Special Weather Closing

Due to adverse weather conditions, all Rock Island Public Library buildings will be closed Monday, March 16. Meeting room reservations, library events, and Library2Go routes are also cancelled.

Even when our buildings are closed, our digital services put reading. music, movies/TV, and research at your fingertips. 

Discovering Newsbank--Rock Island Library's Newest Newspaper Resource

11:00am–12:00pm
Everyone
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
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   The Rock Island Public Library is proud to be able to make NewsBank available to its patrons and, through its library online services, to the larger community.

Banned Books Reading

5:30pm–7:45pm
Teen, Adult
Watts-Midtown Branch
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Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Presentation, Discussion, Performance, Special Event
Event Details:

The Rock Island Public Library and Midwest Writing Center proudly present the annual "Banned Books Week Reading," featuring area librarians, educators, and supporters of First Amendment rights.