Upcoming Events

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Relaxing and casual fun for kids 5 and younger with their caregiver.  Toys and activities will be set out from  10 am to noon at the Downtown Library, Children's Room.  

Looking to share your love of reading with others? Check out Alpha Book Club! This book club reads a variety of genres and discussion is always fun and interesting. This club is open to the public and no registration is required!

   One of the most exciting and productive tools for doing the fun work of genealogy is Ancestry.com, frequently considered the 'grandaddy' of family records searches.

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Join the Army Sustainment Command Historians as they explore the history of the Rock Island Arsenal, the US Military, and the Quad Cities. This year, the lecture series will explore the U.S. Civil War at both a national and local level.

Relaxing and casual fun for kids 5 and younger with their caregiver.  Toys and activities will be set out from  10 am to noon at the Downtown Library, Children's Room.  

Do you love the smell of popcorn and the thrill of watching movies with others? Join in on the fun and come to our new Downtown Movie Club! This month's selection is The Holdovers (2023). Light refreshments will be provided. 

Join us this spring for one of our "Job Searching" sessions!

It was a bitter fight for supremacy in Asia. Japan had provoked the US in the Pacific War. The Second World War now spanned the entire globe.

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Relaxing and casual fun for kids 5 and younger with their caregiver.  Toys and activities will be set out from  10 am to noon at the Downtown Library, Children's Room.  

Do you love to knit or crochet? We would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle!

Is British Rock 'n Roll really based on the Rock Island Railroad's theme song?  Come, and see.

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Monthly meeting of the Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees. Time is available for public comment during the meeting. 

Relaxing and casual fun for kids 5 and younger with their caregiver.  Toys and activities will be set out from  10 am to noon at the Downtown Library, Children's Room.  

PALS (People Advocating for Library Services) volunteers from the Rock Island Public Library Foundation will plant flowers and beautify areas around the Downtown Library.

Join the Midwest Writing Center for their Annual Meeting! Learn about the center, hear some great prose, and enjoy some snacks. Everyone and all ages invited!

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Relaxing and casual fun for kids 5 and younger with their caregiver.  Toys and activities will be set out from  10 am to noon at the Downtown Library, Children's Room.  

Senior citizens and any interested adult library patrons are invited to today's book discussion about books that have been banned from or relocated to different shelves of school and public libraries in many communities.