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Did you receive an e-reader, tablet, or computer this holiday season or decide to buy one for yourself?  Are you considering purchasing one in 2012?  Then look no further to hear about one of the fastest-growing trends in America, e-books, and how to download them for free! How to download an e-book! from Davenport Public [...]

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Kids of all ages, kickoff your summer fun at the Fairmount Branch Library (3000 N. Fairmount Street) with the Summer Reading Kickoff Carnival on Saturday, June 4 from noon to 4 p.m.!  Play games, win fun prizes, knock one of the teen volunteers into the dunk tank, and signup for the “One World, Many Stories” Summer Reading Program.  [...]

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  The Davenport Public Library needs just $112,000 to secure a $1.2 million dollar Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) Grant to help buildthe Eastern Avenue Library, and the FRIENDS of the Library are offering the citizens a great opportunity to contribute. Join us for thefirst ever“RE@D – River-city Entertainment at Davenport – Variety Show” on [...]

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  The 1st Annual “Teen YouTube Red Carpet Event” was a Complete Success!  Media, with their cameras flashing, surrounded the directors, producers and movie stars at last night’s Red Carpet Premiere.  The local teen librarians, headed by Davenport Public Library Teen Librarian, Christie Vogt and Scott County Library Teen Librarian, Sara Carlin, put on an [...]

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The birthday celebration for the legendary Bix Beiderbecke brought in over 250 people on Tuesday, March 11 at the Davenport Public Library – Fairmount Street.  While celebrating what would have been Bix’s 105th birthday, people ate hotdogs and cake, drank coffee and lemonade, and listened to the toe-tapping music of the Bix All-Star Band.  Rave [...]

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