Reading Recommendations
New!
- To get personalized picks for either books or DVDS, fill out our Librarian Picks From the Stacks - Personal Shopper Form. Answer a few questions about your likes and dislikes, and we'll select five items just for you. We'll even place those items on hold for you, for a one-stop "personal shopper experience." This service replaces Bookmate.
- Ask our staff for great ideas! We can help you find new authors, read-a-likes to authors you already follow, and figure out what order a book falls in a series.
- Visit our Reference Desk at our Downtown Library for help finding the book you want, call 309-732-7341, or chat with us online.
Need Ideas from our Staff? Follow their Blogs!
Adult Reading Blog - Suggestions from our Adult Services staff on Tumblr
Teen Reading Blog - Reviews and Suggestions from our Young Adult Librarian on Tumblr
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NoveList Plus and Novelist Plus K-8 Reader Services
Looking for a good book? Log into NoveList Plus from home with your Rock Island Library card or from any Rock Island Library computer.
Looking for something that's not in our catalog?
Our staff can request a special InterLibrary Loan for you. Call our Reference Desk at 309-732-7341 or
email us.
Know someone who needs talking books?
Connect to the Illinois
talking books program for persons with visual or physical impairments.