Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about Martha the Dog at the Southwest branch library at 10:30.  Martha will be there to enjoy storytime as well! 

C O M I N G   A T T R A C T I O N S !

For ages K - 3rd grade at the Main Library.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Book discussion and activity.  Each child will get a copy of the book to keep. 

Register by calling 732-7360

*Next Coming Attractions Book Club October 14th - Where the Wild Things Are

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about space

at the 30/31 branch library at 10:30.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about the postal service

at the 30/31 branch library at 10:30.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about postal service 

at the Southwest branch library at 10:30.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about postal service 

at the 30/31 branch library at 10:30.

Come get messy at the Southwest Library!

We will be reading stories and playing with homemade play dough.

For ages K - 3rd.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about balloons

at the 30/31 branch library at 10:30.

Join us as musician Chris Dunn and storyteller Roald Tweet host "stories and songs of the Railroad" at the Rock Island Main Library Community Room, 401 19th Street. The program is free and open to the public.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about balloons

at the Southwest branch library at 10:30.

The Teen Advisory Board will meet October 1st from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Main Library. 

The Board is open to anyone grades 6-12 (ages 11-18) to talk about upcoming programs for teens, books, movies, and other things of interest.  The Advisory Board helps the Young Adult Librarian make the Library a place for teens.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about balloons

at the 30/31 branch library at 10:30.

TechTools@your library

     Your library offers many tools to help you in school, communicating with friends and for fun.  We will cover managing your library account, searching and placing holds, exploring Grolier on-line resources, Novelist K-8 and social networking. 

      The Program is repeated 3 times.

    Dates: October 5, 12 & 14

    Time:  11:00-noon

     Grades: 4th-6th

     Location: Rock Island Main Library- Children's Room

Call 732-7362 to register

Bring your library card if you have one

Come get messy at the Main Libray!

We will be reading stories and creating art with colored pasta.

For ages K - 3rd grade.

Come to the Main Library at 11 am to Make a Bag!

We will be making a small multi purpose bag that can be used for a cell phone, MP3 player, glasses, pens & pencils etc...

For children in 3 - 6th grade. 

Mighty Math@Main

     Join Mrs. Russell for more fun and amazing math activities.

             Dates: October 6

                         October 13

             Time: 3:00-4:00

             Grades: 3rd-6th

             Location: Rock Island Main Library- Children's Room

Call 732-7362 to register

Come check out what the book club is all about!  Open to teens ages 11-18, we'll be choosing books to talk about and enjoy some great snacks.

This first meeting will be a chance to decide what the group will read for the next month, and talk about some of your favorites from the summer!

Meets at the Southwest Branch.

The Rock Island Public Library Foundation invites you to a special fundraising benefit and silent auction for your Rock Island Library. Missing it would be a crime! 

Where: Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island.

How:  Admission with donation - $25 for singles/$45 per couple. (Children under 18 admitted free with a parent or guardian.) The Main Library will be open for Food for Thought "suspects" only for one night only. Pay at door with cash or check. Call 732-7302 to RSVP.

Why: Proceeds benefit library programs and projects. Click here for more details!

SCRATCH allows children to create stories, games and custom animations with age appropriate and user friendly programming software. 

For children in 3 - 6th grade.

Limit 8.  You must register!

Call 732-7360 today!

Hoots and Howls, Coyotes and Owls

     Art program with Ms. Gloria

Discover more about our native animals with artist/teacher Gloria Burlingame.

      October 9- create coyote puppets and draw a still life.

      October 16- draw a real (stuffed) owl and create an abstract  owl sculpture.

            Time: 10:30- noon

             Grades: 3rd-8th

             Location: Rock Island Public Library- Community Room

TechTools@your library

     Your library offers many tools to help you in school, communicating with friends and for fun.  We will cover managing your library account, searching and placing holds, exploring Grolier on-line resources, Novelist K-8 and social networking. 

      The Program is repeated 3 times.

    Dates: October 5, 12 & 14

    Time:  11:00-noon

     Grades: 4th-6th

     Location: Rock Island Main Library- Children's Room

Call 732-7362 to register

Bring your library card if you have one

RHYME TIME

For ages birth - 5 at the Southwest Branch Library.

We will be reading stories, singing songs and doing crafts about pirates. 

Come to the 30/31 Branch Library at 11 am to make a bag!

We will be making a small multi purpose bag that can be used for a cell phone, MP3 player, glasses, pens & pencils etc...  

 For children in 3 - 6th grades.

Mighty Math@Main

     Join Mrs. Russell for fun and amazing math activities.

          Dates: October 6

                      October 13

           Time:  3:00-4:00

           Grades: 3rd-6th

           Location: Rock Island Public Library- Children's Room

Call 732-7362 to register

TechTools@your library

     Your library offers many tools to help you in school, communicating with friends and for fun.  We will cover managing your library account, searching and placing holds, exploring Grolier on-line resources, Novelist K-8 and social networking. 

      The Program is repeated 3 times.

    Dates: October 5, 12 & 14

    Time:  11:00-noon

     Grades: 4th-6th

     Location: Rock Island Main Library- Children's Room

Call 732-7362 to register

Bring your library card if you have one

COMING ATTRACTIONS!

For ages K - 3rd at the Main Library

Where the Wild Things Are

Book discussion and activity. 

Each child will get a copy of the book to keep. 

Register by calling 732-7360

RHYME TIME

For ages birth - 5 at the Main Library.

We will be reading stories, singing songs and doing crafts about pirates. 

Hoots and Howls, Coyotes and Owls

     Art Program with Ms. Gloria

Discover more about our native animals with artist/teacher Gloria Burlingame.

     October 9- create coyote puppets and draw a still life.

     October 16- draw a real (stuffed) owl and create an abstract owl scupture.

                Times: 10:30 - noon

                Grades: 3rd-8th

                Location: Rock Island Main Library- Community Room

Call 732-7360 to register.

Wordle is a computer program for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

Come check it out at the library!!

 For children in 3rd - 6th grade.

Favorite Toy Overnight

     Drop off your favorite action toy or fashion doll by 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 16th.  Your toy will have a wonderful sleepover at the library with lots of activities and fun. 

     Come back at 9:00 Saturday, October 17th to see what they did while you were asleep!

               Date/Time: October 16th (toy/doll drop off) by 5:00 p.m.

                         October 17th pick up and light breakfast at 9:00 a.m.

               Location:  Rock Island Main Library- children's room