All of the Davenport Public Library locations will be closed on Thursday, November 25 for Thanksgiving.  Be sure to stop by one of our locations on Black Friday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:30  p.m. and checkout some of our hundreds of FREE items with your library card.  Don’t forget that you can always [...]

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If you need help finding a job, the Davenport Public Library’s Computer Tutor might be your answer!  Stop in at the Eastern Avenue Branch Library (6000 Eastern Avenue) this Wednesday, November 24, between 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. for help not only with Microsoft Office products, but also with job searching, using the internet, setting up email [...]

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The end is near. The long-awaited finale of the Harry Potter movie franchise is coming. The first installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, also known as “HP7,” happens on November 19. What better way to celebrate a literary character than at a library! The Davenport Public Library is hosting a Harry Potter Party [...]

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The traveling exhibit, “Davenport’s Civil Rights Movement: 1945-1974,” opens on October 6 at the Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street. The exhibit will be on display through November 15. The exhibit is the result of nearly three years of work by the Davenport Civil Rights History Committee, comprised of the Davenport Civil Rights Commission, St. [...]

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