Upcoming Events

Details to be added soon.

Using the stipulations of book banning laws such as that passed in 2023 by the Iowa legislature and signed into law by their Gorvernor, Kim Reynolds, and looking at the restrictions of similar laws recently enacted in other states of our republic,

Join the Army Sustainment Command Historians as they explore the history of the Rock Island Arsenal, the US Military, and the Quad Cities. This year, the lecture series will explore the U.S. Civil War at both a national and local level.

Monthly meeting of the Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees. Time is available for public comment during the meeting. 

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.)

2024 Frieze Lecture Series details to come!

Quarterly book sales, fourth Friday and Saturday, from the Library Foundation's PALS (People Advocating for Library Services). Bag up great deals on books and other items on the last sale of this year.

Quarterly book sales, fourth Friday and Saturday, from the Library Foundation's PALS (People Advocating for Library Services). Bag up great deals on books and other items. It's the last sale for this year, so don't miss it! October.

2024 Frieze Lecture Series details to come!

What do men like Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Zachary Taylor, Winfield Scott, Albert Sidney Johnston, Robert Anderson and Andrew Jackson all have in common? They all participated in the Black Hawk War!

2024 Frieze Lecture Series details to come!

2024 Frieze Lecture Series details to come!

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

Monthly meeting of the Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees. Time is available for public comment during the meeting. 

Join the Army Sustainment Command Historians as they explore the history of the Rock Island Arsenal, the US Military, and the Quad Cities. This year, the lecture series will explore the U.S. Civil War at both a national and local level.

Monthly meeting of the Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees. Time is available for public comment during the meeting. 

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.)