Painting at Southwest

Painting is completed at our Southwest Branch, but we're still putting things back! Our Children's Area at Southwest will be unavailable for browsing until Tuesday, Dec. 16. If you need something from that area, please ask staff for assistance. 

OUTREACH- At the Park with Skip-Along Learning Center

10:00am–11:00am
Early Learning
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

Children Staff will be at the park presenting stories and activities for Rock Island Skip-Along Learning Center

Getting Started with HeritageQuest Workshop

11:00am–12:15pm
Teen, Adult
Downtown Library
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Would you like to get acquainted with the genealogy website HeritageQuest? Perhaps you would like to start your journey toward discovering your ancestors.

OFFSITE-Spring Forward Summer Camp

12:30pm–2:00pm
School Age
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
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Children and Youth Services staff will be with our Spring Forward friends 5 times this summer to share library information, engage in our "Rocket into Reading" activity and for the older students; learn about Library activities and programs for mi

Local Author: Memories of the Great Depression

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

Local author John O'Shea shares real stories of life during the Great Depression as collected in his two recent books, Memories of the Great Depression: A Time Forgotten and Memories of the Great Depression: A Time Reme

Draw your story

2:00pm–4:00pm
School Age, Teen
Watts-Midtown Branch
Closed
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Graphic novels are art and storytelling rolled into one.  Whether you are a new to graphic novels or have been a long time fan, we will be examining a graphic novel illustrator each week and working on a project.