This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Go Ask Alice -- the Movie 2:00pm–3:30pm Teen, Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Go Ask Alice -- the Movie 2:00pm–3:30pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Everyone Program Type: Movie Event Details: Go Ask Alice -- the Movie
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- A Fever in the Heartland 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- A Fever in the Heartland 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Book Club Event Details: This month's book selection is a non-fiction book about the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s-era nearby state of Indiana, A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan..
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 2 2026 Mon Alpha Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 2 2026 Mon Alpha Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: This month's Alpha Book Club selection is Circe by Madeline Miller! This lyrical mythical retelling will be sure to spark a great conversation! All are welcome to join and registration is not required.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Mar 3 2026 Tue Tuneful Tuesday Series: Tony Hoeppner & Friends 12:00pm–1:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Mar 3 2026 Tue Tuneful Tuesday Series: Tony Hoeppner & Friends 12:00pm–1:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Performance Event Details: Join us for a FREE concert with a Tony Hoeppner & Friends. This concert is suitable for music lovers of all ages. Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Mar 11 2026 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Mar 11 2026 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: This year's lecture series explores the events surrounding American Independence, from the colonial era to the writing of the Constitution. This month, the topic is the French and Indian War and its importance to future of the United States.
This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 16 2026 Mon Adult Knitting Circle 2:00pm–4:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group Mar 16 2026 Mon Adult Knitting Circle 2:00pm–4:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: DIY Event Details: Calling all yarn enthusiasts - we would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle!
Mar 17 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm–6:00pm Downtown Library Mar 17 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm–6:00pm Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Purpose of Meeting Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Open to the public.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Mar 24 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Mar 24 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Book Club Event Details: March's book selection is Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Given the Iowa High School Book Award in 2010, it is now banned from that state's public schools.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Alpha Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Alpha Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: This month's Alpha Book Club selection is The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer! This thought-provoking work on nonfiction will be sure to spark a great conversation! All are welcome to join and registration is not required.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 7 2026 Tue Tuneful Tuesday Series: Cherry & Jerry Ragtime Music 12:00pm–1:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 7 2026 Tue Tuneful Tuesday Series: Cherry & Jerry Ragtime Music 12:00pm–1:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Performance Event Details: Join us for a FREE ragtime concert with Cherry & Jerry! This concert is suitable for music lovers of all ages. Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 8 2026 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 8 2026 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: This year's lecture series explores the events surrounding American Independence, from the colonial era to the writing of the Constitution.
This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 9 2026 Thu Brian "Fox" Ellis presents - Robert Ridgway, Illinois's Bird Man 2:00pm–3:15pm Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 9 2026 Thu Brian "Fox" Ellis presents - Robert Ridgway, Illinois's Bird Man 2:00pm–3:15pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: More details will be posted soon.
This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 14 2026 Tue The Extraordinary Journey of the Bicycle 2:00pm–3:00pm Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 14 2026 Tue The Extraordinary Journey of the Bicycle 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone Program Type: Movie Event Details: For 200 years, since the first Draisienne running machine, the bicycle has offered us free climate-friendly travel, in the early days saving us from being over-run in dung, up to today, reducing air pollution.
This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 20 2026 Mon Adult Knitting Circle 2:00pm–4:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group Apr 20 2026 Mon Adult Knitting Circle 2:00pm–4:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: DIY Event Details: Calling all yarn enthusiasts - we would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle!
Apr 21 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm–6:00pm Downtown Library Apr 21 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm–6:00pm Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Purpose of Meeting Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Open to the public.
This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 23 2026 Thu Rock Island Knows Tractors Part 1 - Special Guest, Mr. Neil Dahlstrom, Author of "Tractor Wars" 2:00pm–3:30pm Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 23 2026 Thu Rock Island Knows Tractors Part 1 - Special Guest, Mr. Neil Dahlstrom, Author of "Tractor Wars" 2:00pm–3:30pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: Neil Dahlstrom is an archivist, speaker, and writer (author of Tractor Wars, The John Deere Story, and Lincoln's Wrath).
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 28 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 28 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Book Club Event Details: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
This event is in the "Adult" group May 4 2026 Mon Alpha Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group May 4 2026 Mon Alpha Book Club 1:00pm–2:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: This month's Alpha Book Club selection is The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon! This suspenseful mystery will be sure to spark a great conversation! All are welcome to join and registration is not required.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group May 13 2026 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group May 13 2026 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: American Independence 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: This year's lecture series explores the events surrounding American Independence, from the colonial era to the writing of the Constitution.
This event is in the "Adult" group May 18 2026 Mon Adult Knitting Circle 2:00pm–4:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group May 18 2026 Mon Adult Knitting Circle 2:00pm–4:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: DIY Event Details: Calling all yarn enthusiasts - we would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle!
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group May 19 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group May 19 2026 Tue Freedom to Read 'em Book Club -- Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson blurb
May 19 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm–6:00pm Downtown Library May 19 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm–6:00pm Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Purpose of Meeting Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Open to the public.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group May 20 2026 Wed Rock Island Knows Tractors Part 2 -- Steam to Gasoline, the very beginning 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult, Family, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group May 20 2026 Wed Rock Island Knows Tractors Part 2 -- Steam to Gasoline, the very beginning 2:00pm–3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Family, Everyone Program Type: Movie Event Details: Rock Island Knows Tractors Part 2: Steam to Gasoline, the very beginning
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Jun 10 2026 Wed Amber Lowery - DNA Genealogy 2:00pm–3:30pm Adult, Family, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Jun 10 2026 Wed Amber Lowery - DNA Genealogy 2:00pm–3:30pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Family, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: More detail to be added here.