Case Closed!

Missoulians have cracked case #5 of Find the Falcon!
The Maltese Falcon's secret hideout this week was inside the dumbwaiter of the Double Front Cafe. "The falcon eats fried chicken?" you may ask. In short, yes! Join us this Sunday for a special Raptors of the Rockies demonstration at 2pm in the Large Meeting Room, where you can learn about the diet of the Peregrine Falcon (Mostly other birds. But usually not deep-fried) and meet a Northern Pygmy-Owl name iPod.

Congratulations to this week's hard-boiled Missoulian, Allison D. Visit the library Accounts Desk to claim your prizes!

Didn't win this week? Don't despair. There will be 1 more opportunity to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: everyone who submits an answer each week (5 total submissions) will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.

Check back this Monday, November 8th for the final case of Find the Falcon.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/

Word Woman

Welcome to another wild and wonderful episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Have you ever noticed that there are some words in the English language which are so similar in spelling and meaning that they are frequently confused and misused? Well, the Words of the Week this time are a pair of words just like that, namely:

Averse: (adjective) having a feeling of repugnance; opposed; disinclined.

and then there's...

Adverse: (adjective) antagonistic; hostile; unfavorable; unfortunate.

-- "The New York Times Everyday Reader's Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, Mispronounced Words", Laurence Urdang, Ed., Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, 1972.


Example: Paul was averse to the adverse weather conditions which led to the cancellation of his vacation in the Bahamas.

Die-brarians join the Day of the Dead parade

Children were shocked, those with overdue fines trembled in their boots as the die-brarians from the library shushed everyone on the parade route during the parade for El Dia de Los Muertos. The crowd roared as they went through their carefully rehearsed book cart drills for all to enjoy. You may not have recognized your favorite librarians in the group but they were there in spirit........

Library Closed

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Find the Falcon, Case #5

During the Big Read, we're asking you to one-up Sam Spade and find the Maltese Falcon...in Missoula!

Can you crack the case & identify the Falcon's secret hideout this week?

Each person who submits a correct guess by Friday, November 5th will be entered into a raffle for a fabulous bundle of gifts: a free copy of The Maltese Falcon, a Missoula Public Library t-shirt, and an MPL booklight. Submit answers in person at the library Accounts Desk or on Missoula Public Library's Blog, Facebook or Twitter pages.

There will be 6 total opportunities to guess -- and an added incentive to participate each week: those hard-boiled Missoulians who submit 6 answers will be entered into a drawing to win a final grand prize to be announced at our Big Read finale on November 13th.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Special thanks to major local Big Read Missoula sponsors Missoula Art Museum, Missoula County Public Schools, Allegra Print & Imaging & Signs Now, and Humanities Montana. The Little Read is largely sponsored by the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation. Additional Big Read support and partnerships are available on our web site. http://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/