News & Events from the Davenport Public Library http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/pr "We've Got Connections" Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:12:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ARE YOU READY FOR SOME PROGRAMS? http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/pr/2010/08/27/are-you-ready-for-some-programs/ http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/pr/2010/08/27/are-you-ready-for-some-programs/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:12:18 +0000 shart http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/pr/?p=2045 Next week the Davenport Public Library starts its fall line-up of programming!  Starting September 1, non-stop through the end of the year, you will not find more FREE programming anywhere in the Quad Cities than at the Davenport Public Library!  At approximately 23 programs a week, we will be offering nearly 400 programs between now and the end of the year!  400 PROGRAMS!  Make sure to check out all of our program options on the library calendar at www.davenportlibrary.com.

Be sure to check out all of our blogs and social networking sites!

And don’t forget to become Libby’s friend on facebook!

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To check out this new database visit our website at www.davenportlibrary.com.

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    Join us as Tammy shares insight from her recently published book. She will give also give a short talk and take questions and answers from the audience. Enjoy light refreshments and socializing with other fans of The Black Dress.

    20% of all book sales will be donated to the FRIENDS of the Davenport Public Library.

    For more information, contact 563-888-3371.

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    3RD ANNUAL “SAVE A LIFE” BLOOD DRIVE

    How many lives have you saved this year?  Did you know that for every pint of blood that you donate you can save up to three lives?  According to the MVRBC, “every 2 seconds someone in the United States needs blood, that amounts to approximately 38,000 pints of blood needed every day in the U.S.”  Even though about “60% of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, as little as 5% actually do.  Despite advances in modern medicine, there is no substitute for human blood.”

    Join the Davenport Public Library and the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center for its 3rd annual “Save A Life Blood Drive” on Saturday, August 21 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Fairmount Branch Library.  The partnership between the MVRBC and the Davenport Public Library is one of the many ways that the Davenport Public Library reaches out to help the Quad City community.  Don’t be part of the 55% that don’t give blood, donate today and help save lives!  Who knows, the one that you save could be your own!

    To register for a time to give blood, call Steve at (563) 328-6833 or register online.  For more information on the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center visit www.bloodcenter.org.

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