The Davenport Public Library and its employees would like to thank all of the volunteers for another wonderful and successful year!  

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The Davenport Public Library, in cooperation with Senior Star Living at Elmore Place, is offering a new program this spring called “Travelearning: Exploring the Globe on Screen.” This program happens on the first Wednesday of each month, March through November, at 2:00 p.m. at the Eastern Avenue Branch Library (6000 Eastern Avenue). “Many people love [...]

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Saturday, April 2                                                                 Wednesday, April 6 9 – 11 a.m.                                                                             3 – 5:30 p.m. Fairmount Branch Library                                               Eastern Avenue Branch Library The Davenport Public Library partnering, for the fourth year, with Document Destruction and Recycling Services to present Community Shred Days for Money Smart Week 2011. This year we are going to have two events. [...]

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   Slave to Soldier PA   THE DAVENPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF IOWA PRESENTS “FROM SLAVE TO SOLDIER”   Experience the transition from slave to soldier in the Civil War     Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fairmount Branch Library (3000 N. Fairmount Street)  Nationally known speaker, Joseph [...]

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The Davenport Public Library, Bettendorf Public Library, and Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities are partnering to bring the area an unprecedented four-part lecture series covering the history of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, presented by Dr. Art Pitz. Lecture 1 – “A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Pre-WWI”will happen on Monday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m. [...]

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“Computer Tutor” is designed to be a drop-in session where people can ask computer questions and gain personalized attention. Trained staff will be able to help people with the following applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, internet, job searching, setting up email accounts, and how to use library databases and catalog. The sessions run the first [...]

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Take time to check-out the first episode of KidTV.  Each segment is kept seperate so that you have the opportunity to listen at your convenience.  The total time allotment for the program is about 15 minutes. For more information on KidTV www.davenportlibrary.com.

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The parking lots are cleared, sidewalks shoveled, and we are ready for you to join us at the library! Stop in for a hot drink and treat at Cam’s Coffee House and enjoy the warmth of a good book with your friends at the Davenport Public Library.

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