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Seed Library NOW OPEN!

Our Seed Library is now open for the 2025 season! Browse our seed offerings and take home up to 5 seed packets (per household, per month). The Seed Library is located at Main Library and is available during open hours for patrons of all ages!

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April Library Love Reading Challenge

April 1 - 30

Celebrate National Library Week (April 6-12) and spread the library love this April! Pick up a new book, explore resources available at your library, and earn virtual badges and tickets along the way!

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Online Reading Challenge – April Wrap-Up

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Online Reading Challenge – April Wrap-Up

April 30, 2025 -

Hello Fellow Challenge Readers! How did your reading go this month? Did you read a coming of age, or bildungsroman, novel? Share in the comments! I read our main title: The Topeka School by Ben Lerner. I went into this book not knowing much about it, other than it was

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1000 Books Before Kindergarten

The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a free, self-paced, program designed to support babies, toddlers, and young children in developing essential early literacy skills. This initiative aims to prepare them for school readiness and foster a foundation for lifelong success!

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Library Shirts!

T-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, bags, and more designed by library lovers, for library lovers! Each purchase helps Davenport Public Library fulfill its mission to connect a diverse community to resources that educate, enrich, and entertain.

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The Library's Foundation

The FRIENDS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to raising funds and managing an endowment portfolio to support The Library's initiatives. The FRIENDS operate used bookstores at each Davenport Public Library location.

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