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Submissions Closing Soon!

Calling all local music artists! QC Beats is wrapping up its submission period on October 31st. Submit before then to join our QC Beats Collection.

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Storytimes at The Library

The Library offers a variety of storytimes each week. Storytimes include reading, singing, and sometimes dancing! Find the storytime that fits you and your little one's needs.

Storytime Dates
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Teentober

October 1-31

The Library invites teens (ages 11-19) to join us for the QC Libraries Teen Reading Challenge and Teentober Contests! Join the reading challenge on Beanstack and learn more about the contests below!

Teentober Contests
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Library Book Clubs

Davenport Public Library offers a variety of monthly book clubs for adults, teens, and children! Make new friends and discover new books.

Book Club Dates

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New Translated Literature

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New Translated Literature

Are you a part of our Bestsellers Club? In addition to our regular author picks, Bestsellers Club also offers fiction and nonfiction picks chosen by selectors quarterly. One of these fiction picks is international fiction defined as fiction originally written in another language with main character(s) from marginalized communities. While

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1000 Books Before Kindergarten

The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program is free and lets families read at their own pace. It helps babies, toddlers, and little kids get ready for school by building strong reading skills. Reading lots of books now can help them do well later in life!

Sign up for 1000 Books

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Show your love for The Library!

You can buy t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, bags, and more made by people who love libraries. When you buy something, you help Davenport Public Library share books, learning, and fun with everyone in our community!.

Buy Library Shirts

The FRIENDS help The Library!

The FRIENDS is a special group that raises money to support The Library. They run used bookstores at every library location and pay for all the fun programs the library offers!.

Support The Library!