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An image of a tan table covered with a display of free comic books.

Free Comic Book Day

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Stop by the Watts-Midtown branch library and pick up a free comic, and enter our Free Comic Book Day art contest! All ages are welcome, and be sure to visit Rock Island comic shops...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Stop by the Watts-Midtown branch library and pick up a free comic, and enter our Free Comic Book Day art contest! All ages are welcome, and be sure to visit Rock Island comic shops today to pick up other free comics.

MLK Day food drive

Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive

All Day 5/7 - 5/21
All locations
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” The Arc and the Disability Coalition have answered that call and hope you will help be th...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: All locations
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” The Arc and the Disability Coalition have answered that call and hope you will help be the light.

LEAD Fridays@Watts-Midtown Branch

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:15am - 2:15pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event, Tour
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Our Youth Services staff will be participating in LEAD Fridays@Watts-Midtown branch for students at Eugene Field Elementary.  Library introduction, services, collections, libr...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event, Tour
Event Details:

Our Youth Services staff will be participating in LEAD Fridays@Watts-Midtown branch for students at Eugene Field Elementary.  Library introduction, services, collections, library cards and special activities will be part of the Learn-

Outreach- RI High School Culture Fest

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
School Age, Family
Event Details:

Youth services staff will be at the Rock Island High School for the Culture Fest.  We will be sharing summer programming, Project Next Generation programming and answering que...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Youth services staff will be at the Rock Island High School for the Culture Fest.  We will be sharing summer programming, Project Next Generation programming and answering questions.

Applebees Dining Fundraiser with Library Foundation logos

Together We Care Dining Fundraiser

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 9:00pm
All locations
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Dine for two great causes! "Together We Care" fundraising event at Applebee's, co-presented by Rock Island Public Library Foundation PALS volunteers and Moline Public Library Frien...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: All locations
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Dine for two great causes! "Together We Care" fundraising event at Applebee's, co-presented by Rock Island Public Library Foundation PALS volunteers and Moline Public Library Friends of the Library.

Title, Summer Kickoff May 30, 2024, image of tiger with shovel and flowers, and kids playing in a garden. Event time 4 to 6:30 pm, Quad City Botanical Center, Free Admission. Library and Quad City Botanical Center logos.

Summer Reading Kickoff

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Read, Renew, Repeat! It's Summer, and that means summer fun and reading. Kick off summer and register for our reading challenge with games, activitites, and more. Presented in part...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Read, Renew, Repeat! It's Summer, and that means summer fun and reading. Kick off summer and register for our reading challenge with games, activitites, and more. Presented in partnership with the Quad City Botanical Center.

Alien with dog

WQPT Summer of Adventure

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Early Learning
Event Details:

Come out to see your friends from WQPT PBS! This summer WQPT PBS is making a guest appearances during storytime. Your family will have the opportunity to watch a PBS KIDS progra...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Come out to see your friends from WQPT PBS!

The STEAM on Wheels logo features black letters with a blue and green background with stylized images of lab equipment.

STEAM on Wheels

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon with STEAM on Wheels! We'll be exploring laser-cut projects, printing with 3-D pens, and virtual reality. This STEAM event is for teens 12-17.  Thi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon with STEAM on Wheels! We'll be exploring laser-cut projects, printing with 3-D pens, and virtual reality. This STEAM event is for teens 12-17. 

This event is part of our Project Next Generation series.

The STEAM on Wheels logo features black letters with a blue and green background with stylized images of lab equipment.

STEAM on Wheels

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon with STEAM on Wheels! We'll be exploring laser-cut projects, printing with 3-D pens, and virtual reality. This STEAM event is for teens 12-17.  Thi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon with STEAM on Wheels! We'll be exploring laser-cut projects, printing with 3-D pens, and virtual reality. This STEAM event is for teens 12-17. 

This event is part of our Project Next Generation series.

Five metal dissection tools, including scissors and tweezers, appear on a blue background.

Shark and Eyeball Dissection Event

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of dissection! This hands-on activity covers basic skills and tools (we'll provide equipment and samples), and for this event, we'll be dissecting beef eye...

Required
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of dissection! This hands-on activity covers basic skills and tools (we'll provide equipment and samples), and for this event, we'll be dissecting beef eyeballs and dogfish sharks.

Rock Island Public Library Foundation logo

Food for Thought, Rock Island Library Foundation

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Annual fundraising event from the Rock Island Public Library Foundation. Paid admission to the Rock Island Public Library Foundation (a private 501c3 foundation that supports RIPL)...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Annual fundraising event from the Rock Island Public Library Foundation.

Foam Party

Foam Blaster Party for Littles

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Watts-Midtown: Terrace/Patio at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Early Learning
Event Details:

Join the fun with the Mega Foam Blaster!  Foam will be shot out 40 feet rotating 180 degrees.   This foam event is for our younger kids, 5 and under, to enjoy!&nb...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Terrace/Patio
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join the fun with the Mega Foam Blaster!  Foam will be shot out 40 feet rotating 180 degrees.  

