The Davenport Public Libraries will be closed Friday, March 28th and Sunday, March 30th for the holiday. However, all locations will still open their normal hours, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 29th. Thank you, and have a great Spring!

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Most everyone is familiar with the idea of a birthstone or birthday stone: A gemstone popularly associated with an aspect of your birthday. But did you know there are many different birthstone origins? Here is the list of modern birthstones, which most of us will find familiar: January: Garnet February: Amethyst March: Aquamarine April: Diamond May: Emerald June: Pearl, Moonstone July: Ruby August: Peridot [...]

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Freedom of Information (FOI) Day is an annual event on or near March 16, the birthday of James Madison, who is widely regarded as the Father of the Constitution and as the foremost advocate for openness in government. Each year, the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award are presented [...]

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March 14th is the U.S. House of Representatives-approved Pi Day! Pi (π) is the mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, and is approximately equal to 3.14–hence the date March 14th (3.14)! You can celebrate Pi Day by checking out one of our many books on the subject. Rather read something [...]

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From InternationalWomensDay.com: International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Check out this event by perusing IWD.com, or following the hashtags #womensday and #iwd on Twitter. March has also been declared Women’s History Month in the United States. So be sure to [...]

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Neil Gaiman (author of the The Sandman graphic novels, American Gods, and The Graveyard Book) is a big fan of libraries. And let’s face it, we’re huge fans of Neil Gaiman! To celebrate, here are 12 short stories by Neil Gaiman which he “wrote in in three days of madness.” He goes on to explain, “Each one [...]

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