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. 

Library2GO - Fall/Winter Schedule 2022/2023

All Day
Everyone
Library2Go Mobile Library
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

As we await the opening of our new branch, we have reduced hours for the bookmobile. We are fully open for entry and browsing, masks encouraged, but not required.

Early Learning Outreach-RIMSD HeadStart Visit

9:00am - 11:00am
Early Learning
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

The Rock Island Public Library Children's staff are bringing early literacy skills, library information and sharing stories to our friends at the RIMSD HeadStart and Preschool For All sites. 

Reading Rocks Book Club @ RIHS

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Teen
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Book Club, Outreach

Historical Room open to patrons

1:00pm - 2:45pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Historical Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

The Downtown Library's Historical Room will be open for those who wish to use its materials.

Frieze Lecture Series: Cosmos and the work of Alexander von Humboldt, presented by Dr. Stephen Hager

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: 150th Anniversary, Presentation, Special Event
Event Details:

To kick off the 150th anniversary year of the Rock Island Public Library, the 25th annual Frieze Lecture series focuses on ideas that had a profound impact in their own times – much like the opening of the Rock Island Public Librar