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 October
1
Family History Writing Contest
Missoula Public Library
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
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 October
2
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Library: Open Podcasting Studio
Seeley Lake Branch Library
Events for October
3
Literature & Libations Podcast Book Discussion
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
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
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Stolen: If They Haven’t Come for Yours, They Will with Chris La Tray
Cooper Room A
Events for October
4
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
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
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Care and Keeping of Quilts with Hannah Allen
MakerSpace
Events for October
5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Child Development Screening
Families First Consult Rooms
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Discussion: The Cold Millions
Seeley Lake Branch Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
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 - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Missoula Scholastic Chess Club at MPL
Cooper Room B
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
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
Events for October
6
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Home ReSource Spontaneous Construction Reception
Cooper Room
Events for October
7
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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 - 3:30 pm
Introduction to Nature Journaling
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
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 October
8
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
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 October
9
No Events
Events for October
10
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
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
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Heirlooms Family History Writing Workshop
Cooper Room
Events for October
11
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
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
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEA Big Read Closing Party
Cooper Room
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 October
12
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Volunteer Day
Families First Classroom
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 - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Early Out Activities
Families First Classroom
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Montana Art
Art Box
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Volunteer Day
Families First Classroom
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
Events for October
13
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
UM Living Lab Open Hours
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
14
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Cooper Room B
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
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for October
15
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Cooper Room B
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
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 October
16
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Genealogy Book Group
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
Events for October
17
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 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
Events for October
18
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hannah Allen Artist Presentation at Missoula Public Library
Cooper Room A
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
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tips for Using MPL’s Map PCs – Hunters Edition
Blackfoot Room
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Potomac Branch Library Book Club
Potomac Branch Library
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for October
19
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
School’s Out Activities
Families First Classroom
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
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 - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
5:45 pm
Frenchtown Book Club
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for October
20
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
School’s Out Activities
Families First Classroom
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
Events for October
21
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Family History Roadshow
Cooper Room
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
Events for October
22
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
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 October
23
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Library: Open Podcasting Studio
Seeley Lake Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Waterfowl Protection at Berkeley Pit
Cooper Room
Events for October
24
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
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
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Heirlooms Creative Life Story Writing Workshop
Cooper Room
Events for October
25
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
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
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesdays with the Mayor
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Space Night at the MakerSpace: A Mission2Mars Activity
MakerSpace
Events for October
26
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
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 - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
An Evening with Author David Quammen
Cooper Room
Events for October
27
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
UM Living Lab Open Hours
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
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for October
28
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Unplug and Recycle: Proper Methods for E-Waste Disposal
Cooper Room
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 October
30
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
Events for October
31
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
American Red Cross Blood Drive at MPL
Cooper Room
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
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
Events for November
1
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
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
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for November
2
10:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Child Development Screening
Families First Consult Rooms
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
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
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Missoula Scholastic Chess Club at MPL
Cooper Room B
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
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
Events for November
3
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
Events for November
4
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
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 - 5:30 pm
Sewing and Mending
MakerSpace
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT