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Summer Reading 2025!

June 1 - July 31

Register now for the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge: Level Up at Your Library!

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Bestsellers Club

When you sign up for Bestsellers Club, you can choose any author, celebrity pick, fiction pick, and/or nonfiction pick and The Library will put the latest title on hold for you automatically!

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Seed Library

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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Library Business Assistance

Library Business Assistance can help you with your small business! If you are starting a business or need help with your business, we have resources to help you.

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High-quality learning through library-provided Great Courses

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High-quality learning through library-provided Great Courses

Aimed at lifelong learners, The Great Courses is a series of college-level courses designed to deliver high-quality learning experiences outside of a lecture hall. Through audio and video, and with supplemental print materials, you can pursue lifelong learning and personal enrichment in science, history, literature, religion, and more, with no tests

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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 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 and fund 100% of The Library's programming.

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