STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the 30/31 library at 10:30.

3rd Tuesday of each month, Library Director's office, Main Library. Time provided for public comment.

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

STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the Southwest library at 10:30.

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

30/31 LEGO CLUB

Use your imagination to design a piece of Lego art to be displayed at the library.  Work with a friend or on your own.

For ages K - 6th.

Rock Island artist Charles J. White displays his unique shaped-canvas paintings at the Rock Island Main Library, 401 19^th Street, throughout the month of August. The artist will host a free public reception for the show from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 19 in the library’s 2^nd floor art gallery. The exhibit is up through Aug. 31.

You are invited to take part in a celebration of Alice in Wonderland.

We'll watch the newest Alice in Wonderland movie.  Food will be provided!

Main Library

2nd Floor

6:00-7:30

Ages 12-18

STORYTIME

 Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the Main library at 10:30.

Teen Night

Library Bash

Head to the Main Library's 2nd floor on August 24th for games, food, and fun to celebrate a new year of programs.

We're kicking off our new Teen Night programs with a party.

Open to ages 12-18

Main Library 2nd floor

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

SW LIBRARY LEGO CLUB

Use your imagination to design a piece of Lego art to be displayed at the library.  Work with a friend or on your own.

For ages K - 6th.

The Rock Island Library's 2010 Black History and Civil Rights series concludes August 25, with a 6 p.m. showing and discussion of the American Experience program, "The Murder of Emmett Till." The brutal murder of the 14-year-old-boy in Money, Mississippi sparked civil rights action across the country. Three months after his body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River, the Montgomery bus boycott began. August 28 marks the 55th anniversary of Till's death.

This event in the Main Library Community Room, 401 19th Street, is held in conjunction with the Afro-American Heritage Center as part of a continuing look at family stories and civil rights.

Please note that some scenes in the documentary may disturb younger or more sensitive viewers.

The Rock Island Library’s HUG-A-Book reading event is Thursday, August 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Main Library Community Room at 401 19^th Street.   HUG-A-Book is an annual early learning program for children ages two to five and their families. Each child gets a new, free book of their very own to hug and take home, courtesy of the Merrill Harris memorial fund of the Rock Island Public Library Foundation. Children and their families can come meet our costumed characters, hear a story or two, sing a song, make some crafts and get a free book. The event is free.

FRIDAY FEST

MAIN LIBRARY

Spend your half day off school with your friends at the library!  Come enjoy a movie and some fun.

For grades 3rd - 6th.

MESSY MONDAY 

SOUTHWEST LIBRARY

Come and get messy at the library!  We will be reading a book and doing a messy craft.  Don't forget to dress for messines! 

For ages K - 3

STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the 30/31 library at 10:30.

Teen Writers Group

Tuesday, August 31st

6:00-7:30 pm

Main Library 2nd Floor

401 19th St

Ages 12-18

Like to write?  Want to become a better writer?  Head to the Library for the Writers Group!  We'll read each other's work and come up with ways to avoid writer's block!

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

STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the Southwest library at 10:30.

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

MAIN LIBRARY LEGO CLUB

Use your imagination to design a piece of Lego art to be displayed at the library.  Work with a friend or on your own.

For ages K - 6th.

Visit the Friends of the Rock Island 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!

For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo travelled the villages of northern Colombia, playing traditional songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving the nomadic life behind. But after the traumatic death of his wife, he vows to never play the accursed accordion again, and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its rightful owner. On the way, Ignacio is followed by Fermín, a spirited teenager determined to become his apprentice. Tired of loneliness, Ignacio accepts the young man as his pupil and together they traverse the vast Colombian terrain, discovering the musical diversity of Caribbean culture. Hardened by a life of solitude, Ignacio tries to discourage Fermín from following in his footsteps, but destiny has different plans for them.

STORYTIME

 Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the Main library at 10:30.

The Rock Island Main Library will be closed Saturday, September 4, due to traffic issues surrounding the downtown Rock Island Gran Prix race.

Please visit our 30/31 or Southwest Branches at day, anytime between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

All locations of the Rock Island Library holiday are closed today for the Labor Day holiday.

STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the 30/31 library at 10:30.

Teen Craft Night

1st Tuesday of each month

6:00-7:30 pm

Main Library 2nd Floor

Ages 12-18

Head to the library to make something different each month! 

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

STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the Southwest library at 10:30.

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

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The show will be open for viewing between Sept. 10 and Oct. 30, 2010.

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the second floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

STORYTIME

 Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the Main library at 10:30.

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The show will be open for viewing between Sept. 10 and Oct. 30, 2010.

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the second floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The show will be open for viewing between Sept. 10 and Oct. 30, 2010.

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the second floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The show will be open for viewing between Sept. 10 and Oct. 30, 2010.

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the second floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

The Friends of the Rock Island Library meet at 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Rock Island, corner of 31st Avenue and 30th Street. Lunch is $6. Reservations required. Call Sue Bjorkman, 786-5909.

Alpha Book Discussion Group meets September 13 at 3 p.m. in the Community Room on the 2nd floor of the Main Library to discuss The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.

MESSY MONDAY 

MAIN LIBRAY

Come and get messy at the library!  We will be reading a book and doing a messy craft.  Don't forget to dress for messines! 

For ages K - 3

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The show will be open for viewing between Sept. 10 and Oct. 30, 2010.

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the second floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the 30/31 library at 10:30.

Teen Game Night

2nd Tuesday of each month

6:00-7:30 pm

Southwest Branch

9010 Ridgewood Rd

Ages 12-18 (grades 7-12)

Come play a variety of games at the Southwest Branch the second Tuesday of each month!  We'll have the Wii and board games for you to play!

Wii and accessories provided by

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The show will be open for viewing between Sept. 10 and Oct. 30, 2010.

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the second floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

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

STORYTIME

Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays

at the Southwest library at 10:30.

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

30/31 LEGO CLUB

Use your imagination to design a piece of Lego art to be displayed at the library.  Work with a friend or on your own.

For ages K - 6th.

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The two artists will present a public reception for the show on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the 2nd floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

"Wood and Words", a unique combination of two and three-dimensional artist works by Amy Nielsen and Bill Wohlford is the featured show at the Rock Island Public Library, during September and October. The show will be open for viewing between Sept. 10 and Oct. 30, 2010.

A collaborative, signature piece done expressly for this show combines a contemporary blend of realism, expressionism and the beauty of the written word in a work titled "A World of Words". Open to the public during library hours, the show is on the second floor rotunda of the Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. 

Are you frustrated when it comes to encouraging better math skills in your children? Do you wish you had some teaching "tricks of the trade" up your sleeve. "Break the Math Block" is for parents and other care-givers who want to help the children improve math skills. Elizabeth Russell, a Math Enrichment Tutor at Jordan Catholic School, will offer easy activities, tips and ways of helping kids translate math and math concepts. The workshop is hands-on and fast moving. Free.

Call 309-732-7360 to sign up.