Friday is Wear Black for Cash day to honor the late Johnny Cash. Haven't listened to JC in a while? Check out our collection of CDs! # Branch News: Windows from inside http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/eastern/2010/02/24/windows-from-inside/ # Teen News: YAuthor Stalking Tuesday: Neil Gaiman http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/teens/2010/02/23/yauthor-stalking-tuesday-neil-gaiman/ # Branch News: Windows http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/eastern/2010/02/23/windows/ # Teen News: 3rd Annual YouTube Video Contest [...]

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Help us finish laying the foundation of Davenport Public Library’s Eastern Avenue Branch at our “Cornerstone Ceremony” happening on Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. at the library construction site (6000 Eastern Avenue).   The cornerstone of this environmentally friendly library is also a time capsule, which will hold important documents, technology, and other artifacts [...]

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If your evening is free tonight Tuesday, February 23, be sure to stop out at the Fairmount Branch Library for some fantastic programs for all ages!  Headlining tonights activities is jazz sensation, Ray Blue.  Blue performs on world stages connecting people with his music.  He’s played in festivals in South Africa, Zanzibar, Ireland, China, and [...]

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Have you picked up your Winter Reading Program log yet? Check out and read items for a chance to Win a Wii! Ends March 13th. # Teen News: YAuthor Stalking Tuesday: Justine Larbalestier http://bit.ly/cUhjjw # Special Collections: "Comic" Valentines http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/?p=1341 # Kids News: Wordle wackiness! http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/kids/?p=1699 # Teen News: The Life and Opinions of DJ [...]

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Come in out of the cold and snow to enjoy hand-picked award-winning foreign and domestic independent movies while eating some delicious popcorn.  The third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m., the Fairmount Branch Library (3000 N. Fairmount Street) invites you to come enjoy these films, snacks, and discussions. February’s Off-Beat Independent film is The [...]

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Special Collections: The Importance of Primary Resources http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/?p=1349 # Teen News: Chasing Lincoln's Killer http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/teens/2010/02/12/chasing-lincolns-killer/ # Teen News: YAuthor Stalking Tuesday: Sarah Prineas http://bit.ly/aGUbXd # Teen News: Ski for a Wii http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/teens/2010/02/08/ski-for-a-wii/ # Teen News: Way To Go, DPL Teens! http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/teens/2010/02/06/way-to-go-dpl-teens/ # Kids News: Ski for a Wii! http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/kids/?p=1686 # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The opening to the 2010 Olympic Games might be taking place in Canada later this week, but the 2010 Library Games have already begun right here in Davenport, IA.  That’s right, this year the Davenport Public Library’s Winter Reading Program features “ski for a wii!”  The cool thing is, you really don’t need to know how [...]

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Branch News: Contractor's update – January http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/eastern/2010/02/04/contractors-update-january/ # Teen News: John Mayer – Battle Studies (2009) http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/teens/2010/02/04/john-mayer-battle-studies-2009/ # Kids News: Get dressed — or undressed! http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/kids/?p=1681 # Teen News: YAuthor Stalking Tuesday: Chip Kidd http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/teens/2010/02/02/yauthor-stalking-tuesday-chip-kidd/ # Branch News: Building the roof http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/eastern/2010/02/02/building-the-roof/ # Special Collections: Calling All Patrol Wagons? http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/?p=1326 # Your chance to win [...]

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