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National Library Card Sign-Up Month

All Day 9/1 - 9/30
All locations
Library Branch: All locations
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Find Your Element! Celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month by using library resources to help discover your next hobby or learn more about your favorite topics. Sign up for a library card and enter a raffle ticket towards one of four raffle kit...

Library2Go - Fall Schedule 2023

All Day 9/18 - 9/22
Library2Go Mobile Library
Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:
Our new Fall bookmobile schedule starts Monday, July 31st, and runs through Friday, December 15th. We are fully open for entry and browsing. You can also continue to pick up holds and have us choose items for you with Mobile Library2Go Curbsi...

Early Learning Outreach-RIMSD HeadStart & Preschool For All Visits

9:00am - 11:00am
All locations
Library Branch: All locations
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
The Rock Island Public Library Children's staff are bringing early literacy skills, library information and sharing stories to our friends at the RIMSD HeadStart and Preschool For All sites.  ...

Introduction to Esports with Josh Bycer

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Do you love video games? Are you interested in a career in esports? Join us for a live streamed talk by author Josh Bycer as he provides an introduction to the competitive esports world. This event is part of our Project Next Generation series. Jo...

4th Friday Book Sale

10:00am - 1:00pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: Book Sale

Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch

10:30am - 11:00am
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Young children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of short books, action rhymes and songs. For ages 0 - 5 years old. ...

LEAD Fridays@Watts-Midtown Branch

11:45am - 2:15pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
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-Enrich-Disc...

Children's Book Talk/Unboxing

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Online
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:
Join Miss Ranell on Facebook, Fridays at 2:00 for either a book talk or an unboxing of NEW books with a quick sneak peek! ...

National Hobbit Day: Hobbit Door Wreaths

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: DIY
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Celebrate National Hobbit Day on Friday, September 22nd, at our Watts-Midtown Branch Library by creating your very own Hobbit Door Wreath to hang in your home! ...

Book Sale

10:00am - 1:00pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room

Library2Go - Fall Schedule 2023

All Day 9/25 - 9/29
Library2Go Mobile Library
Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:
Our new Fall bookmobile schedule runs through Friday, December 15th. We are fully open for entry and browsing. You can also continue to pick up holds and have us choose items for you with Mobile Library2Go Curbside or select another location ...

Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch

10:30am - 11:00am
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Young children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of short books, action rhymes and songs. For ages 0 - 5 years old. ...

Weekly Teen Book Talk

3:45pm - 4:00pm
Online
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Event Details:
Check out this week's book talk from Emily, the Young Adult Librarian! Just go to our Facebook page (or our Teen page, if you want to watch live).  ...

Drop-in Computer Skills & Job Search Assistance w/ Goodwill of the Heartland

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:
Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Tuesday evenings from 4-6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from Goodwill of the Heartland's Helms Career Center. No appointment or...

Southwest Book Club - September - The Maid by Nita Prose

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:
Discussion of The Maid. Summary:  A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed. Solving the mystery will turn her once orderly world upside down in this utterly original debut. Molly Gray is not like everyone ...

Star Wars Trivia

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Think you know Star Wars? Answer trivia questions for prizes, fun, and bragging rights! In five rounds of five questions, will you be victorious? (Note: some questions will contain spoilers for the new Disney+ series Ahsoka.) ...

Retirement Planning in Uncertain Times

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Family
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Social Security and Retirement Planning in Uncertain Times       We are living in uncertain financial times. Whether in the near or more distant future, there are many realities for you to keep in mind when looking ahead to that ...

Toddler Tales @ Southwest Branch

11:00am - 11:30am
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Young children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of books, action rhymes and songs.  For ages 0 - 5 years old.  ...

Family Games

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Children, Early Learning, School Age, Family
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:
There's no school tomorrow!  Come spend the afernoon with your family playing some of our new games.  There will be yard, board and STEM games available in the community room with preschool games and activities in the children's room. ...

Retirement Planning in Uncertain Times - Part 2

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Social Security and Retirement Planning in Uncertain Times       We are living in uncertain financial times. Whether in the near or more distant future, there are many realities for you to keep in mind when looking ahead to that ...

Early Learning Outreach-RIMSD HeadStart & Preschool For All Visits

9:00am - 11:00am
All locations
Library Branch: All locations
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
The Rock Island Public Library Children's staff are bringing early literacy skills, library information and sharing stories to our friends at the RIMSD HeadStart and Preschool For All sites.  ...

Retain the Rain with River Action

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Event Details:
With stormwater runoff fees and increased concern about contamination of water supplies and flooding, it makes sense to seek ways to reduce rainfall runoff from residential lots through the use of native plantings and simple retention projects. Join&...

Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch

10:30am - 11:00am
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Young children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of short books, action rhymes and songs. For ages 0 - 5 years old. ...

Children's Book Talk/Unboxing

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Online
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:
Join Miss Ranell on Facebook, Fridays at 2:00 for either a book talk or an unboxing of NEW books with a quick sneak peek! ...