Family History Writing Contest
MPL’s second annual Family History Writing Contest launches October 1. Entries will be accepted until March 1, 2025 via Submittable.
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Events for December
30
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bookmobile at AniMeals
AniMeals
Events for January
1
No Events
Events for January
2
Missoula Writes: 17th Annual Writing Contest
Missoula Public Library
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Missoula Scholastic Chess Club at MPL
Cooper Room B
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
3
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Zoom
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for January
4
2025 Missoula Reads 50-book Challenge
Missoula Public Library
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
DIY Recipe Books & Recipe Swap for Kids
Imaginarium
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Family History Guide
Cooper Room A
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for January
5
No Events
Events for January
7
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
American Red Cross Blood Drive at MPL
Cooper Room
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for January
8
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Swan Valley Book Chat
Swan Valley Branch
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Windows User Group
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Potomac Branch Library Book Club
Potomac Branch Library
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for January
9
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Resource Access Day (RAD)
Level Four
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Buck Hitswithastick at spectrUM
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
10
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Zoom
Events for January
11
9:30 am - 11:30 am
English as a Second Language Class
Blackfoot Room
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sensory Story Time
Imaginarium
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for January
14
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Books on Tap @ Imagine Nation Brewing
Imagine Nation Brewing Co.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society
Blackfoot Room
Events for January
15
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Kids Cooking Class
Demonstration Kitchen
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for January
16
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
5:45 pm
Frenchtown Book Club
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for January
17
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Zoom
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for January
18
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Yoga Story Time
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society Work Day
Blackfoot Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for January
19
No Events
Events for January
20
No Events
Events for January
21
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Living with the Land – Louise Ogemahgeshig Fischer
Cooper Room B
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for January
22
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
23
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
24
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Zoom
Events for January
25
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sherlock Holmes & a Musical Mystery
Missoula Public Library
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for January
28
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for January
29
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Branch Story Time
Swan Valley Branch
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
30
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Sky Branch Tech Time
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for January
31
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Zoom
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Teddy Bear Sleepover
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for February
1
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Ice Cream for Breakfast
Art Box
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
2025 Missoula Writes Early Review Deadline
Virtual Event
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Teddy Bear Sleepover
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lunar New Year Celebration
Level Four
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Busting Genealogy Myths
Blackfoot Room
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT