Mission2Mars with spectrUM
Summer Learning Program
This summer, MPL and spectrUM are teaming up to bring you Mission2Mars, an interactive program that invites you to delve into the mysteries of space with fun, hands-on activities. From exploring the Moon and Mars to unraveling the phenomena of solar eclipses, you’ll tackle challenges encountered by real astronauts and scientists. Join us for a fun summer adventure that will expand your horizons and ignite your imagination
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Events for June
2
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction to Animation Using Blender with Neil Wells
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
An Introduction to Cosplay
Cooper Room B
Events for June
3
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
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Garden Meal
Demonstration Kitchen
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for June
4
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Spice It Up: Library Spice Club
Demonstration Kitchen
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Physical Therapy Research Study for Adults
UM Living Lab
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Ellingson Room
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
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
What is Death Cafe?
Cooper Room B
Events for June
5
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
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
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cooking for Kids!
Demonstration Kitchen
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for June
6
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summertime LEGO Club
Imaginarium
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Dream Bigger Showcase
Cooper Room
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for June
7
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
Events for June
9
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
College Planning 101
Blackfoot Room
Events for June
10
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
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cooking Using Induction
Demonstration Kitchen
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for June
11
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Physical Therapy Research Study for Adults
UM Living Lab
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
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Windows User Group
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Ellingson Room
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
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 June
12
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Bookmobile at Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Resource Access Day (RAD)
Level Four
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for June
13
MINE: Excavating Ecologies
Level Four
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bookmobile at Missoula Food Bank
Missoula Food Bank
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summertime LEGO Club
Imaginarium
Events for June
14
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Art Box Art Gallery
Art Box
Colors of Your Library Scavenger Hunt
Missoula Public Library
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
12:00 pm
Kick-Off Summer Concert with Cowboy Andy and the Salamanders
Library Parking Lot
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bookmobile at AniMeals
AniMeals
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Altered Books and Free Book Giveaway
Cooper Room
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
Events for June
15
No Events
Events for June
17
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Summer 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 - 3:00 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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Summer Meal Prep: Build-Your-Own Meat Bowls
Demonstration Kitchen
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for June
18
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
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Death Cafe @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Physical Therapy Research Study for Adults
UM Living Lab
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Board Games and Relax
Level One
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
One Day I’ll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman: Author Reading by Abi Maxwell
Cooper Room
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for June
19
No Events
Events for June
20
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales in the Park
Westside Park
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summertime LEGO Club
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for June
21
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time with The Paddleheads!
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sensory Story Time
Imaginarium
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Way of the Dandelion
Cooper Room B
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
NotebookLM Seminar
MakerSpace
Events for June
22
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bookmobile: Books and Baseball with the Missoula Paddleheads
Ogren Park
Events for June
23
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cooking Through Grief
Demonstration Kitchen
Events for June
24
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Summer Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
12:00 pm - 3:00 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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Teen Art: Terrible Teddy Bears
MakerSpace
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for June
25
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
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Physical Therapy Research Study for Adults
UM Living Lab
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Big Sky Drop-In D&D
Big Sky Branch Library
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Ellingson Room
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
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Art Box
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
Events for June
26
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 3:00 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 June
27
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tiny Tales in the Park
Westside Park
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Summertime LEGO Club
Imaginarium
Events for June
28
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Wildlife Habitat on the Balcony!
Level Two
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Graphic Novel Storytelling Workshop
Cooper Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
Events for June
30
No Events
Events for July
1
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Summer 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 - 3:00 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 - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Garden Meal
Demonstration Kitchen
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for July
2
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
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kids STEM Building
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All Under One Roof Roadshow @ Seeley Lake Branch Library
Seeley Lake Branch Library
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Physical Therapy Research Study for Adults
UM Living Lab
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Big Sky Drop-In D&D
Big Sky Branch Library
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Ellingson Room
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
3
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
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
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
Events for July
5
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium