America @ 250
On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our nation’s past, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look ahead toward the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond.
Strange Tales of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
July 21 | Cooper Room A | Larry Mylnechuk, Liberty Tree Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution
Larry Mylnechuk will share stories of the Fictious Feline, Thunder-Boomer Pills, Mastodon Madness, and more.
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Events for June
29
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Train Building Play & Crafts
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Lego Dinosaurs and Trivia
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn Computer Animation with Blender
MCAT
Events for June
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
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frenchtown Grab-and-Go lunches
Frenchtown Branch Library
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Big Sky Arts & Crafts
Big Sky Branch Library
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summer Teen Tuesdays
Art Box
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bookmobile at AniMeals: Read with Cats!
AniMeals
5:45 pm - 8:45 pm
America @ 250
Missoula Public Library
Events for July
1
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Spice It Up: Library Spice Club
Demonstration Kitchen
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Frenchtown Story Time
Frenchtown Branch Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Stories and Games for Diverse Abilities
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Big Sky Drop-In D&D
Big Sky Branch Library
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
Events for July
2
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Club
Seeley Lake Branch Library
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for July
3
No Events
Events for July
4
No Events
Events for July
5
No Events
Events for July
6
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
Events for July
7
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
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Big Sky Arts & Crafts
Big Sky Branch Library
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frenchtown Grab-and-Go lunches
Frenchtown Branch Library
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
BodyCraft Pop-Up for Youth with Bare Bait Dance
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summer Teen Tuesdays
Art Box
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
Events for July
8
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Frenchtown Story Time
Frenchtown Branch Library
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Resource Access Day (RAD)
Level Four
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Swan Valley Book Chat
Swan Valley Branch
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Big Sky Drop-In D&D
Big Sky Branch Library
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
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
50 Years With A River Runs Through It – A Conversation with O. Alan Weltzien
Cooper Room
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 July
9
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for July
10
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales in the Park
Westside Park
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meet Buddy the Dinosaur!
Imaginarium
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
Events for July
11
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
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 - 5:00 pm
Altered Books and Free Book GiveawayThis program has been canceled
Cooper Room
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Saturday Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
Events for July
12
No Events
Events for July
13
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Paleontology: Can You Dig It?
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
Events for July
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
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Big Sky Arts & Crafts
Big Sky Branch Library
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frenchtown Grab-and-Go lunches
Frenchtown Branch Library
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Frenchtown Branch: Jewel River Harp Duo
Frenchtown Branch Library
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summer Teen Tuesdays
Art Box
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lolo Branch: Missoula Symphony Harp Performance
Lolo Community Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
How to Be an Author
Blackfoot Room
Events for July
15
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Frenchtown Story Time
Frenchtown Branch Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Big Sky Drop-In D&D
Big Sky Branch Library
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Community Flag – Help Make a Flag for Missoula!
MakerSpace
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sewing for Beginners
MakerSpace
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for July
16
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Death Cafe @ MPL
Cooper Room B
1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Financial Community Education
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Housing Advocate Network
Blackfoot Room
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Community Flag – Help Make a Flag for Missoula!
MakerSpace
5:45 pm
Frenchtown Book Club
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for July
17
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales in the Park
Westside Park
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
5th Birthday Block Party
Missoula Public Library
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 July
18
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Sensory Story Time
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Saturday Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
Events for July
19
No Events
Events for July
20
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
Events for July
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
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Big Sky Arts & Crafts
Big Sky Branch Library
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frenchtown Grab-and-Go lunches
Frenchtown Branch Library
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
America @ 250
Missoula Public Library
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summer Teen Tuesdays
Art Box
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
Events for July
22
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Frenchtown Story Time
Frenchtown Branch Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Stories and Games for Diverse Abilities
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Big Sky Drop-In D&D
Big Sky Branch Library
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Community Flag – Help Make a Flag for Missoula!
MakerSpace
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Planting Resilience: Terrarium Workshop with Climate Smart Missoula
Art Box
6:00 pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Blackfoot Room
Events for July
23
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Community Flag – Help Make a Flag for Missoula!
MakerSpace
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lolo Branch: Book Club
Lolo Community Library
Events for July
24
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales in the Park
Westside Park
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
Events for July
25
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Raptors of the Rockies
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
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Saturday Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
Events for July
26
No Events
Events for July
27
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn Computer Animation with Blender
MCAT
Events for July
28
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
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Frenchtown Grab-and-Go lunches
Frenchtown Branch Library
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Big Sky Arts & Crafts
Big Sky Branch Library
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summer Teen Tuesdays
Art Box
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
5:45 pm - 7:45 pm
Learn the Basics of Audio Recording
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Garden Meal
Demonstration Kitchen
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for July
29
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Frenchtown Story Time
Frenchtown Branch Library
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Museum of the Rockies Presents: Reading with a Raptor
Imaginarium
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Museum of the Rockies Presents: Montana Dinosaurs 101
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Big Sky Drop-In D&D
Big Sky Branch Library
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Community Flag – Help Make a Flag for Missoula!
MakerSpace
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
Events for July
30
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Community Flag – Help Make a Flag for Missoula!
MakerSpace
Events for July
31
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales in the Park
Westside Park
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Collaborative @ MPL
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Learn Computer Animation with Blender
MCAT
IndigiPalooza MT
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Indigipalooza MT: Speaking Truth About Power featuring Waubgeshig Rice, Nora Mabie, and B. Toastie Oaster
Cooper Room
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for August
1
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
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 - 3:30 pm
Saturday Tiny Tales
Imaginarium