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Saturday, May 4 - 10:00 a.m. Poetry Cafe. Poetry readings from selections of submissions to the Moline Public Library Poetry Contest.
Saturday, May 4 - Gettysburg: One Woman's War. Michele LaRue, a professional performer appearing in period costume, will dramatically recite three stories from Elsie Singmaster's 1913, Gettysburg: Stories of the Red Harvest and the Aftermath centered on the imagined life of Mary Bowman, a Civil War widow. The program, sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library, is open all ages and free of charge. Please register at the 2nd floor Reference Desk, phone 524-2470 or Online.
Tuesday, May 7 - 6:30 p.m. Book Bunch Club. Small group for children 7 - 9 years of age. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library. Registration is required.
Tuesday, May 7 - 7:00 p.m. Pageturners. We will be discussing Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson. Copies of the book will be available to borrow for those who register. To sign up, visit the Moline Public Library or call 309-524-2470.
Wednesday, May 8 - 7:00 p.m. Join us for folk tales, fairy tales and stories in script form read by young readers. Call the library to read. No registration required to be in the audience.
Thursday, May 9 - 10:00 a.m. Preschool Story Time. Stories, finger-plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
Saturday, May 11 - 2:00 p.m. Mother's Day Craft. Make something special for mom. For children ages 5-9. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library. Registration is required.
Tuesday, May 14 - 6:30 p.m. Book Bunch Club. Small book club for children ages 7 -9. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library. Registration is required.
Wednesday, May 15 - 6:30 p.m. Sing Me a Story. Presented by Adrienne Biskie. A celebration of books, songs and movement geared for preschoolers. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library. No registration required.
Thursday, May 16 - 10:00 a.m. Preschool Story Time. Stories, finger-plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
Thursday, May 16 - 6:30 p.m. Building with Books Lego Club. Build with Lego blocks and listen to stories. Blocks are supplied. For ages 6-12. No registration required.
Thursday, May 16 - 7:00 p.m. Civil War Book Discussion Series. The 3-part discussion series continues with Chapters 5-8 from the book, "Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction" by Allen C. Guelzo.
Tuesday, May 21 - 9:00 a.m. Partners in Job Training and Placement present Ten Effective Ways to Utilize Social Media in Your Job Search. Social media tools will focus on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln and Google+.
Tuesday, May 21 - 6:30 p.m. Book Bunch Club. Small group for children 7 - 9 years of age. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library. Registration is required.
Wednesday, May 22 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Film Viewing and Discussion: Swing Jazz. America's Music: A Film History of Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway is a six-week series featuring documentary screenings and scholar-led discussions about distinctly American genres of music: blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock and roll, and mambo and hip hop. Presented by Moline Public Library, in partnership with Bettendorf Public Library, Davenport Public Library, Rock Island Public Library, River Music Experience and Western Illinois University-Quad Cities.
For more information about the America's Music series throughout the Quad Cities, call 309-524-2470 or www.americasmusicqc.com
Wednesday, May 22 - 6:30 p.m. Club 42 Book Group. We will be discussing Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. Meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of every month. Registration is not required and please call the Reference Desk 524-2470 for more information.
Thursday, May 23 - Preschool Story Time - 10:00 a.m. Stories, finger-plays, and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
Tuesday, May 28 - 6:30 p.m. Preschool Story Time. Stories, finger-plays and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten. Registration is required.
Wednesday, May 29 - 6:30 p.m. An 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.
Thursday, May 30 - 2:00 p.m. Rick Rayburn's Kids Concert includes singing, wild guitar and lots of fun! Features songs from his popular children's CD's. For all ages. No registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Moline Public Library.
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