The Davenport Public Library is offering a day of free fun and entertainment for families across the Quad Cities at its first ever “Fairmount Fall Festival.” Join us at the Fairmount Branch Library (3000 N. Fairmount Street) on Saturday, October 3, as we celebrate the theme “Everything Old is New Again!” Organizers expect a huge [...]

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Can you feel the excitement? Coupe DeVille performs LIVE at the Fairmount Branch on Saturday, October 3rd at 3:30. See you @ the Fall Fest! # Visit our blogs this week at http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com to learn how we are supporting The September Project. You should, too! # Powered by Twitter Tools

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I don’t remember a lot about growing up in the 70s (which is probably a good thing considering I wore plaid and polka-dots together), but I do remember the television special “Free to Be You and Me.” In fact, I can still remember almost all of the words to the theme song so gloriously sung [...]

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The 14th Amendment of the Constitution was adopted in 1868 to deal with race discrimination and to dismantle racial segregation at the end of the Civil War. It also, for the first time, added the word “male” to the text in regards to voting. Essentially, this amendment guarantees all citizens equal protection of the laws, but [...]

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What’s not to love about a library? Freedom to read, freedom to information, freedom to discuss, and the freedom to be who you are. If you support these freedoms, let people know! Tell your neighbors, your friends, your co-workers, someone passing on the street – tell them about your library! Let the people who decide [...]

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If you’ve been reading the other blogs, you’ve probably noticed a theme for this week… Freedom! DPL is participating in the September Project, a grassroots effort to encourage events about freedom in all libraries in all countries during the month of September. We’re taking it to the digital extreme – offering prose, insights, and suggestions [...]

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"Topping Out" ceremony today (9/17) @ 2 p.m. at the Eastern Avenue Branch construction site – 6000 Eastern Avenue. See you there! # Join DPL & the AAMI for an "Historic Preservation" lecture and learn how to preserve your heirlooms. Today, 9/12 @ 2 p.m. @ Main. # Visit DPL at the Vander Veer Fall [...]

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Davenport’s new environmentally friendly Eastern Avenue Branch Library – 6000 Eastern Ave. – reached the “topping out” stage on Thursday afternoon, moving the project closer to the highly anticipated summer 2010 opening date. During the “topping out,” steelworkers placed the final steel beam in the entryway of the Library, signifying that the highest point of [...]

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