The Mountain That Loved a Bird
This Saturday from 10am–12pm, Missoula Public Library hosts the Missoula Symphony’s “A Musical Quest.” With Symphony musicians as your guides, participants will take a magical journey exploring music, musical instruments, and Missoula’s favorite award-winning Library. The free program begins in the Imaginarium, where Music Director Julia Tai will be our “conductor” for the journey. Free and open to all kids and their families. Afterwards, consider attending the Symphony’s annual Family Concert at the Dennison Theatre (3 PM) for a music-filled, winter Saturday.
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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
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
Water Worlds
Level Two
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
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
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
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am - 11:45 am
iPhone/iPad Basics
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 - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
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 - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Life in Space with Astronaut Kayla Barron
Cooper 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
2:00 pm
First Reads with Montana Repertory Theatre
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
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 - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Lolo Community Library: Stop Animation with MCAT
Lolo Community 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 - 7:30 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Democracy Project
Art Box
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
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Android Basics
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 - 5:00 pm
Montana Art
Art Box
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
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 - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Blender 3 for Absolute Beginners
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
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Decorating and Planting Flowers
Art Box
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 - 7:30 pm
Parenting Education Workshops
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Acting Improv @ MCAT Studios
MCAT
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
Water Worlds
Level Two
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + 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
4:30 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 - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
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
5:45 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
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
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesdays with the Mayor
Cooper Room B
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 - 7:30 pm
Parenting Education Workshops
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Acting Improv @ MCAT Studios
MCAT
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
Water Worlds
Level Two
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
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
5:30 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
Fossils Rock! Lecture Series
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
Events for June
1
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Art Unleashed: A Transformative Community Art Project at Your Local Library!
Missoula Public Library
Pet Food and Toy Drive
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 - 5:00 pm
SpectrUM Special Guest: Insectarium
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
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 - 10:45 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies + Activities for Kids
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 - 5:00 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