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Rock Island, IL 61201
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Watts-Midtown Branch
2715 30th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States

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(309) 732-7338

Southwest Branch
9010 Ridgewood Road
Rock Island, IL 61201
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Upcoming Events

This event is in the "School Age" group
Apr 7 2026 Tue

Kids Graphic Novel Book Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
School Age
Watts-Midtown Branch
This event is in the "School Age" group
Apr 7 2026 Tue

Kids Graphic Novel Book Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Graphic Novel Book club for kids

Month 1-First Cat in Space

Month 2- Warriors

Month 3- Batcat

Month 4- Cartoonist Club

This event is in the "Adult" group
Apr 7 2026 Tue

Southwest Stitch Club

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adult
Southwest Branch
This event is in the "Adult" group
Apr 7 2026 Tue

Southwest Stitch Club

5:00pm–7:00pm
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: DIY
Event Details:

Please join our new Southwest Stitch Club! This is a gathering of crafters of all levels and all craft interests. Simply bring along your handicraft and expect to meet your neighbors. All are welcome!

This event is in the "School Age" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Apr 7 2026 Tue

KPOP Demon Hunters Craft Night

6:00pm–7:30pm
School Age, Teen, Family
Watts-Midtown Branch
Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "School Age" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Family" group
Apr 7 2026 Tue

KPOP Demon Hunters Craft Night

6:00pm–7:30pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Open
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Family
Program Type: DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

We heard you loud and clear: you wanted Sussie the bird to go with Derpy the tiger, so come make a bird with us!

This event is in the "Early Learning" group
Apr 8 2026 Wed

Petite Picassos @ Southwest Branch

11:00am–12:00pm
Early Learning
Southwest Branch
This event is in the "Early Learning" group
Apr 8 2026 Wed

Petite Picassos @ Southwest Branch

11:00am–12:00pm
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

Do your toddlers love to get messy?  Bring them to Petite Picassos where they can use all of their senses with hands on art.  We will take care of the mess as they create their masterpieces.  

This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Apr 8 2026 Wed

Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adult, Everyone
Downtown Library
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Apr 8 2026 Wed

Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence

2:00pm–3:00pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: America 250, Presentation
Event Details:

This year's lecture series explores the events surrounding American Independence, from the colonial era to the writing of the Constitution.

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Apr 8 2026 Wed

DIY Craft: Hummingbird Diamond Art

5:30pm–6:30pm
Teen, Adult
Watts-Midtown Branch
Full
Registration Required
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
Apr 8 2026 Wed

DIY Craft: Hummingbird Diamond Art

5:30pm–6:30pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Full
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking to add to your spring decor? Join us on Wednesday, April 8th, to make a diamond art hummingbird! All supplies will be provided. 

Registration is required.  

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Popular Fiction - Project Hail Mary Read-Alikes

Book cover reading "In the Quick" by Kate Hope Day. featuring an astronaut against a light pink background
Book cover reading "Mickey7" by Edward Ashton, featuring an astronaut adrift in space
Book cover reading "The Darkness Outside Us" by Eliot Schrefer, featuring an illustration of two men looking at one another in front of a circular window overlooking space
Book cover reading "Fractal Noise" by Christopher Paolini, featuring an astronaut on a red planet looking toward a large hole
Book cover reading "One Way" by S. J. Morden, featuring an astronaut drifting away from a red planet in space
Book cover reading "Providence" by Max Barry, featuring a person partially submerged in water against a completely red background
Book cover reading "We Have Always Been Here" by Lena Nguyen, featuring a rocky outcropping with a faint outline of the Moon in the background
Book cover reading "Velocity Weapon" by Megan O'Keefe, featuring the front end of a rocket with the back end sketched in white against a dark background
Image for "Full Speed to a Crash Landing"
Image for "System Collapse"
Image for "Service Model"
Image for "Cascade Failure"
Image for "A View from the Stars"
Image for "The Never Wars"
Image for "Where Peace Is Lost"
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Popular Nonfiction - National Poetry Month

Book cover reading "Heaven Looks Like Us" by George Abraham and Noor Hindi, featuring an abstract blue cover
Book cover reading "Night Watch" by Kevin Young, featuring two brown birds against a forest background
Book cover reading "Startlement" by Ada Limón, featuring vary shades of green text against a white background
Book cover reading "Burn Me Back" by Peggy Robles-Alvarado, featuring an abstract illustration of a woman
Book cover reading "A Sun Behind Us / Un Sol Caído Avanza" by María Auxiliadora Álvarez, featuring a setting sun
Book cover reading "Three Leaves, Three Roots" by Danielle Legros Georges, featuring imprints of palm leaves in varying shades of orange, green, and blue
Image for "We the Gathered Heat"
Image for "Spectral Evidence"
Image for "The Invention of the Darling"
Image for "Sturge Town"
Image for "Poemhood: Our Black Revival"
Image for "Grand Tour"
Image for "Ukraine at War"
Image for "Spoken Word"
Image for "The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on"
View More - Popular Nonfiction - National Poetry Month

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