Late Opening Friday, February 6

In order to allow all staff to attend a morning training meeting, Rock Island Public Library locations will open at noon on Friday, February 6. 

There will be no storytime this Friday at the Watts-Midtown Branch. 

Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence

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Program Type:

America 250, Presentation

Age Group:

Adult, Everyone

Program Description

Event Details

This year's lecture series explores the events surrounding American Independence, from the colonial era to the writing of the Constitution. This month, lecture explains how the war began to shift in the favor of the Americans and the conclusion of hostilities. 

All lectures in this series are presented by a member of Army Sustainment Command's Office of the Historian.