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September is Library Card Sign Up Month! We've come up with a top 10 list of reasons to sign up for a library card... read on to learn what we love most about our library cards! Ask a Librarian and get answers to your burning questions. Siri doesn’t know everything. Check out local artists in the Atrium Gallery or tour the outdoor sculpture park. Catch a free concert on the front plaza. Raise a reader. Children’s storytimes and educational activities for all ages happen at the Library each week. And the best reason…It’s all FREE!!! ($10 for residents outside of Gallatin County) Come in and sign up for your library card today!
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Tuesday, 9/3 @ the Emerson Crawford Theater How Smart is Too Smart? Exploring the Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence. This panel will be moderated by Les Craig, partner, Next Frontier Capital with guest speakers Dr. Sarah Myers West, postdoctoral researcher, AI Now Institute, NYU; Joe Flood, reporter, historian, founder and CEO, N2 Communications; and Jason Taylor, Chief Technology Officer, Security Innovation.
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Wednesday, 9/11, 9:00 AM All interested parties are invited to join a guided behind the scenes tour of the Library! Meet us in the lobby at 9:00 AM. Sign up on our website to receive an email reminder a couple days before the tour, or just show up!
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Sunday, 9/15 @ 5:00 PM Join us for our final concert of the year with The Hooligans! The Hooligans are Bozeman's longest running roots/Americana/ blues/jam band. Inspired by the improv driven music of the San Francisco scene as well as early folk, blues, and great rock'n'roll! Bring a lawn chair, a blanket, and your dancing shoes!!!
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New Teen Chromebooks!Need extra study time? The Library has several new chromebooks for teen use (ages 12+). To check them out, stop by the Children's desk with your library card!
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@ Spectator's Bar and Grill Celebrate your freedom to read by participating in Banned Books trivia, a collaborative event with MSU Library, Country Bookshelf, and ACLU Montana! Registration begins at 5:30, with trivia at 6:15! Grab your most literary friends and play in a team up to 4!
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Saturday, 9/28 @ 5:30 PM Join us at the Libraries Rock! 2019 Gala on September 28th at the Hilton Garden Inn. Channel your inner rock star at this special annual fundraising event for the Bozeman Public Library.
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in Large Community Room For school-age kids who love to build; LEGOs are provided. Roblox Club, 3:45 - 5:00 PM in Upstairs Lab For all school-aged children.
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Books and Babies @ 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM in Large Community Room Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with parent/caregiver.
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Wednesdays!Little Ones Storytime @ 10:15 & 11:15 AM in Children's Room A short storytime for children ages 2-5 followed by learning activities for parents & kids. Minecraft Meet-up, 3:45 - 5:00 PM in Upstairs Lab For all school-aged children. R.E.A.D. to a Dog, 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Children's Room Readers can practice their skills with these trained dogs who LOVE to listen to kids read aloud.
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Thursdays!Books and Babies @ 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM in Large Community Room Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with parent/caregiver. Cozy Cafe, 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Children’s Room Breastfeeding Group Chess Club, 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Teen Study Room For kids of all ages
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Fridays!Read, Sing, Play Preschool Storytime @ 10:15 & 11:15 AM in Children's Room ½ hour of stories for ages 3-6 followed by hands-on activities for parents & kids!
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Saturdays!Books and Babies @ 10:00 AM in Children's Room Rhymes, singing, and relaxed play time for infants 0-2 with parent/caregiver.
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Want to help plan awesome programs for the Library or have your ideas heard? Join our Teen Advisory Group (TAG) for our once-an-month meetings. (Membership looks really good on resumes!) First meeting of TAG is Friday, September 13th from 4:00 - 5:00 PM in the Teen Study Room. Hope to see you there!
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Wednesday, 9/25 @ 6:30 PM This free workshop for students in middle school and high school will provide tools to help navigate challenging emotions. Befriend your body and nurture your authentic self.
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Friday, 9/27 @ 2:00 PM Nothing to do for your first PIR day of the year? How about spending the afternoon making fun of some epically bad movies with enjoying tasty snacks? Showing Double Dragon (1994, PG13) followed by Super Mario Bros. (1993, PG). We’ll provide the snacks, you provide the bad-movie commentary!
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Wednesday, 9/4 @ 6:00 PM International Film Night is a new monthly series at BPL, showing a foreign film the first Wednesday of each month at 6 PM. Genre will vary, but all films will be excellent. The September film is Cinema Paradiso (1988, Italian, rated R).
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Wednesdays 6:00 - 7:30 PM Our sewing drop-in help is back! Beginning Wednesday, September 11th, every Wednesday night this fall, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM, you can drop in and our lovely volunteers can help you!
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BPL, Humanities MT, and Montana Wilderness Association bring you author John Clayton to speak about his book, Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands. Refreshments generously provided by MWA.
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MSU's Wonderlust brings us a free Friday Forum monthly. September's topic:Global Refugee Crisis and Bozeman's Refugee Connection Amanda Cater, founding member of Gallatin Refugee Connections, will present a program about refugees—who they are and where they come from, how they get to Montana, and an overview of the system for sheltering them and helping them to rebuild their lives in the United States—and how we can help.
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Home Composting WorkshopMonday, 9/16 @ 6:00 PMWith YES Compost and Gallatin County Solid Waste Division, we are hosting a home composting workshop! The presentation will address the science and the art of home composting. We will discuss strategies to deal with some of the common issues with composting, and have examples of compost in various stages.
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Women and IslamWednesday, 9/18 @ 6:30 PMJoin Dr. Ira Jaafar, a visiting scholar in Human Ecology from the University of Putra Malaysia, as she shares what it is like to be a Muslim woman with the Bozeman community. Farshina Nazrul, PhD student from Bangladesh also presenting. This lecture focuses on an overview of Islam as a religion, and will provide many opportunities for questions and comments.
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The Library is grateful for our partnership with SCORE Bozeman, and the opportunity to offer small business education. Register for our September class, Ready, Set, Go! by Sharon Franjevic, Economic Development Specialist with the SBA Montana District Office in Helena.
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Our Crafternoon series continues in September! In honor of Banned Books Week, we are making up-cycled book journals out of banned books! Just kidding, we don't promote censorship; these books are well loved and ready for their next adventure as journals. Registration required.
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Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting, spinning or any other yarn craft? Come join us for Yarn Crafting every Monday evening (beginning September 30) from 5:00-7:00 PM. This is a casual get-together for yarn enthusiasts ages 18-100+. Bring your own project!
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Join the Friendliest Book Club in Montana! The Bozeman Public Library Book Club meets the third Tuesday of the month (September – May), 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, in the 2nd floor Board Room. This book club reads mostly new adult fiction, with a yearly YA title and yearly biography or memoir. September's selection is Lori Gottlieb's memoir Maybe You Should Talk To Someone. Copies of this book are available at the second floor help desk.
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The Great Books & Classic Literature Discussion Group meets the third Saturday of each month (except December) from 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM in the second floor Board Room. Reading selections focus on classic literature; September's selection is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
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MT Racial Equity Book ClubTuesday, 9/24 @ 6:30 PM The Montana Racial Equity Project Book Club meets the fourth Tuesday of every month (except December), 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, in the small Conference Room. Reading selections for this book club include mostly nonfiction about social justice and issues affecting people of color and minorities.
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Thursday, 9/26 @ 4 PM Readers ages 8 and up are invited to talk about the selected book chosen by the group. This book club meets in the Student Corner of our Children's Room. Title is currently being decided; call 582-2404 for selected title after September 1.
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