Eating & Reading
Families First Learning Lab
Throughout the summer, Families First and the Missoula Food Bank provide our Eating & Reading program at varying neighborhoods. Children can enjoy a lunch and pick up a book to help prevent summer learning loss. Both are free services brought to you by Families First and the Food Bank.
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Events for April
30
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 - 3:00 pm
15th Annual Writing Contest Reception
Cooper Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
15th Annual Writing Contest Reception
Cooper Room
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 May
1
Library Card Sign-Up Initiative with Soil Cycle
Missoula Public Library
AUOR Family Passport Program
Missoula Public Library
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
Events for May
2
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
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
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
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Mushroom Identification
Cooper Room
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Parenting Education Workshops
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Acting Improv @ MCAT Studios
MCAT
Events for May
3
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
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
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Water Worlds
Level Two
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
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
Events for May
4
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
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
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 - 4:30 pm
Kids Cook with ChopChop
Demonstration Kitchen
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for May
5
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Trashformations
Cooper Room
Events for May
6
10:00 am - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Life in Space with Astronaut Kayla Barron
Cooper 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
First Reads with Montana Repertory Theatre
Cooper Room
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
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
Events for May
7
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 May
8
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
Intro to 10-Minute Playwriting
Blackfoot Room
7:00 pm
Frenchtown Library: World Cinema
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for May
9
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Lolo Community Library: Stop Animation with MCAT
Lolo Community Library
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 - 8:00 pm
Acting Improv @ MCAT Studios
MCAT
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society
Blackfoot Room
Events for May
10
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
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
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Water Worlds
Level Two
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
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
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 May
11
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
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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Montana Art
Art Box
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for May
12
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
6:30 pm
World Wide Cinema
Cooper Room
Events for May
13
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Blender 3 for Absolute Beginners
MCAT
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
Decorating and Planting Flowers
Art Box
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
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for May
14
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 May
15
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
Intro to 10-Minute Playwriting
Blackfoot Room
Events for May
16
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
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
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 - 8:00 pm
Acting Improv @ MCAT Studios
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Parenting Education Workshops
Families First Classroom
Events for May
17
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Water Worlds
Level Two
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
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for May
18
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
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 - 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 May
19
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
6:30 pm
Cheap Date Night
Cooper Room
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for May
20
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
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 May
21
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
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Spring Wildflower Walk with Missoula Public Library
Waterworks Hill Trailhead Parking Lot
Events for May
22
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
Intro to 10-Minute Playwriting
Blackfoot Room
7:00 pm
Frenchtown Library: World Cinema
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for May
23
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
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
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 - 8:00 pm
Acting Improv @ MCAT Studios
MCAT
Events for May
24
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Organizing Your Genealogy Research
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Water Worlds
Level Two
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 - 7:00 pm
Family Fun Night
Imaginarium
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesdays with the Mayor
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Montana Racial Equity Project Book Club
Ellingson Room
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
Events for May
25
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
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
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for May
26
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for May
27
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
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for May
28
No Events
Events for May
29
No Events
Events for May
30
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
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
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 - 8:00 pm
Acting Improv @ MCAT Studios
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Parenting Education Workshops
Families First Classroom
Events for May
31
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Water Worlds
Level Two
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
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fossils Rock! Lecture Series
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
Events for June
1
Pet Food and Toy Drive
Missoula Public Library
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Art Unleashed: A Transformative Community Art Project at Your Local Library!
Missoula Public Library
AUOR Family Passport Program
Missoula Public Library
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 - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
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 - 5:00 pm
Girls Who Code Club
MakerSpace
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Kids Cook with ChopChop
Demonstration Kitchen
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for June
2
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
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
Events for June
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
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
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Altered Books for Everyone
Cooper Room
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT