RHYME TIME!

For ages birth - 5 years old at the Southwest Branch Library.

Come hear stories, sing songs and do crafts. 

Visit the Friends of the Library used book store at our 30/31 Branch Library, 3059 30th Street, for even bigger deals on used books, magazines and more!  Proceeds benefit your library!

Rhyme Time

For ages birth - 5 years old at the Main Library.

Come enjoy stories, sing songs and make crafts.

Enjoy a good movie at the Main Rock Island Public Library. Each month a significant Independent Film will be shown in the Community Room of the Main Library–401 19th Street–in downtown Rock Island. All showings will begin at 6:00 p.m. They are free and open to the public. This month’s feature is Ali Zaoua (Morocco-France, 98 minutes).

Ali, Kwita, Omar, and Boukber are a group of street urchins living on the hard streets of Casablanca. Their everyday lives are filled with violence, begging, and indifference. In order to survive they create a bond of friendship and family between then. The bond is cut short when Ali is senselessly killed at the beginning of the film by a blow to the head; his life taken by a single act of a rival gang. Ali's friends decide not to report his death to the police, who would have the boy buried in a potter's field. Instead they decide to give him a worthy burial, to bury Ali on the private island he so often dreamed of. Ali Zaoua captures the power of dreams and presence of hope in the harshest of circumstances.

PLEASE be advised that none of these films are rated and some may not be suitable for children.

RHYME TIME!  

For ages birth - 5 years old at the 30/31 Library.

Come hear stories, sing song and make crafts. 

The Friends of the Library meet at 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Rock Island, corner of 31st Avenue/30th Street. The program features a talk on homestead and disability issues for tax abatement by the Chief Deputy Supervisor of Assessments for Rock Island County. 

 Lunch includes fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn and dessert and is $6. Reservations are required. Call Sue Bjorkman, 786-5909. For information on Friends of the Library membership, click Support your Library on this website.

MESSY MONDAY

Come get messy at the Southwest Library!

We will be reading stories and doing a messy craft.

For ages K - 3rd.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

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

LEGO

Main Library- Children's room

This group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the Community Room.  We welcome all skill levels of knitters and crocheters. 

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the S/W branch library at 10:30.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

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

Come get messy at the Main Library!

We will be reading stories and doing a messy craft.

For ages K - 3rd.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

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

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

January 19th,

4:30-5:15 pm at the Main Library

For ages 11-18

Interested in anime and/or manga?  Looking to talk to someone else who also likes anime and manga?

Join the Ani-Manga Club!  We meet monthly to talk about new anime and manga, and watch new episodes. 

Questions?  Contact Natalie at struecker.natalie@rigov.org or 309-732-7330

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the S/W branch library at 10:30.

LEGO CLUB!

Main Library at 3 pm. 

Come and design a robot to be displayed at the library.

For ages K - 6th.

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

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

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

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

Tuesday, Jan 19th

7:00 pm

Rock Island Main Library 2nd Floor Community Room

Melissa Flowers from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will be on hand to give you tips and tricks to getting into college and filing for financial aid. 

This event is intended for college-bound teens and their parents.

Questions? 
Please contact Natalie, struecker.natalie@rigov.org or 309-732-7330

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

9 a.m. Wednesdays, Main Library computer lab. Learn the basics of using and getting around the Internet. For new users.

Learn how to use Microsoft Word templates to create a resume. 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Main Library Computer Lab

LEGO CLUB!

30/31 Library at 3 pm. 

Come and design a robot to be displayed at the library.

For ages K - 6th.

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the S/W branch library at 10:30.

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

Teen Advisory Board

Meets on the Ground floor of the Main Library

Ages 11-18

Come talk to other teens and the YA Librarian about what you think the Library should do for you!

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

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

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

READ! HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER

     Winter Reading 2010- Penguin Games

      January 19-February 26th

       Pre-k- 6th grade

       Pick up your reading log at any Rock Island Public Library

            Book prize and prize drawings

       Let the READING begin!

Alpha Books will meet to discuss "Loving Frank" by Nancy Horan, in the Community Room of the Main Library. 3 p.m. To participate, just read the book and show up.

If you've borrowed a book from the book club kit, bring it along to exchange for next month's book.

Come get messy at the Southwest Branch Library!

We will be reading a story and making a messy craft.

For ages K - 3rd.

50 years ago, on Feb. 1, 1960, four black college students changed history - just by sitting down at a Woolworth's lunch counter. Join us 50 years later for a free program to celebrate this critical turning point in the civil rights movement on:

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Rock Island Library Community Room

Viewing and discussion of a short film,

February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four.

Presented by the Rock Island Public Library and The Afro-American Heritage Center. This is the first of four programs on Civil Rights Memories planned for the next year.

Free and open to the public.