March events at ImagineIf libraries
March 2015
ImagineIF Libraries Schedule of Events
Workshops, Explorations and DIY
Make Yourself at Home
Find new ways to think about and appreciate home.
Simple Living
How much room do you need? Get ideas for downsizing your living area when you see our example. Then use our planning tools to come up with ideas for your own space and discover how to do more with less.
- ImagineIF Kalispell
Give a Little
Shelter is crucial, but not everyone has access to dependable housing. Help your neighbors by supporting Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana, which assists people in the Flathead with a variety of housing needs. When you visit any ImagineIF location, leave a donation in the CAPNM jar and we'll do the rest.
- ImagineIF Bigfork, ImagineIF Columbia Falls, ImagineIF Kalispell
Make It Yours: Wall Art
Make something to better enjoy your home. Use craft punches to create a geometric design on canvas and spruce up your living space. While supplies last.
- ImagineIF Columbia Falls and ImagineIF Kalispell: Mondays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- ImagineIF Bigfork: March 18, 3-5 p.m.
Drop It Off
Spring cleaning just got easier! Bring in what you don’t need, even the kitchen sink. Let Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore take away your unneeded furniture, building supplies and appliances. Wondering if they’ll take that old ceiling fan? Check out the ReStore website at www.habitatflathead.org/restore.html.
- ImagineIF Columbia Falls: March 21, 12-4 p.m.
Trivia @ the Brewery
Enjoy trivia night every Monday at Kalispell Brewing Company, with trivia questions provided by ImagineIF Libraries. Put your brain to the test!
- Kalispell Brewing Company: Mondays, 6-8 p.m.
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Fundraiser
Loud at the Library
Join us for the sixth annual Loud at the Library! This lively event is sponsored by the ImagineIF Library Foundation and raises money to support ImagineIF Libraries. The evening will feature live music by the Can't Hardly Playboys, appetizers, beer and wine, raffle baskets and a silent auction. Tickets are $30 ($20 tax deductible), available in the business office at ImagineIF Kalispell, 758-5821.
- ImagineIF Kalispell: March 19, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
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For Children
SPECIAL EVENTS
Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party
Come enjoy Seuss-related songs, stories and party activities to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday! Dr. Seuss fans of all ages are invited. The celebration includes a special appearance by Mark Flatau, Superintendent of Kalispell School District 5, who will be our guest reader this year.
- Kalispell Center Mall: March 7, 2-3:30 p.m.
So You Want to Be an Architect?
Join us for inspiring architectural projects and hands-on learning. Appropriate for ages 6-10. Part of Make Yourself at Home: Mini.
- ImagineIF Columbia Falls and ImagineIF Kalispell: March 28, 2-4 p.m.
ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytimes are filled with stories, songs, crafts, music and more. Each week features a unique theme.
- ImagineIF Kalispell: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
- ImagineIF Bigfork: Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m.
- ImagineIF Columbia Falls: Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
After-School Storytime
Elementary school-aged children meet for a more advanced storytime featuring chapter books. After-school storytime in Marion is for children in grades K-3.
- ImagineIF Columbia Falls: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.
- ImagineIF Marion: March 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Books and Babies
Parents and caregivers of infants up to 24 months are invited for stories, bouncy rhymes and playtime with special sensory toys. Learn fun techniques for using books, songs and rhymes at home.
- ImagineIF Columbia Falls: Thursdays, 11-11:30 a.m.
- ImagineIF Kalispell: Thursdays, 11-11:30 a.m.
Family Jam
A casual, fun and peppy story and music program! Shake your sillies out with the whole family. This storytime is designed for birth through age 6 and their caregivers. Older siblings are welcome.
- ImagineIF Kalispell: Saturdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
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For Teens
Anime Club
Anime and manga otaku unite! Come together to watch anime, eat popcorn, discuss manga and meet other fans. Open to teens in grades 6-12.
- ImagineIF Kalispell: March 2, 4-5:30 p.m.
Teen Social
Discuss your favorite books and enjoy gaming on our Wii, awesome crafts, free food and a chill atmosphere. Open to teens in grades 6-12. Shrink Plastic Jewelry: Design your own charms with shrink plastic, then wear!
- ImagineIF Kalispell: March 26, 4-5:30 p.m.
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Book Discussion
Friends Book Group
The Friends book group meets the second Tuesday of the month, September through June. All are invited to join the discussion. This month’s selection: Luis Alberto Urrea, The Devil’s Highway: A True Story. In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona through the deadliest region of the continent, “the Devil’s Highway.” Three years later, Luis Alberto Urrea wrote about what happened to them.
- ImagineIF Kalispell: March 10, 5-6 p.m.
April Vomfell
Public Services Librarian
imagineifLIBRARIES
247 1st Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59901
406.758.2445
avomfell@imagineiflibraries.org
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