Storytimes near DAVENPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

We invite you to join us for our monthly Genealogy Lunch and Learn, where we delve deeper into family history topics. Each month, we will explore a variety of topics to give you additional tools to find your ancestors. This month, we are learning about using military records in genealogy research. Did Dad serve in WWII? How about Grandpa in WWI? Further back in your tree, do you have ancestors who served in the Civil War, War of 1812, Revolutionary War, or other conflicts? Learn how to obtain the records and what the records might show about your ancestor. Please bring your own lunch. Water and dessert will be provided. This program is suitable for adults and teens. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Makerspace, Main

With sublimation, you can put photorealistic images onto merchandise with minimal effort. Bring a quality digital image of your choice to the makerspace and we’ll help you sublimate it onto a mouse pad. This program is the same program offered on July 27th. Please register for one program. This program is best suited for adults. Registration is required. Please provide a valid email address with registration to exchange and review your photos. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Main, Main

The Main Library will be open 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm on Saturday, July 25th due to the Bix 7. The Fairmount and Eastern branches will be open regular business hours.

Makerspace, Main

With sublimation, you can put photorealistic images onto merchandise with minimal effort. Bring a quality digital image of your choice to the makerspace and we’ll help you sublimate it onto a mouse pad. This program is the same program offered on July 27th. Please register for one program. --> This program is best suited for adults. Registration is required. Please provide a valid email address with registration to exchange and review your photos. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society and the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library invite you to their monthly meeting. For our August presentation, Sunny Morton will present, "Fable or Fact? Verifying Old Family Stories." Sunny asks, "Don’t you wish you knew just HOW true certain family stories are? Though you may never be able to fully prove (or disprove) some stories, this lecture demonstrates how to “de-mythify” handed-down tales into truer ones that may be even more compelling. Follow my research into legends on my family tree. See what I discovered, and then consider how the new evidence reshapes the story and how you would tell it. Inspiring and entertaining even for general audiences, this can be delivered in a regular lecture format, a 90-minute discussion-driven format, or as a banquet/keynote talk." Join us to see if you can unravel your family stories to reveal the truth beneath! Sunny Morton is a "Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine and the Content Director at YourDNAGuide.com. She is co-author of How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, co-authored with Harold Henderson, CG, which received a book award from the National Genealogical Society. Her other book, Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy, is now in its 2nd edition. She is past Editor of Ohio Genealogy News. Her current research on the archives of Catholic women religious (sisters and nuns) has received funding from the Cushwa Center at the University of Notre Dame."- https://www.sunnymorton.com/about/ This program is scheduled to be held in person and virtually. This program is suitable for adults and teens. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

On the First Tuesday of the month, join us for a popular movie recently released to DVD. Call 563-326-7832 a week before for the movie title. Movies are rated PG, PG-13, or R. Registration is not required. This program is recommended for adults. Program dates: July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, and December 1. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com

Meeting Room B, Main

Join us as we share effective tools and advice for researching Revolutionary War ancestors. We will discuss family history resources documenting the United States Revolutionary War found in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and online. This program is suited for adults and teens. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Makerspace, Main

Create a wind spinner for your garden or home using one of our summer photos or designs. Space is limited and registration is required. This program is best suited to adults. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to caden@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

You have been given a mission. Let your creativity flow and create a masterpiece! I mean, create a messterpiece! No rules other than have fun and enjoy the experience! We'll pick a winner and display (with your permission) the artwork. Winners will also receive a ten-dollar gift card to Barnes and Noble! This program is for tweens and teens ages 10-15. Registration is required. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

We invite you to join us for our monthly Genealogy Lunch and Learn, where we delve deeper into family history topics. Each month, we will explore a variety of topics to give you additional tools to find your ancestors. This month, we are learning about computer genealogy programs. A variety of companies offer genealogy programs. What are their features? Which one is best for you? We’ll explore some options together. Please bring your own lunch. Water and dessert will be provided. This program is suitable for adults and teens. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.

Makerspace, Main

With sublimation, you can put photorealistic images onto merchandise with minimal effort. Bring a quality digital image of your choice to the makerspace and we’ll help you sublimate it onto a magnet. This program is for adults. Registration is required. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com.

Makerspace, Main

With sublimation, you can put photorealistic images onto merchandise with minimal effort. Bring a quality digital image of your choice to the makerspace and we’ll help you sublimate it onto a magnet. This program is for adults. Registration is required. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

On the First Tuesday of the month, join us for a popular movie recently released to DVD. Call 563-326-7832 a week before for the movie title. Movies are rated PG, PG-13, or R. Registration is not required. This program is recommended for adults. Program dates: July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, and December 1. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society and the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center of the Davenport Public Library invite you to their monthly meeting. We invite you to learn about Davenport School Museum with us. The Davenport School Museum is that it serves as a “resource for the learning and preservation of the history of the Davenport Community Schools District through the acquisition of historical and culturally significant objects and records”. The museum has records dating back to 1858 when the district was created. Visitors can do genealogy research, research alumni and staff, and look at school curriculum materials. Artifacts available are sports memorabilia, Pre-World War I German teaching materials, World’s Fair books, silver Kuhnen Medals given to outstanding students, yearbooks, newsletters, newspapers, and much more. Items from schools that have been torn down have been rescued and are on display. Glass cases throughout the lobby and the upper floors display many of their treasures. The museum is located at 1702 Main Street on the first floor of the J.B. Young Opportunity Center. Our hours are 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. on Mondays and 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, open on most holidays other than the major ones. They invite you to visit this unique museum, one of only two school district museums in the country. For more information about this institution, please visit their website: Davenport School Museum. This program is scheduled to be held in person and virtually. This program is suitable for adults and teens. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

Book Arts Academy is a hands-on workshop series offering community members an opportunity to learn more about book arts and their history, as well as how to create them. Each workshop will cover a different type of book arts, spanning from simple binding techniques to lettering arts. For our September workshop, we will learn about pamphlet binding. This program is recommended for adults and teens. This program is offered on the third Tuesday of the month, from September to December, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Main. Registration is required for each session. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.

Meeting Room B, Main

We invite you to join us for our monthly Genealogy Lunch and Learn, where we delve deeper into family history topics. Each month, we will explore a variety of topics to give you additional tools to find your ancestors. This month, we are learning about the value of digital copies in genealogy research. How to preserve your ancestor’s treasures, particularly your photographs. View/review your options for preserving paper artifacts or photos, including making digital copies – the good, the bad, and the ugly pitfalls. Please bring your own lunch. Water and dessert will be provided. This program is suitable for adults and teens. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com.

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.

Main, Main

The Main Library will be open 9:00 am - 1 pm on Saturday, September 26th due to the Fatal Fiction fundraiser. The Fairmount and Eastern branches will be open regular business hours.

Main

Come join us at Main to jump, shake, and shimmy the sillies out! Every Friday we’ll have stories, songs, and fun! All ages welcome, best for children ages 1 to 5 years. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to youthservicesandprogrammingstaff@davenportlibrary.com.