Event List

Come to the Downtown Library and play 12 holes of mini golf! Compete against family and friends, and keep track of your score as you complete our course for fun and bragging rights.

Come to the Downtown Library and play 12 holes of mini golf! Compete against family and friends, and keep track of your score as you complete our course for fun and bragging rights.

Board game fans: come to the Downtown Library for an afternoon of fun! Learn to play new games, or rediscover an old favorite. (Note that some games will be available for checkout during this event.)

Join us on July 14th, as local artist April Greetings leads a summer-themed cardmaking class! This is a guided program and all supplies will be provided. Attendees will leave with several summer-themed greeting cards. 

Throughout life we have tasks we have to perform (ie. lifting laundry, carrying groceries). As we age, we see a natural decline in strength which therefore makes these once simple tasks become harder.

Join us as we discuss Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara!

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Do you love the smell of popcorn and the thrill of watching movies with others? Join in on the fun and come to our Downtown Movie Club! This month's selection is a 2025 Oscar nominated historical fiction film.

Join us for the third and final session of our summer Nutrition & Wellness Series, presented in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension Office! 

Looking for a book club with no assigned reading or focused discussions? Then joining a Silent Book Club may be for you!

Please join us on the third Saturday of each month from 11-1 at the Rock Island Library for "Living With Loss"- A gentle, supportive, conversation group open to anyone navigating grief, caregiving, experiencing the weight of change, or have questi

Do you love to knit or crochet? We would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle!

"Dreaming In Cuban" by Cristina Garcia is our pick for July.

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We are excited to invite you to join the Reading Revolution School Community Book Club as we read and discuss the thought-provoking book The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.

Meet neighbors and create community at Coffee & Conversations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Southwest Library! Coffee, light refreshments, and optional activities will be provided.

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SATURDAY STASH BUSTERS - 

Patchwork Improv: Working with Strips on August 2

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Healthy Cents Series:

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This lecture series is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the creation of the United States Army in 1775. All talks in this series are presented by the staff of Army Sustainment Command's History Office, based on the Rock Island Arsenal.

Join us for a group book discussion in one of Rock Island's most beautiful parks, Longview Park! This month's selection is The Small and The Mighty by Sharon McMahob.

Meet neighbors and create community at Coffee & Conversations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Southwest Library! Coffee, light refreshments, and optional activities will be provided.