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. 

Southwest Petite Picassos

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
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Use all of your senses with hands-on art.  We will enjoy

a story and several art projects. 

Cowboy Courage: Westerns and the Portrayal of Bravery

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

The presentation, based on William Hampes' book, Cowboy Courage, uses both a discussion about and video clips from film and television Westerns to show how they demonstrate the ways different types of courage (physica

30/31 Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion, Book Club
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A short novella is discussed this month, A River Runs Through It by Noman MacLean.  MacLean received a slew of rejections on this title, one publisher stating "It has trees in it."