What’s better than sitting outside on a nice summer evening listening to ukulele music? Alan Morrison and Rebecca Casad from AM Guitar Works will perform outside of the Eastern (6000 Eastern Ave.) on Tuesday, July 20th from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. So grab your lawn chairs, blankets, sunblock, and bug spray, and enjoy some beautiful music. In case of inclement weather, please call the Library at 563-326-7832. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832.  Read More

Join Davenport Public Library as we celebrate the 47th running of the Bix 7 with a virtual tour of the historic sites and architecturally significant buildings along the race route, including Downtown, the Hilltop, Kirkwood Boulevard, the Village of East Davenport, and McClellan Heights. This recorded presentation available on the DPL YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/c/DavPubLib. Keep up with our virtual programming on our Virtual Branch Calendar of Events at https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/calendar/virtual. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com... Read More

Calling all BINGO lovers! Join us for Zoom Bingo. Prizes will be awarded. Registration is required in order to get the login information. Your Bingo cards will be emailed to you on the day of the program. The event URL will be sent via a registration email. Households can use the same Zoom login. Registration is required. Register here: https://bit.ly/dpl-zoombingojuly Keep up with our virtual programming on our Virtual Branch Calendar of Events at https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/calendar/virtual. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com... Read More

Davenport Public Library has crafts for every color of the spectrum! Each week at the Fairmount Library we’ll offer a craft corresponding to color; do one or do them all. Registration is required for each week at http://bit.ly/dpl-craftingbycolor. Best for ages 6+ Wednesday, July 14th at 12:00 pm: Green Pea Pod Clay Sculpture Wednesday, July 21st at 12:00 pm: Blue Bubble Wrap Painting Wednesday, July 28th at 12:00 pm: Violet Beaded Dragonflies When signing up, please indicate how many children will participate (make craft, etc.) and how many additional people will be present. Space is limited... Read More

It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. FUN10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local... Read More

Calling all BINGO lovers! Join us for Zoom Bingo. Prizes will be awarded. Registration is required in order to get the login information. Your Bingo cards will be emailed to you on the day of the program. The event URL will be sent via a registration email. Households can use the same Zoom login. Registration is required. Register here: https://bit.ly/dpl-zoombingojuly Keep up with our virtual programming on our Virtual Branch Calendar of Events at https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/calendar/virtual. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com... Read More

It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. FUN10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local... Read More

The Davenport Public Library and the Davenport Parks & Recreation Department have teamed up with other City organizations to provide fun summer activities! The Library will be visiting eight parks each week providing storytimes, activities, and will also have a large selection of items available for check out. Sign up for a library card and register for our Summer Reading Program, too! Library in the Park will begin Tuesday, July 6th, and last until August 12th. We will be at the following parks on the following days and times each week: Mondays: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Van Buren Park (205... Read More

Join us Friday, July 2nd at 2:30 pm to explore and learn about the curious world of archives and manuscripts at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. July’s topic is an introduction to our Archives and Manuscript Collections. We are going to delve into a collection of local sports leagues facilitated by the Davenport Parks and Recreation. We will examine materials in our collections that will help us learn more about these items and how they were made. This presentation is open to any interested in learning more about our archives and manuscript collections. This program will... Read More

Are you a fan of WEBTOON?! Do you read Space Boy? Or Lore Olympus? Or I Love Yoo? UnOrdinary? All teens (ages 11-19) are invited to join Amber for a Zoom discussion on Thursday, July 1st at 2:00 pm to share their favorite (and least favorite) titles on the creator-owned online digital comic platform WEBTOON and learn about some new ones to check out. And of course, there will be random prizes! Registration is required to receive Zoom meeting details. Register here: https://bit.ly/dpl-teenwebtoonfanshare Keep up with our virtual programming on our Virtual Branch Calendar of Events at https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/calendar/virtual. This... Read More