Community Calendar

Discuss scholarly topics and current events in a comfortable atmosphere. Unless otherwise linked, use your Davenport Public Library card number to access the MasterFile Premier article below.

This program is best suited to adults. We strive to make our programs inclusive to all. For accommodation requests, please reach out to reference@davenportlibrary.com.

October 10: Osnos, E. (2026). The Future, Made in China. New Yorker, 102(23), 26–37.

At 6:30PM, you are invited to hear David LaMotte share an encouraging and practical look at how large-scale change happens, how it doesn’t and how to understand our own roles within that effort for positive change. The presentation will be based on David’s recent book, You Are Changing the World (Whether You Like It or Not).

At 7:45PM, David will entertain us with some of his original music which "pushes the envelope with challenging lyrics and unusual tunings" while paying "homage to the folk tradition." (Boston Globe).

On 1 December 2026 at 11:00 Central Time (18:00 CET), a free virtual meeting opens the LOOKS campaign. It lasts two hours, is open to anyone and requires no registration.

LOOKS is a documentary project about appearance and aesthetics that takes oral health as its starting point. It asks a practical question: how much of what we call looks is actually biology - the growth of the jaws, the way we breathe, the care we give our teeth over a lifetime?

The meeting introduces the project, its educational mission and the free material it publishes. The campaign includes a feature documentary and an online series, alongside an open educational section written for readers without a medical background.

Produced by Pawel Lipka, whose earlier work includes animation for The Garfield Show and visual effects for the feature film Suicide Room.

https://looksphilosophy.com/education