DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 8, 2021) — Join us in learning how to practically care for and preserve materials at home with tips and tricks from the staff of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. Each workshop will showcase different techniques and share applicable knowledge on creating tools and demonstrating methods of preservation for photographs, letters, books, and more.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 7, 2021) — October is the perfect month to unearth stories of our local cemeteries and their inhabitants. In our program on Wednesday, October 20, 6:30PM, tales of murders, tragedies, mayhem, and connections to local hauntings abound. We will use the collections of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center to help us untangle some of these local mysteries and eerie happenstances.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 6, 2021) — Do you know someone that doesn't forget a stranger's face, even years later? Law enforcement in the UK employs these individuals, "Super Recognizers", to solve crime. Join our Zoom on Saturday, October 16, 11AM, with Dr Joshua Davis from the University of Greenwich to discuss his research. Registration is required to receive meeting details at: https://bit.ly/dpl-superrecognizers.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 4, 2021) — Let's learn how to make some homemade Boba tea and talk books! All teens (ages 11-19) are invited to join Miss Amber Thursday, October 14, 4:30PM, at the Main Library (321 N Main St) for a chat about all the new books coming out this fall while we make homemade Boba tea using an Instant Pot.