Do you love sewing and your Library? Then you have the perfect combination for adding to our community quilt project! Love your Library, but don’t sew at all? You’re still perfect for adding to our quilt! Using books, reading, or community as the theme, create your own one-of-a-kind 10″ quilt block to donate to our […]
The Davenport Public Library is excited to offer the annual WinterReading Program! From January 1 to January 31, Davenport Public Library will be participating in Beanstack’sFifth Annual Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. The Winter Reading Program is open to all ages and all are encouraged to participate in this funprogram. Participants are […]
Do you love sewing and your Library? Then you have the perfect combination for adding to our community quilt project! Love your Library, but don’t sew at all? You’re still perfect for adding to our quilt! Using books, reading, or community as the theme, create your own one-of-a-kind 10″ quilt block to donate to our […]
The Davenport Public Library is excited to offer the annual WinterReading Program! From January 1 to January 31, Davenport Public Library will be participating in Beanstack’sFifth Annual Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. The Winter Reading Program is open to all ages and all are encouraged to participate in this funprogram. Participants are […]
The world is full of different spices and we are going to attempt to try them all! Join us on the first Tuesday of each month November through December at 6:30 pm at Fairmount (3000 N. Fairmount St.) as we try a new spice and recipe, which will be provided to you. Come back the […]
Join us in learning how to practically care for and preserve materials at home with tips and tricks from the staff of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. Each workshop will showcase different techniques and share applicable knowledge on creating tools and demonstrating methods of preservation for photographs, letters, books, and more. In this month’s Preservation […]
The Davenport Public Library is pleased to partner with the Hoover Museum and Presidential Library for this live webinar! Join us Thursday, October 21st at 6:00 pm for “Hoover’s Last Trip Home.” To register, please visit https://bit.ly/dpl-thirdthursdayoctober2021. We’ll take a look back 57 years to Oct. 25, 1964, when Herbert Hoover returned to West Branch, Iowa […]
Each month, Librarians from the Davenport Public Library will dive into a variety of topics and connect listeners to the many great resources the Library and City of Davenport have to offer. Listen in for book suggestions, interviews, and more. The Davenport Public Library’s FIRST episode of Checked In: A Davenport Public Library Podcast dropped […]
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Davenport Public Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind citizens of the Quad Cities that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. There is nothing more empowering than signing […]
Moving Our Minds is designed to strengthen our minds by moving our bodies. The program on Thursday, September 2nd at 7:00 pm at Eastern (6000 Eastern Ave.) will last approximately 25 minutes and will be adaptable for varied fitness levels. We may go outdoors, weather permitting. This event is FREE and open to the public. […]
