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 5, 2021) — Are you looking for new book recommendations? Are you an avid reader? Do you belong to a book club? Would you like to join a book club? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, join us Thursday, October 14, 4PM, for our Book Bash!