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Hot diggity dog!

Posted by hhampton  Published in Library News, PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

July 23rd is National Hot Dog Day. So while you ponder the universal question of whether a hot dog is or isn’t a sandwich, enjoy these facts about Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile. Vanity plates for the Wienermobile have included: YUMMY, OUR DOG, BIG BUN, LIL LINK, OH I WISH, WEENR, WNR MBLE, and BOLOGNA. The job title [...]

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Tags: Bix Porch Party, Davenport Public Library, Entertainment, Excitement, Families, food, hot dog day, Library, Main Street Library, Music, Quad Cities, wienermobile

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9

Jul

Tesla Day!

Posted by hhampton  Published in PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

July 10th is Nikola Tesla Day. In my opinion Nikola Tesla deserves a week, at least. The Serbian-American inventor and engineer, best known for developing the AC electrical supply system, is also responsible for wireless communication, the radio, neon lights, and remote control. He held over 300 patents worldwide for his various inventions. Were Tesla alive today, he [...]

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Tags: engineering, inventions, Nikola Tesla, Patents, PTRC, Tesla, Tesla Day, USPTO

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6

Jul

Libby balloon at Red, White, & Boom 2012

Posted by shart  Published in Adult Programs, Library News, PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS, Teen Programs, Youth Programs

Thank you to everyone who had their picture taken with the library’s 25′ Libby balloon! It was a great time! Checkout all of the pictures on our facebook page.

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Tags: 4th of July, Adult Programs, and Boom, Books, Children, Davenport Public Library, Entertainment, Excitement, Families, Fireworks, Freedom, Friends, holidays, Iowa, Kids, Libby, Library, News, Quad Cities, Reading, Red, social networking, Summer Reading, Teens, White

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