Hooray for Hollywood!

Our very own librarian will have her Missoula big-screen debut tonight at 7 p.m. with our free showing of the national film "The Hollywood Librarian." Come learn how cool libraries are. You're sure to be impressed!

The showing is the finale in our National Library Card Sign-up Month, so we'll be giving out library cards before and after the show. No excuses, get yours!

Get carded

Yup, it's still National Library Card Sign-up Month and we have lots more great reasons why you should get a library card. Take a lesson from this near disaster...

Susan's relatives were coming to visit Montana for the first time, but Susan didn't know what to do with them. How could she entertain them for an entire week? She asked at the library and went home with fishing books and hiking maps, a calendar of fun events for all ages (Cheap Date Night anyone?), and some new release movies too. Her library card saved her, and kept her in good standing with the family!

This is just one of the amazingly cool things you can do with your library card. So what are you waiting for? Missoula Public Library wants you to Think...MORE!

Another amazing thing you can do with your library card

Think your library card is just a piece of plastic sitting in your wallet? Think again. Here's another amazing way your library card can change your life:

Marshall was planning the best back-to-school bash ever. But the drummer of his band broke his hand attempting an ollie on his skateboard. No music for the party! Marshall rushed to the library and checkout a bunch of CDs and the party grooved on.

We have all sorts of music you can check out from hip-hop to reggae, and everything in between. Browse our collection and you're bound to find something to keep your feet tapping. Just another cool thing you can do with your library card. Missoula Public Library wants you to Think...MORE!

Welcome to National Library Card Sign-up Month!

It's a very long name - National Library Card Sign-up Month - but definitely one worth remembering, and passing on. We want everybody to who doesn't already have a card (it sounds crazy, but some people don't have cards!) to come on in and get one. Just to motivate you a bit, we're giving out temporary tattoos and MPL notepads with every new card all month long.

No time to stop by? Fill out our form online: http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/about/onlinecard.htm

So go on. Think more. Get a card.

New Cards

Repeat with me, "Change is good." The purple cards are no more.

Our spiffy new black cards with our great new logo are finally going out to the public. It couldn't have come at a better time, this being National Library Card Sign Up Month and all. Unfortunately, we can't give current card holders new cards for free, but if you like these cards as much as I do, you could tell us you "lost" your purple card and buy one of the black ones for a buck, which is exactly what I did.

Bonus points to anyone who takes a picture of themselves destroying one of our old cards in order to get a new one. Any takers?

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

I hope all of you had a great Labor Day and are rested up for September. School's starting up, baseball is starting to wind down and you have to wear a jacket after dinner. I don't know about you, but it feels like fall to me already. In case you're interested, the fall solstice takes place on September 22nd at 3:44 in the afternoon.

Speaking of baseball winding down, our very own reference librarian Molly was able to throw out the first pitch at one of the last regular season Osprey games.

September for the library means National Library Card Sign Up Month. Here in Missoula, we'll be giving out gift bags to the first 100 new patrons who sign up for cards, having a adult gaming night, giving out sundaes in our annual Sundaes on Sunday event (music act still TBA), having an open house for teachers and school librarians (call us for details), and much, much more.

So we're here for you if you need to do research for school, or just need to getaway and forget about school. See you in the library this September.

Amnesty Comes to Missoula Public Library

Have you been avoiding us? Are you afraid to visit because you know the Madam Pince of MPL will scold you for your overdue fines?

Well, now is the time to set aside your fears, buck up your courage, and come back to us! In honor of National Library Card Sign-up Month, September 4-11, 2007 is School Supplies for Fines! If you bring in new, unopened school supplies (loose leaf paper, notebooks, pack of pencils, etc.), we will be happy to waive any and all of your overdue fines. (Now mind you, if you have more than one library card with fines, please bring us more than one school supply item.) All school supplies you bring in will be donated to Missoula Youth Homes.

Please take advantage of this opportunity to clear up your fines and donate to a great organization; we miss you and want you to come back!