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Wednesday, January 4, 2012 |
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Event Title: Kickoff Event For In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Time: 3:00 PM CST
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Watch a film adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are and visit the traveling exhibit, here through February 24th. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak was organized by the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, and developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 10:45 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: E Reader Lobby Lessons
Where: Library Lobby
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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Learn about the E-book services the Moline Public Library offers for Moline card holders. Stop by the table in the library's lobby for an informal 1:1 session on what E-book services the library offers.
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Sunday, January 8, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Teen Reading Challenge
Sunday, January 8, 2012
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Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to take part in the Quad City area-wide Teen Reading Challenge. Pick up a challenge log from your local library and keep track of how much you read between January 8 and January 28. Read 250 minutes to win a prize and an invitation to the Challenge Final Party on Friday, February 3. At 500, 750, and 1000 minutes get entered into drawings for more prizes. For more information contact your local library.
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Monday, January 9, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Teen Writers Group
Where: Platinum Room
Monday, January 9, 2012
Time: 7:00 AM CST
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Bring a few short items to share with the group, get feedback, and learn some new tricks. This program is free, no registration is necessary.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Book Bunch Club
Where: Children's Program Room
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM CST
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Small book club with activities for children ages 7-9. Children receive book on the first night. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
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Event Title: Healthy New Year! Strategies to Achieve Your Weight Goals in 2012
Where: Silver and Bronze Rooms
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Many Americans kick-off the new year - every year - with a health goal.HyVee Registered Dietitian Janet Macon, MS, RD, LD, will discuss strategies to achieve and sustain lifestyle goals that promote a healthy weight.Join us for this interactive evening.Healthy samples will be provided.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: E Reader Lobby Lessons
Where: Library Lobby
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM CST
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Learn about the E-book services the Moline Public Library offers for Moline card holders. Stop by the table in the library's lobby for an informal 1:1 session on what E-book services the library offers.
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Event Title: Reader's Theater
Where: Children's Program Room
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Join us for folk tales, fairy tales and other stories in script form read by young readers. Call the library if you wish to be a reader. No registration is required to be in the audience.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Time: 10:45 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War Series
Where: Gold Room
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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1st of a five-part reading and discussion series, Lets Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War will be led by Dr. Stephen Warren, Professor of History, Augustana College. Works for the community to discuss the legacy of the American Civil War are the book March by Geraldine Brooks and a selection from Americas War: Talking About the Civil War and Emancipation on Their 150th Anniversaries, an anthology of historical fiction, speeches, diaries, memoirs, biographies, and short stories edited by Edward L. Ayers. Lets Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, a reading and discussion series, has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. For further information and to register for the series inquire at the Reference Desk or phone 309-524-2470.
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Saturday, January 14, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Let The Wild Rumpus Start!
Where: Children's Area
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Meet Max and one of Sendak's Wild Things. Crafts, activities, and refreshments for all ages. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak was organized by the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, and developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life.
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Monday, January 16, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Messy Monday!
Where: Children's Program Room
Monday, January 16, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST
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Drop in for a messy bit of fun! No registration is required. Come anytime between 10 and 3. Please wear old clothes. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
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Event Title: Classics Club Book Group
Where: Platinum Room
Monday, January 16, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain will be discussed. Copies of the book will be available to borrow for those who register. To sign up, visit the Moline Public Library Reference Desk or call 309-524-2470.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Anime Club
Where: Bronze Room
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Time: 3:30 PM CST
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Teen and Young Adult fans of anime, manga, and all things Japanese are invited the third Tuesday of the month for Anime Club. This program is free and no registration is necessary. For more information call 309-524-2440 or online at http://www.molinelibrary.com.
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Event Title: Book Bunch Club
Where: Children's Program Room
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM CST
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Small book club with activities for children ages 7-9. Children receive book on the first night. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Civil War Ghosts And Legends
Where: Meeing Rooms
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Storyteller Brian Fox Ellis will take listeners back in time with true stories and legends to the bloody battlefields, gruesome field hospitals and haunted graveyards of America's Civil War.
Mr. Ellis will appear as Mathias Stritt, a German immigrant who was one of the first to enlist in Peoria Illinois and later marched with General Sherman as he burned Atlanta and marched to the sea.
The program is free and open to all ages. Please register at the reference desk or phone 309-524-2470.
Sponsored by the National Endowment For The Humanities and the American Library Association through a grant in conjunction with the Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the Civil War, a reading and discussion series.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 10:45 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: E Reader Lobby Lessons
Where: Library Lobby
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
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Learn about the E-book services the Moline Public Library offers for Moline card holders. Stop by the table in the library's lobby for an informal 1:1 session on what E-book services the library offers.
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Event Title: Building With Books Lego Club
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM CST
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Build with lego blocks while listening to stories. Blocks are supplied. Ages 6-12. Registration is required.
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Event Title: The Java Jews
Where: Meeting Rooms
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Enjoy an evening of Klezmer music with this seven piece "highly caffeinated" ensemble. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities.
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Monday, January 23, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Pajama Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Monday, January 23, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Wear your P.J.'s and bring your favorite stuffed animal to hear new stories. Bring the family and enjoy the fun! Recommended for ages 4-8. Registration is not required.
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Event Title: Teen Writers Group
Where: Platinum Room
Monday, January 23, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Bring a few short items to share with the group, get feedback, and learn some new tricks. This program is free, no registration is necessary.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Book Bunch Club
Where: Children's Program Room
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM CST
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Small book club with activities for children ages 7-9. Children receive book on the first night. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Contented Canines
Where: Children's Program Room
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Kim Lindquist, business owner, dog rescuer, and trainer will talk about how to create healthy, happy, and well-trained dogs. She'll bring a gentle dog to interact with the audience. For children and dog lovers 4 and older. Registration is required.
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Event Title: Learn How to Borrow Library eBooks on Your New eReader
Where: Bronze Room
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM CST
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Thursday, January 26, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Time: 9:30 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: Preschool Story Time
Where: Children's Program Room
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Time: 10:45 AM CST
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Stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
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Event Title: E Reader Lobby Lessons
Where: Library Lobby
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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Learn about the E-book services the Moline Public Library offers for Moline card holders. Stop by the table in the library's lobby for an informal 1:1 session on what E-book services the library offers.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Books on the Move!
Where: Children's Program Room
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM CST
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A new, active, story time program based on music, movement, and early literacy. It is geared for the "young and restless" (ages 4 and under)! Registration is required.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 (4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 28 31)
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Event Title: Book Bunch Club
Where: Children's Program Room
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM CST
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Small book club with activities for children ages 7-9. Children receive book on the first night. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
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