Month: May 2023

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Navigate Your Stars: A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward

Online Program, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 from 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, Jesmyn will discuss her life, her literary vision and her unique perspectives on love and loss. Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of American Library Association, will join her in conversation.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Register for the webinar here.

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Check out eBooks and other digital materials from anywhere!

E-Book Check Out Information

Moline Public Library offers ways for our patrons to browse, search, check out, download and read/watch/listen to eMaterial. You will find descriptions of our collections below, along with instructions to help you get started.

OMNI Libraries – Libby

Moline Library patrons using Android, Apple and Windows devices can use Libby to check out and download material from Online Media of Northern Illinois Libraries (or OMNI Libraries for short). OMNI offers access to a large catalog of electronic books and audiobooks, as well as a growing list of films and TV shows.

View instructions for setting up and using Libby (PDF).

Hoopla!

Hoopla is a digital media service offered by your Moline Public Library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your digital mobile device or computer! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.

View instructions for setting up and using Hoopla (PDF).

eRead Illinois – Axis 360

Moline Library patrons using Android, Apple and Windows devices can use Axis 360 to check out and download material from the eRead Illinois ematerials collection. eRead Illinois offers access to an extensive catalog of electronic books and audiobooks, including a large selection of children’s materials.

View instructions for setting up and using Axis 360 (PDF).

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Memories of the Great Depression

Library Meeting Rooms, Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 6:30pm

The Story of an America that no longer exists. What was it like to live in America 90 years ago? Have you ever needed to use an outhouse at two in the morning? Bathed in a corrugated metal tub with water heated on a wood-burning stove? Read at night by kerosene lamp? Author John Donald O’Shea has collected stories from across the United States about these times and will share them with you.

John Donald O’Shea is a retired Circuit Judge. He has been active in community theater for over 50 years, as an actor, singer, and director. He writes op eds for three Quad City newspapers. He is currently working on his third book about the Great Depression.

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Have you switched to Libby yet?

For Moline Public Library patrons who were using OverDrive to access ebooks and anyone else that is interested in trying out our collection of ematerials:

You may have already noticed but, as of May 1, 2023, the OverDrive app was discontinued. We encourage you to make the switch to Libby, the newer reading app. Libby is made by the same people, connecting you to your same library and to your favorite books, audiobooks, and magazines.

Download Libby or visit libbyapp.com to get started.

Why switch to Libby?

The Libby app was launched in 2017, with the goal of creating a simple and intuitive library app that builds on the core experience from the OverDrive app. The developers had been reviewing what was working with the OverDrive app and what could be improved and created Libby based upon what they had seen. Initially, they didn’t want to interrupt the experience for users, so the two apps were both available.

But now, thanks to feedback from librarians and readers, Libby is now a great app for everyone and there’s no longer a reason to have two apps that do the same thing. If you’ve enjoyed using the OverDrive app, you’ll love Libby.

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Lynn Rymarz as Madame Curie & Radium Girl Peg Looney

Library Meeting Rooms, Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 2:30pm

Watch history come to life as storyteller Lynn Rymarz shares the story of Marie Curie. Follow her life’s journey from her childhood in Poland where she showed an early curiosity in science, to her years as a determined student studying in Paris. It leads to her Paris laboratory where she tried and failed at countless experiments before making her scientific breakthrough. She earned the honor of becoming the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Hear how she made a trip to America to visit the President at the White House. Madame Curie’s story inspires others to follow their dreams and to never give up. Lynn will also share the story of Margaret “Peg” Looney, from Ottawa, Illinois, who worked as a Radium dial painter. Learn how she became known as a “Radium Girl.

Lynn Rymarz has been performing historical portrayals of women since 2005. As a children’s author and storyteller, she enjoys sharing little-known stories of women. Wearing vintage clothing, Lynn has portrayed such characters as Martha Washington, Mary Lincoln, Nellie Bly, Julia Child, Zelda Fitzgerald, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Mitchell, Eliza Hamilton, Dolley Madison, Mary Cassatt, the Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Rosie the Riveter.

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On Being Fabulous with Jonathan Van Ness & Kristi Yamaguchi – Watch Party!

Library Meeting Rooms, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Party with us as we watch a live webinar with Jonathan Van Ness & Kristi Yamaguchi! Doors open at 6:30 pm for a bedazzling station, sticker making station, photo booth, and mocktail station. Webinar begins at 7:00 pm.

About the webinar:

“Queer Eye” and “Getting Curious” star and ice skating superfan, Jonathan Van Ness talks with his idol, Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. They’ll chat figure skating, fabulous style, and whatever else comes up! With Jonathan, you never quite know what he’ll say next, but his unfiltered takes are always as interesting as they are hilarious.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

If you would just like to watch the webinar at home, and not party with us, register here.

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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The 80th Year Anniversary

Library Meeting Rooms, Wednesday, May 10, 2023 from 6:30pm

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising lasted from April 19 to May 16, 1943. It was the first urban rebellion against Nazi Germany in the occupied territories. This striking and important event has to be put in the context of Nazi Germany’s desire for the total extermination of all the Jews in Europe. That intention was being carried out intensively. The remaining Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto were not about to be slaughtered without as much resistance as they could muster. This presentation will focus on what they did and why. It is their story.

Arthur Pitz, Ph.D. (history) is a Faculty Emeritus and Adjunct at Black Hawk College; and, a Fulbright Specialist.  He has given many public presentations over the years on multiple topics in the U.S. and overseas.  He has been studying and teaching on the Shoah (Holocaust), the Modern Middle East, and American History for many years.  He and Suzanne, his wife for 54 years, have been of service to their communities in their former home in Moline; and, now in Elmhurst, Illinois.

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Quad City Arts Visiting Artist – Martha Redbone

Library Meeting Rooms, Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm

Native and African-American vocalist/songwriter/composer/educator, Martha Redbone, is known for her unique gumbo of folk, blues, and gospel from her childhood in Harlan County, Kentucky infused with the eclectic grit of pre-gentrified Brooklyn. Inheriting the powerful vocal range of her gospel-singing African American father and the resilient spirit of her mother’s Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw culture. With songs and storytelling that share her life experience as a Native and Black woman and mother in the new millennium, Redbone gives voice to issues of social justice, bridging traditions from past to present.

This concert is presented in collaboration with Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series. The Visiting Artist Series makes performing arts accessible by bringing the program directly to schools and other local venues, providing access to see live performances that would otherwise be out of reach!

Learn more at www.quadcityarts.com/vas