MPL's 5th Birthday Community Block Party
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Missoula Public Library invites the community to celebrate five years in its award-winning downtown building with a free community block party on Main Street on Friday, July 17, from 3 to 6 p.m.
The celebration will bring together community partners, local organizations, live music, food vendors, and family-friendly activities to recognize the library's first five years in the downtown building and the community support that made it possible.
Throughout the afternoon, attendees can enjoy live entertainment from DJ Coach Shane and the Missoula Tuba Ensemble while exploring activities hosted by library and community partners. Families can enjoy giant bubbles and sidewalk chalk with MPL Youth Services, hands-on science demonstrations from spectrUM Discovery Area, Blue Blocks creative play with Families First, a library memory booth hosted by MCAT, an interactive brain activity with the University of Montana Living Lab, and additional activities from Missoula Children's Theatre, Clark Fork Prep and EmpowerMT.
Food and refreshments will be available throughout the event, including one hour of free hot dogs provided by Food Not Bombs, along with offerings from Dreamy's Soft Serve and Puma Peruvian & Eclectic Cuisine.
The event will begin with an opening reception featuring Library Director Slaven Lee and All Under One Roof partners, who will reflect on the library's first five years and the partnerships that have helped shape the library into a vibrant center for learning, creativity, and connection. Community speakers Nicole Gomez and Chris La Tray will also share remarks during the celebration.
Throughout the afternoon, attendees can enjoy live entertainment from DJ Coach Shane and the Missoula Tuba Ensemble while exploring activities hosted by library and community partners. Families can enjoy giant bubbles and sidewalk chalk with Missoula Public Library Youth Services, hands-on science demonstrations from spectrUM Discovery Area, Blue Blocks creative play with Families First, a library memory booth hosted by MCAT, an interactive brain activity with the University of Montana Living Lab, and additional activities from Missoula Children's Theatre, Clark Fork Prep, and EmpowerMT.
Food and refreshments will be available throughout the event, including one hour of free hot dogs provided by Food Not Bombs, along with offerings from Dreamy's Soft Serve and Puma Peruvian & Eclectic Cuisine.
The celebration is free and open to the public. Community members of all ages are encouraged to attend, reconnect with neighbors, and celebrate five years of innovation, partnership, and community at the Missoula Public Library.
The celebration will bring together community partners, local organizations, live music, food vendors, and family-friendly activities to recognize the library's first five years in the downtown building and the community support that made it possible.
Throughout the afternoon, attendees can enjoy live entertainment from DJ Coach Shane and the Missoula Tuba Ensemble while exploring activities hosted by library and community partners. Families can enjoy giant bubbles and sidewalk chalk with MPL Youth Services, hands-on science demonstrations from spectrUM Discovery Area, Blue Blocks creative play with Families First, a library memory booth hosted by MCAT, an interactive brain activity with the University of Montana Living Lab, and additional activities from Missoula Children's Theatre, Clark Fork Prep and EmpowerMT.
Food and refreshments will be available throughout the event, including one hour of free hot dogs provided by Food Not Bombs, along with offerings from Dreamy's Soft Serve and Puma Peruvian & Eclectic Cuisine.
The event will begin with an opening reception featuring Library Director Slaven Lee and All Under One Roof partners, who will reflect on the library's first five years and the partnerships that have helped shape the library into a vibrant center for learning, creativity, and connection. Community speakers Nicole Gomez and Chris La Tray will also share remarks during the celebration.
Throughout the afternoon, attendees can enjoy live entertainment from DJ Coach Shane and the Missoula Tuba Ensemble while exploring activities hosted by library and community partners. Families can enjoy giant bubbles and sidewalk chalk with Missoula Public Library Youth Services, hands-on science demonstrations from spectrUM Discovery Area, Blue Blocks creative play with Families First, a library memory booth hosted by MCAT, an interactive brain activity with the University of Montana Living Lab, and additional activities from Missoula Children's Theatre, Clark Fork Prep, and EmpowerMT.
Food and refreshments will be available throughout the event, including one hour of free hot dogs provided by Food Not Bombs, along with offerings from Dreamy's Soft Serve and Puma Peruvian & Eclectic Cuisine.
The celebration is free and open to the public. Community members of all ages are encouraged to attend, reconnect with neighbors, and celebrate five years of innovation, partnership, and community at the Missoula Public Library.
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Missoula Public Library, 455 East Main Street,Missoula, Montana, United States
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