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- College Financial Aid Workshop – Understanding How to Pay for College
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- Meet Arthur at the Library!
- Author Event – Winning the Earthquake How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress
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- A Place Called Yellowstone: An Evening of Conversation between Randall Wilson and Peter Stark
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- Frenchtown: Spectrum Be a Health Scientist
- Book Launch with Nick Triolo: The Way Around
- MINE: Excavating Ecologies
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- Fixit Clinic – Bike Repair and Maintenance
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- Teen Art: Terrible Teddy Bears
- Kick-Off Summer Concert with Cowboy Andy and the Salamanders
- Portrait Making–Realism Not Advised
- Altered Books and Free Book Giveaway
- Story Time for Diverse Abilities
- Middle School Writers’ Group
- The Garden Meal
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- An Introduction to Cosplay
- Death Cafe @ MPL
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- Cooking Through Grief
- College Application Workshop
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- Dads and Dialogue
- Infant to 3-Year-Old Summer Playgroup
- Hero Capes Craft
- NoveList: Unlock Your Next Great Read!
- Make a Recycled Seed Starting Pot
- Tracing Trades: Unearthing Your Ancestors’ Occupations
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- Movement for Your Mental Health
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- Physical Therapy Research Study for Adults
- Book Launch – A Gracious Civic Enterprise
- Cooking Demo with Mariah Gladstone
- Jackie Vetter Artist Presentation
- Preserving Your Pages: A Home Guide to Book Care
- Open Mic Night @ MPL
- An Evening Honoring Award Winning Author Chris La Tray
- Photographing Birds and Where to Find Them
- Picture Book Plays
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- Stephen Graham Jones Reading
- AI for the Average Individual
- Introduction to Animation Using Blender with Neil Wells
- Cooking @ MPL: How to Make Bone Broth
- Families First 31st Birthday Celebration
- Intro to Irish Research
- Helping Kids Manage Their Emotions
- Hasan Davis – The Journey of York
- 2025 Missoula Writes Early Review Deadline
- Lunar New Year Celebration
- DIY Recipe Books & Recipe Swap for Kids
- The Family History Guide
- Teddy Bear Sleepover
- Sherlock Holmes & a Musical Mystery
- Living with the Land – Louise Ogemahgeshig Fischer
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- Buck Hitswithastick at spectrUM
- Annual ToileTree Hygiene Kit Drive
- Bookmobile at AniMeals
- Missoula on Main
- Taylor Swift Party
- Cookie Decorating and Crafts
- Jonathan Marquis- Wilderness Walking Artist Talk
- Getting Started with FamilySearch
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- Movie Night – The Hate U Give
- Bridging the Worlds: Buck Hitswithastick
- Introduction to Laser Cutters
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- Welcome to the World of Jan Brett
- Make a Zine!
- Family History Roadshow
- Native American Heritage Month @ MPL
- The Family History Writing Contest Explained
- Halloween All Under One Roof at MPL
- Oral Interviews
- Emotional Literacy: Building Stronger Bonds Through Emotion
- Photo Digitization
- Government Poets: An Evening of Poetry and Discussion of the Heart in Local Government
- MPL’s Family History Resources
- Hanif Abdurraqib Author Talk: There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
- Busting Genealogy Myths
- Rachel McGovern Artist Presentation
- Stop Animation Workshop for Kids at River City Roots Festival
- Garden for Wildlife® in the Garden City: Notes from an AmeriCorps Member
- Astronomy for All: Library Telescopes and Local Astronomy Clubs
- Missoula Hush Hour, Jr.!
- Teen Read-In
- Families First: Circle of Security
- Historical Story Time with Fort Missoula
- PainSavvy Health Literacy
- Grow Music Presents…
- Community Heroes Story Time
- Build Your Own Fairy Garden
- Induction Cooking Class with Climate Smart Missoula
- Craft Swap
- Arduino For Everyone
- Kid’s Fall Chess Tournament at MPL
- Locality Guides for Family History
- Resource Access Day (RAD)
- Blue Death: The 1918 Influenza in Montana
- Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
- Build your Creativity Muscles
- Bookmobile Launch Party!
- Learn Computer Video Editing
- Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
- Get Lit! Program Series at Missoula Public Library
- Fall Scavenger Hunt @ MPL
- Library Card Sign-Up Month
- Seeley Lake Book Club
- Becoming Little Shell Book Launch with Chris La Tray
- Voices of the Valley: Salish Language, Art, and History with Aspen Decker
- Olympics Watch Party
- All About Break Dancing
- Pint Night @ Imagine Nation Brewing Co.
- Game Day Jr. @ MPL
- Game Day @ MPL
- Mission2Mars with spectrUM
- Story Time with The Paddleheads!
- Summer Celebration
- Teen Adventures in Cooking – Mycological Mystery Tour
- The Hearing Dog
- Light and Lasers: A Photography and Engraving Workshop
- West African Kora Concert with Sean Gaskell
- Birding Journals for Kids
- The Way of the Dandelion: A Pride Workshop
- Poverello Past & Future: Cocktail Reception
- Potomac Branch Summer Reading Club
- Be a Space Scientist! with spectrUM
- Hands-on Plant Lab
- MCAT Media Shenanigans
- Adventures in Zine-Making
- Potomac Puzzle Exchange
- All Under One Roof Roadshow @ Seeley Lake Branch Library
- Teen Adventures in Cooking – Visit Taiwan
- OpenAIR Presentation with Genevieve Waller
- Tiny Tales in the Park
- Community Library Symphony Concert – Lolo
- Community Library Symphony Concert – Frenchtown
- Hush Hour Missoula
- Big Sky Branch Tech Time
- Big Sky Summer Game Day
- Community Radio DJ Auditions
- Music Saturday at MCAT Studio
- Parenting Consultations
- Read to Ride with the Western Montana Fair
- Pollinators – Make a Butterfly Puddler
- World Wide Knit in Public with Yarns @ MPL
- Author Event – Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers
- Soft Sculpture Workshop with Genevieve Waller
- Summer Learning Program Kick-Off with Kate DiCamillo
- English as a Second Language Class
- Library Adventures Scavenger Hunt
- Introduction to Ethical Wi-Fi Hacking & Self Defense!
