Teen & Adult Program
Summer Library BINGO Instructions
- Starting June 1, pick up a printed Library BINGO card at the library.
- Complete horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines. Each line you complete gets you one entry in the prize drawing, up to six entries. Complete every square for a bonus seventh drawing entry! The more BINGOs you complete the more chances you have to win.
- You have until 5PM on August 31 to complete your BINGO card to be entered into a drawing for 1 of 5 literary prize bags.
- Return completed BINGO cards to a public service desk to be entered in the drawing.
- Our 5 prize drawing winners will be notified on September 8.
Don’t forget to check out our events below, happening all summer long! Click here for info about Youth programs.
June
ALTERED BOOKS FOR EVERYONE
Be adventurous and create something new! Pick out one or more of our MANY discarded books and turn them into Art! Books, magazines, and art materials provided, and you can bring your own. All ages welcome so X-Acto knives and hot-glue guns will not be available. You are free to come and go and take home any books you don’t want to transform. Expect enthusiastic support, music, creativity, and fun for all.
HUSH HOUR MISSOULA
Enjoy an hour of silent reading with fellow library lovers! The Level Four balcony awaits readers who want to grab a drink, listen to live tunes, and take in beautiful views, all while getting lost in a good book. MPL is proud to partner with Hush Hour Missoula and KFGM to bring community silent reading to the library. Readers can grab a drink, find a seat, and relax from 6-7 PM. Silent reading will start at 7 PM, with discussion and socializing after from 8-8:30 PM. Please note that once the library closes at 6 PM, only the Main Street entrance doors will be unlocked from 6-6:30 PM for entry to the event.
ADVENTURES IN COOKING TEEN EDITION
VISIT TAIWAN
Learn about Taiwan as you make Boba tea, peng bing cookies, and Taiwanese milk mochi. We’ll meet in the Demonstration kitchen on Level Three of the library. This event is open to participants grades 7-12.
HOME RESOURCE FIX-IT CLINIC
Bring in items you’d like to learn how to fix. Outdoor gear, bikes, lights, you name it, and the Home Resource coaches present will be able to teach you how to fix it.
ADVENTURES IN ZINE-MAKING
For decades, punks, poets, and other adventurous self-publishers have created zines to make their voices heard – and you can too! Join us for an afternoon of zine-making and learn how you can make your own mini-books or magazines with this versatile and affordable art form. Supplies will be provided, and all ages and experience levels are welcome!
HANDS-ON PLANT LAB
Ready to learn some tips and tricks for plant and wildflower identification? This hands-on workshop will take your botany knowledge to the next level. Join local naturalist Drew Lefebvre of Turnstone Nature Education to observe real plants up close, discussing plant characteristics, patterns, terminology, field guides, and more. We’ll observe, decode, compare, and even dissect! No experience required.
July
WEST AFRICAN KORA CONCERT WITH SEAN GASKELL
Enjoy a performance with Sean Gaskell as he demonstrates the West African kora, a 21-22 string harp. Sean’s experiences in West Africa comes through in this program where he will intertwine educational information by performing songs on his own West African kora.
ADVENTURES IN COOKING TEEN EDITION
MYCOLOGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
Take a mycological mystery tour! We’ll meet in the Artbox to explore the mysterious world of mushrooms by making mushroom grow bags and learning fascinating facts about weird fungi. We’ll then travel to the third floor demo kitchen to cook and sample amazing mushroom dishes. This program is open to participants grades 7-12.
ALTERED BOOKS FOR EVERYONE
Be adventurous and create something new! Pick out one or more of our MANY discarded books and turn them into Art! Books, magazines, and art materials provided, and you can bring your own. All ages welcome so X-Acto knives and hot-glue guns will not be available. You are free to come and go and take home any books you don’t want to transform. Expect enthusiastic support, music, creativity, and fun for all.
HUSH HOUR MISSOULA
Enjoy an hour of silent reading with fellow library lovers! The Level Four balcony awaits readers who want to grab a drink, listen to live tunes, and take in beautiful views, all while getting lost in a good book. MPL is proud to partner with Hush Hour Missoula and KFGM to bring community silent reading to the library. Readers can grab a drink, find a seat, and relax from 6-7 PM. Silent reading will start at 7 PM, with discussion and socializing after from 8-8:30 PM. Please note that once the library closes at 6 PM, only the Main Street entrance doors will be unlocked from 6-6:30 PM for entry to the event.
GAME DAY @ MPL
August
OLYMPICS WATCH PARTY
Come to the library to watch the Olympics Games in Paris for three nights straight. The library will provide drinks, themed snacks, fun facts and books about the Olympics, and of course a live stream of the Olympics Games as you explore the adventure of Olympics sports.
HUSH HOUR MISSOULA
Enjoy an hour of silent reading with fellow library lovers! The Level Four balcony awaits readers who want to grab a drink, listen to live tunes, and take in beautiful views, all while getting lost in a good book. MPL is proud to partner with Hush Hour Missoula and KFGM to bring community silent reading to the library. Readers can grab a drink, find a seat, and relax from 6-7 PM. Silent reading will start at 7 PM, with discussion and socializing after from 8-8:30 PM. Please note that once the library closes at 6 PM, only the Main Street entrance doors will be unlocked from 6-6:30 PM for entry to the event.
VOICE OF THE VALLEY: SALISH LANGUAGE, ART, & HISTORY
Join Aspen Decker for this engaging educational program at the Missoula Public Library where Aspen will speak about Salish language, art, and history.
Aspen Decker is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Tatay̓áqn, Qlis:p̓é & Ksanka) and a speaker of her tribal language, Nsélišcn ‘Salish language’.