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PNG Cooking: Protein on Tuesday, April 30 at 5:00 pm

PNG Cooking: Protein

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Gold/Silver Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Class
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
PNG Footer:

Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Li...

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Learn about nutrition and cook an entire meal with the University of Illinois Extension Office. Each week will focus on a different food group and registration for each session is ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Body:

Learn about nutrition and cook an entire meal with the University of Illinois Extension Office. Each week will focus on a different food group and registration for each session is required. Attendance at all five sessions is encouraged.

Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

kuniko

Quad City Arts Visiting Artist: Kuniko Yamamoto

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Gold/Silver/Bronze Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Performer, Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Body:

Kuniko Yamamoto enchants audiences of every age with dramatic storytelling using myths and fables from ancient and modern Japan, spiced with social revelations to educate and amuse...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver/Bronze Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performer, Special Event
Body:

Kuniko Yamamoto enchants audiences of every age with dramatic storytelling using myths and fables from ancient and modern Japan, spiced with social revelations to educate and amuse.

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Blue background with text reading Teen Time Unwind Squishies and a pink and green cupcake

Teen Time - Unwind: Squishies

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Body:

Tweens and Teens in grades 6-12 join us for our weekly Teen Time Program.  This week's theme is Unwind and we will paint cupcake-shaped squishies! No registration. All supplie...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Body:

Tweens and Teens in grades 6-12 join us for our weekly Teen Time Program.  This week's theme is Unwind and we will paint cupcake-shaped squishies! No registration. All supplies provided. 

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Image of a Splatoon Squid on a painted background. Text reads: Sew Fun! Splatoon Squid Stuffie

Sew Fun! - Splatoon Squid Stuffie

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

Hey-Hey, Inkopolis! Are you ready for this month's Sew Fun? May's super special project is a Splatoon Squid! Children will learn new hand sewing techniques to make this cuddly litt...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
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Hey-Hey, Inkopolis! Are you ready for this month's Sew Fun? May's super special project is a Splatoon Squid! Children will learn new hand sewing techniques to make this cuddly little cuttlefish, just in time for Free Comic Book Day!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

PNG Sphero Chariots of Fire, Wednesday, May 1 at 5:30 pm

PNG Sphero: Chariots of Fire

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
2nd Floor Information Desk at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Class, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
PNG Footer:

Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Li...

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Learn how to use block coding to program Sphero Bolt robots, then have them follow a race course.   This program is part of the Project Next Generation Grant and is open...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Information Desk
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Class, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Body:

Learn how to use block coding to program Sphero Bolt robots, then have them follow a race course.

 

This program is part of the Project Next Generation Grant and is open to students in grades 5-12.

Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Children playing instruments under the words Movers & Shakers Storytime

Movers & Shakers Storytime!

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

For kids ages 3 to 5 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

For kids ages 3 to 5 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

picture of cartoon succulent on dusty background with text

Teen Crocheted Succulents

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Body:

Teens and tweens in grades 6-12 can learn how to make an amigurumi crocheted succulent from Mei Lin McDermott of Crochet Corner! Some crochet experience is preferred. Caregivers...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Body:

Teens and tweens in grades 6-12 can learn how to make an amigurumi crocheted succulent from Mei Lin McDermott of Crochet Corner! Some crochet experience is preferred.

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Time to Ship Another Steer Author Talk, May 3 at noon

Time to Ship Another Steer: Author Talk

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Gold/Silver/Bronze Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
History, Literary
Age Group:
Adults
Body:

Author Bill Mueller will discuss his second book, Time to Ship Another Steer. When you have eleven kids, and there is a bill to pay it is Time to Ship Another Steer. ...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver/Bronze Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Literary
Body:

Author Bill Mueller will discuss his second book, Time to Ship Another Steer. When you have eleven kids, and there is a bill to pay it is Time to Ship Another Steer. This is a fun look at growing up on the family f

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Millennium Falcon, Tie Fighters and X-Wing Fighters on a comic background. Text reads: Free Comic Book Day; Saturday, May the 4th; All Ages Welcome

Free Comic Book Day!

All Day
Library at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Body:

Celebrate your love of comics and graphic novels here at the Library! This year's theme is Star Wars!! Come in costume, pick up a free comic or two, play some games, enjoy some art...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Special Event
Body:

Celebrate your love of comics and graphic novels here at the Library! This year's theme is Star Wars!! Come in costume, pick up a free comic or two, play some games, enjoy some art made by members of the community and take some fun pictures!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Baby smiling under the words Little Movers. Above her is a rattle. Next to her is a bottle. Under the bottle is the word Storytime

Little Movers Storytime!

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Smiling baby with the words Little Movers Storytime

Little Movers Storytime!