- Story Time with Belle!
- Upcycle Your Own Tote Bag
- May Flower Planting
- Summertime LEGO Club
- Friends Volunteer Event
- Missoula Writes Awards Reception
- MCAT’s Video Screening of Fires Around Missoula
- Open AIR Artist-Led Workshop: Designing Generative Music with Anteo Fabris
- Open Air Artist Presentation
- Game On! @ MPL
- Hooks & Needles: A Yarns Retreat
- Big Sky High School Art Show
- Mask Decorating for the Wild Walk
- Week of the Young Child
- Mental Health Matters: A NAMI Forum for Mental Health Awareness Month
- Tales from the Trails: Wilderness Storytelling and Discussion
- Kids’ Spring Chess Tournament at MPL
- Movement Class with Gyrotonic Missoula
- Nature Journaling
- Hush of the Land – Storytelling with Arnold “Smoke” Elser
- Nature Journaling for Youth
- All Under One Roof Earth Week
- MPL Watercolor Class Art Show
- Beginner-Friendly Birding
- Getting to Know Spring Wildflowers
- First Friday: Missoula Writing Collaborative
- Families First 30th Birthday Party
- International Happiness Day
- 100 Things to do in Montana Before You Die Book Event
- Documentary Showing – Trust Me
- Lyla in the Loop Watch Party
- Oscars Watch Party
- Soup & Stories with All Nations Health Center
- Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
- Family History Writing Contest Submissions Due
- Meet the “Read with Me” Therapy Dogs
- Celebrate Black History Month at MPL
- Learn Computer Video Editing
- Project Community Connect
- Writing Contest Final Deadline
- Writing Contest Review Deadline
- Lolo Book Discussion
- Film Collective Meet Up
- MakerSpace Volunteer Recruitment Event
- Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
- Big Sky Documentary Film Festival DocShop
- Family History Writing Contest Review Deadline
- AARP TaxAide
- spectrUM Spring Break Camps Registration
- Five Valleys Seed Library Seed Swap
- Windows User Group
- Story Time for Diverse Abilities
- All About Podcasting Distribution
- Harry Potter and His Magical Orchestra Journey
- Gallop Toward the Sun: An Evening of Conversation between Peter Stark and Chris La Tray
- Missoula Reads 2024 Completed Logs Due
- Census Through the Decades
- spectrUM Science at the UM Living Lab
- Winter Celebration: VonCommon Studios Art Blizzaard
- Potomac Branch Library Book Club
- Family History Writing Contest
- Talk Time
- Missoula Scholastic Chess Club at MPL
- Discovery Area Science Activity
- Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
- Decorating and Planting Flowers
- Air, Wildfire, and Smoke
- Read with Dogs!
- YMCA Yoga at the Library
- Irish Dancing with the Caroll-Henderson School of Irish Dancing
- Summer Camp Expo
- One Day Short Film Production
- First Reads with Montana Repertory Theatre
- Dads and Dialogue
- Virtual Reality Tour
- Beyond BMDs – Adding Life to Your Family History
- Newspapers in Genealogy Research
- Missoula Writes: 18th Annual Writing Contest
- 2025 Missoula Reads 50-book Challenge
- Missoula on Main
- Kids Cooking Class
- Big Sky Gaming Station
- Video Camera Tour
- Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
- Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
- Virtual Reality Tour
- Spirit of Giving at MPL
- Symphony Kids
- Community Radio DJ Auditions
- Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
- Community Connections
- Back to School Bash
- Kids’ Learning and Sharing with People and Technology
- Preschool Art with a Purpose
- Swan Valley Branch Story Time
- Swan Valley Branch Story Time
- Big Sky Drop-In D&D
- Summer Learning Program
- Big Sky Arts & Crafts
- Frenchtown Story Time
- Young Kids Dance Party
- Altered Books for Everyone
- Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Party
- Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
- St. Patrick’s Day Fun
- Mushroom Identification
- Kids STEM Building
- International Women’s Day
- Volunteer Day
- Cooking for Kids!
- Learn 3 Camera Studio
- Introduction to Podcasting
- Ice Cream for Breakfast
- MCAT Tour & Training
- 2026 Missoula Reads 50-book Challenge
- Swan Valley Book Chat
- Art with a Purpose
- Find the Elf on the Shelf
- Home Resource Fixit Clinic
- 4HistoryBuffs
- Western Montana Genealogical Society
- LEGO Club
- Community Connections
- Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
- Yarns @ MPL
- Big Sky Writers’ Group
- Introduction to Podcasting
- Dads and Dialogue
- Tiny Tales
- Discovery Area Science Activity
- Art with a Purpose
- MCAT Tour & Training
- Memory Café
- MakerSpace Classes
- American Red Cross Blood Drive at MPL
- D&D Guild for Adults
- D&D Guild for Teens
- 2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
- Frenchtown Book Club
- 3rd Wednesday Book Group
- Young Adult Writers’ Group
- Middle School Writers’ Group
- Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
- Story Time