Watts-Midtown Driveway Work

Work begins soon on repairing the driveway leading into our Watts-Midtown Branch and the RI YMCA. When weather allows work to start, please note that there will be only one lane in and out of the parking lot. Please alternate when entering or leaving the lot, and note that there is no left hand turn onto the drive off 30th Street. 

Remember that you can return items to any Rock Island Library, even if it was checked out at the branch. Thank you for your patience as the YMCA repairs this driveway. 

The Rock Island Railroad Video Series #4: Quite a Surprise, Mate!

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Adult, Family

Event Details

Is British Rock 'n Roll really based on the Rock Island Railroad's theme song?  Come, and see.

Billy Bragg on how one song - Rock Island Line - kickstarted the skiffle craze in 50s Britain and gave birth to the great British bands of the 60s. Narrated by Billy Bragg and featuring contributions from The Quarrymen (filmed on location in the Church Hall where McCartney and Lennon first met), Peter Donegan and Chas McDevitt among others, this charts the journey of one song that arguably gave birth to British Rock N Roll.