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
Events for November
1

9:45 am - 11:45 am
How to install Linux Mint over Windows 10
Blackfoot Room

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Game Day @ MPL
Cooper Room

10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium

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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area

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

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
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