Downtown Library Construction

Please pardon our dust and noise at the Downtown Library while the exterior stone gets restored. All library services are still available. We hope to bring you an improved facility. 

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Library2Go - Fall Schedule 2024

All Day 10/14 - 10/15
Family, Everyone
Library2Go Mobile Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Please note - Time change for October 15th only - Mobile Library will stop at Centennial Shelter Park from 1p.m.-2p.m.

The Mobile Library will be closed the week of October 21st through 25th.

"The Vote": A PBS Documentary, part 2

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us for the second of two episodes of "The Vote", a PBS American Experience documentary following the movement of American women to gain the right to vote.

Register: Dissection Gallery, Southwest

5:00pm - 6:00pm
School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Southwest Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Join us for a unique evening of learning about animal biology with science educator Andrea Martinez!

Escape Room: The Cabinet of Curiosities

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen, Adult, Family
Southwest Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape?

Board Game Day

10:30am - 1:30pm
Teen, Adult, Family
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

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.)

Escape Room: The Cabinet of Curiosities

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen, Adult, Family
Southwest Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape?

Escape Room: The Cabinet of Curiosities

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen, Adult, Family
Southwest Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape?

Outreach- Rock Island Fright Night

4:30pm - 8:00pm
Family
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Outreach, Special Event
Event Details:

Library staff plan to be at the Rock Island Parks and Recreation department Fright Night event at Schwiebert Park. Stop by and say hi (or Boo!) 

Library2Go - Fall Schedule 2024

All Day 10/28 - 10/29
Family, Everyone
Library2Go Mobile Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

The Mobile Library will be closed the week of October 21st through 25th.

Family Reading Month

11/04/2024 @ 10:00am - 11/30/2024 @ 5:00pm
Family
All locations
Offsite Event
Library Branch: All locations
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

Celebrate Family Literacy Month

Pick up your Family Literacy Month reading log and bag at any of our Rock Island Public Libraries.

When you complete the activities return the log and pick up a free book.

 

Wacky Movie at Watts-Midtown

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Family, Everyone
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Come enjoy a Wacky Movie at Watts-Midtown for all ages!! This month's film is a critically acclaimed claymation film about chickens who must runaway to avoid being baked into chicken pie.

Craft Cinema Night at the Library

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Mental Health, Movie, DIY
Event Details:

Does it get any better than curling up with a crafting project while playing a favorite movie or TV show in the background? Only if you do it with friends!

Board Game Day

10:30am - 1:30pm
Teen, Adult, Family
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

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.)

Free Comic Book Day

11:00am - 2:00pm
School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Downtown Library
Registration
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us in celebrating Free Comic Book Day at the Downtown Library!