Holiday Closing

Rock Island Public Library locations are closed Monday, January 19 for Martin Luther King Jr Day. Online services will be available. 

Book Signing with Local Author Rita R. Melissano, Ph.D.

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Special Event

Age Group:

Adult

Program Description

Event Details

Join us as we celebrate local author, Rita R. Melissano, Ph.D., on the release of TWO new books, AIKU The Way of Love: a story told in haiku and The Way of Love: a collection of tanka. Rita will read passages from each book, answer questions, and be available to sign copies. Pre-order your copies today at the links above!

Rita R. Melissano, Ph.D. is a Touchstone Award nominated Poet. her presence in the micro poetry field has been quickly noticed, her work published in national and international poetry journals, anthologies, featured on websites & podcasts with commentaries and honorable mentions. A first-time author, she surprises the literary world by releasing not one, but two books at once and creating her own series: AIKU The Way of Love and The Way of Love, a collection of Tanka. A third volume in the series will debut at the end of the year.