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Teen Library Council's Gardens Tote Bag Sale

All Day 4/1 - 4/26
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Information Desk
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Families, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Body:
Purchase a tote designed and made by our Teen Library Council to support the Gardens then come to our Drop-In Tie-Dye Party Saturday, April 27 between 10 am and 1 pm to tie-dye your bag! Don't want to tie-dye or want your tote earlier - no problem...

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. 

Build-A-Droid Art Contest

All Day 4/1 - 4/27
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Special Event
Body:
Celebrate your love of Star Wars comics for Free Comic Book Day! Build your own droid using any medium - they can be stationary 3-D models, 2-D drawings or schematics, or even fully-working droids. The galaxy's the limit! What kinds of droids will yo...

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. 

Little Movers Storytime

9:30am - 10:15am
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! ...

Little Movers Storytime

10:45am - 11:30am
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! ...

PNG Cooking: Fruit

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Class
Registration 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. Thursday, ...

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. 

Teen Time - Gaming

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Body:
Tweens and Teens in grades 6-12 join us for our weekly Teen Time Program.  This week we will be Gaming!  You can bring your own device and use our Xbox, PS4, or Wii consoles.  ...

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. 

Rooting Out Poverty Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Bronze Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Body:
Join Moline Public Library & Project NOW as we come together for a viewing of the ABC Documentary that investigates the challenges and unfair treatment faced by people of color in the housing market across the country. "Our America : Lowballed...

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 Grout Museum - Super Cold

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Body:
Use liquid nitrogen, learn how temperature is related to the three phases of matter: solids, liquids and gases. The mind shattering experiments that students will see during this demonstration will blow them away! Plus they will get to try some very ...

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. 

Movers & Shakers Storytime

9:30am - 10:15am
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Body:
Preschoolers and their grownup can join us in the Children's Program Room for stories, songs, and rhymes! ...

PNG Sphero: Boat Race

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Class, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Body:
Learn how to use block coding to program Sphero Bolt robots, then race them in a regatta style race.   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. 

Drop-In Tie-Dye Party

10:00am - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Families, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Body:
Meet us any time between 10 am and 1 pm in the Gardens with a clean item to tie-dye!  White cotton items work best. You may also purchase a canvas tote to tie-dye, designed and made by our Teen Library Council, at the event.  All proceeds b...

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. 

Little Movers Storytime

9:30am - 10:15am
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! ...

Little Movers Storytime

10:45am - 11:30am
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! ...

PJ Party Storytime - Music!

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Families
Body:
Put on your PJ’s and join us in the Children's Program Room for a sensational, musical Story Time! Geared toward children age 3 and up with their families. No registration necessary.   This month's theme: Music! ...

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. 

Teen Poetry Cafe

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver/Bronze Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Literary, Presentation, Special Event
Body:
All poets who enter the 2024 Teen Poetry Contest are invited to the Awards Ceremony and Poetry Café. Poets can read their poems, and prizes will be awarded to the contest winners as well as those who choose to read. Light refreshments will be served....

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 Cooking: Protein

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Gold/Silver Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Class
Registration 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. Thursday, ...

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. 

Quad City Arts Visiting Artist: Kuniko Yamamoto

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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. In Magical Mask, Music and Mime of Japan Kuniko uses traditional Jap...

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. 

Teen Time - Unwind: Squishies

2:30pm - 3:30pm
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. 

Sew Fun! - Splatoon Squid Stuffie

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
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 little cuttlefish, just in time for Free Comic Book Day! Be sure to sign u...

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

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Information Desk
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Class, STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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. 

Movers & Shakers Storytime!

9:30am - 10:15am
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. 

Teen Crocheted Succulents

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Moline Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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 also have the option to attend with their tween/teen. Please register...

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

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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 farm with ten brothers...

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. 

Free Comic Book Day!

All Day
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! Check ou...

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.