It All Began in Missoula! Frank Little, Father of the Western Free Speech Fight!
Jane Little Botkin, author of the award-winning biography Frank Little and the IWW: The Blood That Stained an American Family, will discuss details of the first recognized western free speech fight, held in Missoula, September 28, 1909, through October 8, 1909. Frank Little, the author’s great-granduncle, went on to perfect free speech fights throughout the West before being murdered–for his words–in Butte, Montana, on August 1, 1917.
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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