All of the Davenport Public Library buildings will be closed on Friday November 11th in observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday. All three locations will reopen on Saturday November 12 with their regular hours, 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Monday September 5th in observance of the Labor Day holiday. All of our buildings will reopen on Tuesday, September 6th with their regular business hours – Main and Eastern 9am to 5:30pm and Fairmount noon to 8pm.
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The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Monday July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday. All of our locations will reopen on Tuesday, July 5 with their regular business hours – Main and Eastern 9am to 5:30pm and Fairmount noon to 8pm.
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The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Monday May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. All of our branches will reopen on Tuesday May 31st with their regular hours: Main and Eastern 9:00am to5:30pm and Fairmount noon to 8:00pm.
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The Davenport Public Library is pleased to announce that we have been chosen to participate in the testing for a new delivery system designed to get your books to you as quickly as possible! This system combines the best attributes of technology with good old-fashioned customer service and we believe it will revolutionize the library world – and yours as well!
In association with Drones R Us®, the library will now deliver your requested items via drone! After you have read and signed the Drones R Us® contract and personal liability waiver, your library account will be synced with their exclusive Drone Book Delivery System Interface. Then, when a book you have reserved becomes available for you, a Drones R Us® drone will be dispatched to your home with your book. Books will be packaged in pink hat boxes tied with a white satin ribbon and will be limited to no more than 4 items per delivery.
It’s easy to activate this free service! Simply access your library account (or stop at the Customer Service Desk at any Davenport Library location) and go to the “Contact Information and Preferences” section. Carefully read the Drones R Us® contract and personal liability waiver, confirm that the address listed is current and check the box labeled “Yes! Drone Delivery”. Then sit back and wait for the distinctive humming buzz of your next book arriving at your doorstep via the Drones R Us® drones!
The library does not accept any responsibility for misdirected items, broken windows, dented cars or head gashes that may result from a Drones R Us® drone delivery. Activate service at your own risk.
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The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, March 29th so that staff may attend an all-day in-service. All of our buildings will reopen on Wednesday March 30th with their usual business hours – Main and Fairmount be open 9am to 5:30pm and Eastern Avenue will open noon to 8pm.
The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Friday, March 25 for the Good Friday holiday. All of our buildings will reopen on Saturday March 26 with their regular business hours, 9am to 5:30pm.
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The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Monday, February 15 in observance of President’s Day. All of our buildings will reopen on Tuesday with their regularly scheduled business hours: Main and Eastern 9:00am to 5:30pm and Fairmount noon to 8:00pm.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
The Academy Award nominations were announced early on January 14, and the ceremony will take place on February 28. The Academy Awards are widely known as the ultimate acknowledgement in the film industry. Unlike most film awards, the Academy Awards focus on every aspect of film making from Best Production Design to Best Supporting Actor to Best Film of the Year. While it may be the most coveted of all film awards, the actual event is probably the least exciting of any movie award show. Usually they open up with some fun awards, but the middle has a bunch of awards the general public doesn’t really care about that are won by a bunch of people we’ve never heard of. I LOVE this award show, but when the award for Best Sound Editing comes up I take a bathroom break. This is where I stop and thank my DVR for all of the wonderful things it does!
Coincidentally my favorite Oscar moment occurred during the longest ever Oscar ceremony. Of course this particular year I was watching it live and remember it well. In 2002 Whoopi Goldberg hosted the ceremony that would last 263 minutes. That is 1 hour and 23 minutes over the 3 hour allotted time slot. But it was well worth the wait as my second favorite actor of all time finally took home the Best Actor Oscar for his roll in Training Day. Fourteen years later Denzel Washington continues to be a standard in acting as he was awarded the Cecil B. Demille Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes on January 10.
This year is a big year for me as a fan, probably the biggest year in my 20 years of watching the Oscars. Despite everything I just said about the award shows being a bit boring in the middle, I am definitely watching it live this year! My favorite actor of all time is up for Best Actor and he is a shoe in to win. He is one of the few Hollywood acting elite that have yet to take home an Oscar. To earn the nomination, Leonardo DiCaprio was the lead actor for the film The Revenant. For those of you that have not heard by now, the cast and crew had to endure excruciating filming conditions. The weather was was often far below zero and there were multiple set backs and difficulties. Only when temperatures reached -40 degrees did production halt for five weeks. DiCaprio pulls out all the stops for this film, including eating a raw bison liver. Leo is not the only cast member being honored, the film leads the Oscar pack with a total of 12 nominations.
Another highlight of this year’s Academy Awards will be host Chris Rock. Chris Rock previously hosted the award ceremony in 2005. There has been some push for the actor to drop out of hosting the awards due to the lack of diversity of the nominees this year. But as of right now, the actor is standing by the Academy. Rock leaves me laughing every time and I think this show will be no exception.
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The Davenport Public Library will be closed on Monday January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day. All of our buildings will reopen on Tuesday January 19 at their regular scheduled time – Main and Eastern Ave at 9:00am and Fairmount at noon.
Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!
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