Missoula Public Library
Library Notices
Delayed opening on Thursday, October 30:
–Self Service Hours on Level One extended 8-10am
–Self Service Hours on Level One extended 8-10am
–All Levels will open at 10am with limited services
–Full service and access to study rooms and meeting spaces begins at 10:30am
Using The Library
Program Calendar
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
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 - 6:45 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 - 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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
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 - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Crafting for Resilience
MakerSpace
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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
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
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
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 - 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
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 - 6:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
8
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Resource Access Day (RAD)
Level Four
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 - 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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
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
Potomac Branch Library Book Club
Potomac Branch Library
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Blackfoot Room
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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Halloween Creations
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
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
Basic Car Maintenance Workshop for Teens
Library Parking Lot
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
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science 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
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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
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 - 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 - 6:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
15
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
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Windows User Group
Ellingson Room
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science 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
4:00 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
6:00 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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 2:45 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
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
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
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
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Yes, Our Libraries are Open
Cooper Room B
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
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Yes, Our Libraries are Open
Cooper Room B
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 - 6:45 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 - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:00 pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Blackfoot Room
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
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 - 2:45 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
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Linux Basics for Replacing Windows 10
Blackfoot Room
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
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 - 7:45 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 - 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 - 8:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Soups of the Season: Food Workshop with Basal
Demonstration Kitchen
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
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 - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Library Spice Club Discussion
Demonstration Kitchen
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 - 5:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 2:45 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
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
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot 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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