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Family Interactive Movie

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Downtown Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Movie, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:
Take your movie experience to a new level by interacting and playing along wth the movie.  Each child will receive a bag of props and song lyrics to be part of the movie. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR EACH CHILD ATTENDING Regis...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

OFFSITE-Spring Forward Summer Camp

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Offsite
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Children and Youth Services staff will be with our Spring Forward friends 5 times this summer to share library information, engage in our "Rocket into Reading" activity and for the older students; learn about Library activities and programs for middl...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Food for Thought is the Rock Island Public Library's annual fundraiser. This is a ticketed event that helps the Library Foundation support your public library! $45 per person, includes hors d'oeuvres, complimentary draft beer, and cash bar, silent au...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Mary Macaroni

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Enjoy a magical journey through music with Mary Macaroni! ...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Zoom Registration Link Braiding Sweetgrass and the Honorable Harvest: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer Join us for a special evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer, the award-winning author of "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientifi...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

OFFSITE-Spring Forward Summer Camp

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Offsite
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Children and Youth Services staff will be with our Spring Forward friends 5 times this summer to share library information, engage in our "Rocket into Reading" activity and for the older students; learn about Library activities and programs for middl...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Blank Park Zoo

11:00am - 12:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Find Your Roar!  Blank Park Zoo will educate us about the Earth's amazing organisms and where humans fit in with nature. Discover the impacts we all make and hear about the hard work that goes into conservation.  ...
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Anime & Manga Trivia

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Do you love anime and manga? Then why not test your knowledge against friends and family! Compete for prizes and bragging rights in six rounds of six questions.  ...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

OFFSITE-Spring Forward Summer Camp

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Offsite
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Children and Youth Services staff will be with our Spring Forward friends 5 times this summer to share library information, engage in our "Rocket into Reading" activity and for the older students; learn about Library activities and programs for middl...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

OFFSITE-Spring Forward Summer Camp

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Offsite
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Children and Youth Services staff will be with our Spring Forward friends 5 times this summer to share library information, engage in our "Rocket into Reading" activity and for the older students; learn about Library activities and programs for middl...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Tie Dye

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Terrace/Patio
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Bring on the fun colors of summer with tie dye.  Bring whatever item you would like to tie dye to our new branch and express yourself with your unique design.  ...
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Dissection Event

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Downtown Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
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 this event will be presented by science educator Andrea Martinez. Since you'll be using scalpels, this event is fo...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

OFFSITE-Spring Forward Summer Camp

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Offsite
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Children and Youth Services staff will be with our Spring Forward friends 5 times this summer to share library information, engage in our "Rocket into Reading" activity and for the older students; learn about Library activities and programs for middl...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Absolute Science ~ Laser Show

10:30am - 11:30am
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
The Absolute Science's scientist will expose you to chemical reactions. They walk you through how heat can create sound, get to play with HIGHLY FLAMMABLE powder and get messy with ink. But there is more, they will also create a soda explosion indoor...
This event is in the "Family" group.

Absolute Science ~ Laser Show

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
The Absolute Science's scientist will expose you to chemical reactions. They walk you through how heat can create sound, get to play with HIGHLY FLAMMABLE powder and get messy with ink. But there is more, they will also create a soda explos...
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Comics Trivia

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Love comics? If you're not attending San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, why not join us for comics trivia! Bring your knowledge of comics and graphic novels and compete for bragging rights and prizes. ...
This event is in the "Early Learning" group.

HUG-A-Book CREATE!

10:30am - 12:00pm
Downtown Library
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 process art stations set up.  Each child receives an apron and a book.  We always encourage families with ch...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

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...
This event is in the "Everyone" group.
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Presentation, Special Event
Event Details:
The Quad Cities have a rich history of brewing that started with the influx of German citizens in the 1800s. Breweries were established on both sides of the Mississippi River. Some of these historic breweries managed to reopen after Prohibition, but ...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

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...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

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...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

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...
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Banned Books Reading

5:30pm - 7:45pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Presentation, Discussion, Performance, Special Event
Event Details:
The Rock Island Public Library and Midwest Writing Center proudly present the annual "Banned Books Week Reading," featuring area librarians, educators, and supporters of First Amendment rights. Doors will open at 5:30pm for networking, snacks, and co...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

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...