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Makey Makey Cardboard Creations on Monday, May 6 at 5:30

PNG Makey Makey Cardboard Creations

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Gold/Silver Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
PNG Footer:

Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Li...

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Make a creation out of cardboard and use Makey Makey kits and Scratch coding to make them interactive.  This program is part of the Project Next Generation grant and is ope...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Body:

Make a creation out of cardboard and use Makey Makey kits and Scratch coding to make them interactive. 

This program is part of the Project Next Generation grant and is open to students in grades 5 through 12.

Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Food drive May 7-14. Nonperishable items needed.

MLK Food Drive

All Day 5/7 - 5/21
Lobby at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Body:

The Arc of the Quad Cities will be collecting food along with our friends from the QC Disabilities Awareness Coalition and distributing food to pantries across the QCA. The drive w...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Body:

The Arc of the Quad Cities will be collecting food along with our friends from the QC Disabilities Awareness Coalition and distributing food to pantries across the QCA.

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

pineapple street

Pageturners

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Body:

A contemporary fiction and nonfiction book discussion group that meets the first Tuesday of each month.  Books are provided on a first-come, first-served basis, and can b...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Body:

A contemporary fiction and nonfiction book discussion group that meets the first Tuesday of each month.  Books are provided on a first-come, first-served basis, and can be picked up at the Information Desk.  Or find any copy an

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Lego Lab May

Lego Lab

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Kids, Families
Body:

Join us for great stories and building fun! All bricks are provided, but be sure to bring your imagination! 

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: STEAM
Body:

Join us for great stories and building fun! All bricks are provided, but be sure to bring your imagination! 

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Graphic Reading Teen Time Anime Club

Teen Time - Anime Club

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
2nd Floor Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens
Body:

Teen Time Anime Club meets the second Wednesday of the month after school in the 2nd Floor Program Room. Discuss manga and anime, enjoy snacks, and play a game or make a craft! ...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Event
Body:

Teen Time Anime Club meets the second Wednesday of the month after school in the 2nd Floor Program Room.

Discuss manga and anime, enjoy snacks, and play a game or make a craft!

Open to those in Grades 6-12.

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Children playing instruments under the words Movers & Shakers Storytime

Movers & Shakers Storytime!

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

For kids ages 3 to 5 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

For kids ages 3 to 5 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

library board of trustees

Library Board Meeting

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Bronze Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Everyone
Body:

The Library Board of Trustees meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 12:00 p.m.   Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following app...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Bronze Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Meeting
Body:

The Library Board of Trustees meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 12:00 p.m.  

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Image of a blue sky with a sun catcher in the middle. Text reads Creativity Lab, Wax Paper Sun Catcher.

Creativity Lab - Wax Paper Sun Catchers

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Families
Body:

Join us for Creativity Lab in the Children's program room from 6 pm to 7 pm, where we will be making Wax Paper Sun Catchers for May. Grades K-5.  All supplies provided. No reg...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Body:

Join us for Creativity Lab in the Children's program room from 6 pm to 7 pm, where we will be making Wax Paper Sun Catchers for May. Grades K-5.  All supplies provided. No registration necessary. 

 

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Smiling baby under the words Little Movers. Next to her is a bottle and under it it says Storytime

Little Movers Storytime!

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Smiling baby with the words Little Movers Storytime

Little Movers Storytime!

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Body:

For kids ages 0 to 3 and their grownup, join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Girl playing under the words Sensitive Storytime with Registration Required written next to her

Sensitive Storytime

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Children's Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Body:

Join us for a storytime especially for children and families who are looking for a smaller, more adaptive library experience. Sensitive Storytime is ideal for young children with s...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Body:

Join us for a storytime especially for children and families who are looking for a smaller, more adaptive library experience.

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

Opera

Opera Quad Cities

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Gold/Silver/Bronze Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Everyone
Body:

Please join the Moline Public Library and Opera Quad Cities for their last performance at the library before they take their summer break!

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver/Bronze Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performer
Body:

Please join the Moline Public Library and Opera Quad Cities for their last performance at the library before they take their summer break!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance. 

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

Novel Naptime Book Club

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
2nd Floor Program Room at Moline Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Families
Body:

Do you have young kids and can't seem to find the time to get away for a fulfilling book group? Come join us for Novel Naptime, a popular materials book group for parents - where k...

Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Families
Program Type: Book Club
Body:

Do you have young kids and can't seem to find the time to get away for a fulfilling book group? Come join us for Novel Naptime, a popular materials book group for parents - where kids preschool age and under are welcome!

Please note:

Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend an event and requires a special accommodation should notify the Moline Public Library (see Contact Info on this page). Please contact the Library at least 24 hours in advance.