Buildings Closed for Juneteenth

All Rock Island Public Library buildings and bookmobile routes are closed Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Visit us online or see us during regular hours on Friday! 

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 are available on the table across from the Reference Desk. 

Outreach ~ Day Trippers @ RIFAC

10:00am–11:00am
School Age
Outreach
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Outreach
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A youth services librarian witll be at the intersession Day Trippers camp at RIFAC with stories and activities. 

Alpha Book Club

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
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Seniors Read Banned Books - The X-Rated Bible (A Banned Books Week Feature)

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

Using the stipulations of book banning laws such as that passed in 2023 by the Iowa legislature and signed into law by their Gorvernor, Kim Reynolds, and looking at the restrictions of similar laws recently enacted in other states of our republic,