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Traveling this Holiday Season?
Don't forget the WiFi! Check out a HotSpot and
you'll have non-stop Internet access.
Great for presentations and meetings, too.
HotSpots check out for one week intervals.
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We Have More than Books :)
The Library has a growing collection of games of all kinds...board games, electronic games, and more! Check them out during International Games Week, November 4 - 10. Or check out a few to keep out of town guests entertained over the holidays.
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From Monet to Matisse:
A Vocal Canvas Concert
You won't want to miss this special concert by Claudia Hommel and friends. Hommel will feature songs, style and artistry from the French Moderns period. Program is in collaboration with the French Monerns Exhibit currently on display at the Figge.
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Book Club Holiday Get-Together?
Host it at the Library!
The Library offers community meeting spaces for a variety of events from small meetings to large programs. For guidelines and nominal fee schedule, visit: Meeting Room Info
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Coming December 1
Meet the big guy himself! Start thinking about what book you'd like him to bring for your stocking ...assuming you've been good this year!
Program made possible by the Jaycees of the Quad Cities.
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November Programs and Events
For Children
(Teens & Adults Schedule below...)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Storytime for Littles
Mondays at 9:30am or 10:45am (Does not meet Monday, November 12)
Wednesdays, November 7 and November 21 from 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
For children birth - 36 months
Nurture your baby and toddler's love of books through music, movement, stories and art exploration while helping develop language, motors and social skills.
No registration is required for this free program
Exploratorium
Wednesdays in November from 2:00pm-3:30pm (does not meet Wednesday, November 21)
For children in K-5th grades
Explore a new STEAM topic each week with hands on activities at this after-school drop-in program.
No registration is required for this free program. For more info:
STEM For more information about the Putnam 11/14 Exploratorium program, see:
Putnam Engineering
Preschool Story Time
Thursdays, November 1, 8, 15, 29 at 10:00 am
Mondays, November 5 and 26 at 6:00pm
For children 3 - 5 years
Story Time for preschoolers to build reading-readiness skills.
No registration is required for this free program.
Family Reading Fun Night
Thursday, November 8
6:00 pm
Enjoy family stories including "Like My Dad Always Said" read by Moline author Collin Hennigar and others stories read by Moline police officer Andy Hughes and our own Miss Marta. Crafts, activities and a chance to visit a police car will follow the stories.
For more info: Reading is fun!
CLOSED for Veterans Day
Monday, November 12
Sew Fun!
Monday, November 19
Ages 8 - 12
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn to sew with making fun, simple, woodland animals using basic hand sewing skills. Registration is required. For more info or to register: Sew
CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23
The Library WILL be open Saturday, November 24
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November Programs and Events
For Adults and Teens
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An opportunity for teens to have input on Library offerings and resources. Meets service hour requirements.
Docent Tour of the Putnam Museum
Friday, November 2
Noon
Docent Tour of the Putnam Museum's Literary Heroines Exhibit. Meets at the Putnam.
*Space is limited and registration is required. For more info:
Tour
Original Norman Rockwell Painting on Display
Saturday, November 3
All Ages
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
A rare chance to view an original Norman Rockwell painting. "Makes Good Sense to Me" is part of the private collection of Lawrence and Marilyn Matteson. For more info:
Rockwell
NaNoWriMo
(National Novel Writing Month)
Mondays, November 5, November 19, November 26
Thursdays, November 1, November 8, November 15, November 29
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Teen and Adult writers working on NaNoWriMo can come to the Moline Public Library on Monday and Thursday evenings in November for a quiet place to work and catch up with fellow writers. The 2nd floor program room will be open. No registration required. For more info:
NaNoWriMo
Pageturners Book Club
Tuesday, November 6 at 6:30 pm. For more info:
Book Club
Wednesdays, November 7, November 14, November 28
A place to gather together for handiwork fans. Yarn supplied but participants are encouraged to bring their own materials. Optional participation in Project Linus. For more info:
Circle
From Monet to Matisse: A Vocal Canvas Concert by Claudia Hommel
Friday, November 9
Noon
From Monet to Matisse: A Vocal Canvas Concert by Claudia Hommel is a vocal and visual performance in collaboration with the Figge's From Monet to Matisse: 1850-1950 exhibition. For more info:
Hommel
Immigration and Citizenship Workshop
Saturday, November 10
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Representatives from QCAir and Esperanza Legal Assistance Center will be at the library to provide information on various immigration situations and how to become a U.S. Citizen. Attendees will be able to ask questions and get help with forms regarding their own immigration status. This workshop is FREE. No registration is required. For more info:
Citizenship
CLOSED for Veterans Day
Monday, November 12
Essential Oils Class
Tuesday, November 13
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us in learning more about essential oils, their uses, and how to create your very own anti-stress/anxiety blend. The instructor is Tamara Bogosian. Registration is requested. For more information or to register:
Oils
Steen Metz, My Story: Surviving the Holocaust
Tuesday, November 13
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
To mark the 80th commemoration of Kristallnacht, the 75th commemoration of the deportation of the Jews of Denmark to the Terezin Concentration Camp, Steen Metz, will present "My Story: Surviving the Holocaust." For more info: Metz
Steen Metz in partnership with the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities
Women's Roles in Society - or how we moved from corsets to the boardroom
Wednesday, November 14
Noon
Part of the Putnam Museum's Literary Heroines exhibit.
Bring your lunch or purchase lunch at our Java Lab Cafe to enjoy during this noon program. For more info:
Roles
Teen/Tween Gaming
Wednesdays, November 14 and November 28
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
For grades 6 - 12.
Enjoy a wide variety of board and electronic games with friends. For more info:
Gaming
Free Yoga @ the Library
Wednesday, November 14
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Nora Coyne-Logan, of Breathe Bend & Balance is a 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and will be guiding the 60 minute class. For more info:
Yoga
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble Concert
Friday, November 16
Noon
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble lead by Dr. Edgar Crockett will play in concert. For more info:
Jazz
CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23
The Library WILL be open Saturday, November 24
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