This foam event is for our younger kids, 5 and under, to enjoy!   

Bring a towel!

Foam Party

Foam Blaster Party for Bigs

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Watts-Midtown: Terrace/Patio at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Join the fun with the Mega Foam Blaster!  Foam will be shot 40 feet rotating 180 degrees.   This foam event is for our older kids, 5 and older, to enjoy! &nb...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Terrace/Patio
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join the fun with the Mega Foam Blaster!  Foam will be shot 40 feet rotating 180 degrees.  

This foam event is for our older kids, 5 and older, to enjoy!   

Bring a towel!

The STEAM on Wheels logo features black letters with a blue and green background with stylized images of lab equipment.

STEAM on Wheels

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon with STEAM on Wheels! We'll be exploring laser-cut projects, printing with 3-D pens, and virtual reality. This STEAM event is for teens 12-17.  Thi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon with STEAM on Wheels! We'll be exploring laser-cut projects, printing with 3-D pens, and virtual reality. This STEAM event is for teens 12-17. 

This event is part of our Project Next Generation series.

Deadpool (AKA Wade Wilson) wears his signature red and black suit. He is seated on a couch holding an open book, and next to him is a stuffed Wolverine (the superhero, not the carnivore) toy.

Deadpool and Wolverine Trivia

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Guess who has a new movie coming out! That's right: everyone's favorite unkillable mercenary is finally back, and this time, he's brought his pal Wolverine with him. Are they reall...

Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Guess who has a new movie coming out! That's right: everyone's favorite unkillable mercenary is finally back, and this time, he's brought his pal Wolverine with him. Are they really friends?

Stuffed Animals and smores

Stuffed Animal Campout @ Watts-Midtown

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Watts-Midtown: Terrace/Patio at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Are your best stuffed animals or special toys looking for a summer campout?   Come in to make a nametag for your toy and hear a quick story or two.   Storyti...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Terrace/Patio
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Are your best stuffed animals or special toys looking for a summer campout?  

Come in to make a nametag for your toy and hear a quick story or two.   Storytime starts at 5:30. 

group of stuffed animals

Stuffed Animal Pick-Up at Watts.

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

It's time to pick up your sleepy toy after a night of fun. Pick up from 10 - 12 at Watts-Midtown. 

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

It's time to pick up your sleepy toy after a night of fun.

Pick up from 10 - 12 at Watts-Midtown. 

Alien with dog

WQPT Summer of Adventure

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Early Learning
Event Details:

Come out to see your friends from WQPT PBS! This summer WQPT PBS is making a guest appearances during storytime. Your family will have the opportunity to watch a PBS KIDS progra...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Come out to see your friends from WQPT PBS!

Deadpool (AKA Wade Wilson) wears his signature red and black suit. He is seated on a couch holding an open book, and next to him is a stuffed Wolverine (the superhero, not the carnivore) toy.

Deadpool and Wolverine Trivia

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Guess who has a new movie coming out! That's right: everyone's favorite unkillable mercenary is finally back, and this time, he's brought his pal Wolverine with him. Are they reall...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Guess who has a new movie coming out! That's right: everyone's favorite unkillable mercenary is finally back, and this time, he's brought his pal Wolverine with him. Are they really friends?

Alien with dog

WQPT Summer of Adventure

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Early Learning
Event Details:

Come out to see your friends from WQPT PBS! This summer WQPT PBS is making a guest appearances during storytime. Your family will have the opportunity to watch a PBS KIDS progra...

Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Come out to see your friends from WQPT PBS!

2 childrens on the beach at the ocean

HUG-A-Book CREATE!

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Early Learning
Event Details:

Hug-a-Book CREATE!  Part of our special memorial program series for our young children, ages 2-5 years old.  We will have ocean themed process art stations set up.  ...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Hug-a-Book CREATE!  Part of our special memorial program series for our young children, ages 2-5 years old.  We will have ocean themed process art stations set up.  Each child receives an apron and a book.  We always encourage

LEAD Fridays@Watts-Midtown Branch

Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

We welcome the LEAD Friday groups from Eugene Field Elementary to the library to learn about library cards, our collection, programs and be reading leaders!

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

We welcome the LEAD Friday groups from Eugene Field Elementary to the library to learn about library cards, our collection, programs and be reading leaders!

Recent photograph of Rock Island Library's Southwest Branch

Southwest Branch 50th Anniversary Open House

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

The Southwest Branch of the Rock Island Public Library opened its doors to the public 50 years ago on today's date, September 25, 1974. Join your friends and neighbors in our Op...

Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

The Southwest Branch of the Rock Island Public Library opened its doors to the public 50 years ago on today's date, September 25, 1974.