Memorial Day Closing

All Rock Island Public Library locations are closed Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day. Please visit us online!

Big News! Downtown Restroom Renovation

1st floor restrooms (on the main floor) of our Downtown Library will be unavailable for a few months due to major renovations.

Ground Floor restrooms (off the accessible entrance and Children's Room) and 2nd floor public restrooms will be available during all library hours. 

Microfilm services will be temporarily unavailable as we relocate these machines from their former location. For questions, please contact Adult Services staff. 

Bee-There for a Reader!

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Everyone
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Event Details

Bee-There for a Reader this May! Bee-lieve it or not, sometimes dogs really do eat library books and homework! Help a child out and pay-it-forward for a young reader with replacement book fees. Pick a tag from our reader tree and choose how much you'd like to donate. At the end of the month, children participating in this program will receive a letter from RIPL, announcing the good news of their restored library account all thanks to an anonymous fellow library user's gift. Patrons may make donations at the Downtown Library, Southwest Branch, and Watts Midtown Branch.

This program benefits young readers ages 6-17, and supports lost book amnesty.