When you visit, you’ll want to review the home page as your first stop; we’re constantly updating it with the most recent offerings and upcoming events. “About Us” gives you a peek at how the library started plus useful information like book drop locations and staff contacts.
Our “Catalog” link lets you look up materials, place holds, renew, and review your account.
“Events” features our new-and-improved calendar with something for all ages.
And for the younger crowd, “Youth Services” offers the latest on our children’s programs and book lists, and teens can follow the link to the Young Adult page to catch up on events and more just for them.
Did we mention our blog? The more you explore, the more you’ll find. So if you can’t squeeze a visit to the library into your busy day, put on your slippers and visit the library in the comfort of your own home. We’re at www.missoulapubliclibrary.org. Think ... more!
Library joins World Community
It’s not often a library computer sits unused. But when it does, that time is being put to good use. We recently joined the World Community Grid, a cooperative project dedicating computer “down time” to running computations for research into projects such as discovering cancer treatments, fighting AIDS and determining a formula to help impoverished countries grow rice.
The secure program joins thousands of individual computers to equal a supercomputer, cutting research time from decades to months. Whenever a computer is not in active use, it is assigned a portion of the supercomputer’s computations. For more on the World Community Grid, visit www.worldcommunitygrid.org or ask at the library.
Hot happenings
Here’s a sampling of upcoming events at MPL. For more information, call the library at 721-2665 or visit www.missoulapubliclibrary.org. If anyone attending a program needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 721-BOOK (2665).
• Book club to discuss “The Zookeeper’s Wife.” Share the true story of Polish zookeepers who hid World War II Jews and Polish resisters in their Warsaw zoo on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m.
• Family Game Night. Fun for all ages Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. Learn a new game or compete in a favorite with co-sponsor World Games of Montana.
• Socrates Cafe. Think like a great philosopher at Socrates Cafe on a special day, Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m.
• Cheap Date Night. See a new release movie for free Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and close at 7:15 p.m.
• “Twilight” Release Party. Celebrate the movie release Friday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. Teens ages 13-18 can compete in Twilight Trivia, share their favorite parts of the book, and enjoy a live reading of a teen-written Twilight/Harry Potter hybrid novel. Anyone interested is invited to “Meet Me at the Movies,” and join librarians at the movies that evening. Details at the Young Adult desk.
52 ways to use your library card
(52 maneras de usar su targeta de la biblioteca.)
No. 29: Find a new recipe. (Encuentre una receta nueva.)
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