Downtown Library

10:00am-6:00pm

Downtown Library
401 19th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 10:00am-6:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed: 10:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-6:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

Watts-Midtown Branch

10:00am-6:00pm

Watts-Midtown Branch
2715 30th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 9:00am-8:00pm

Tue: 9:00am-8:00pm

Wed: 9:00am-8:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

Southwest Branch

10:00am-6:00pm

Southwest Branch
9010 Ridgewood Road
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 12:00pm-8:00pm

Tue: 12:00pm-8:00pm

Wed: 10:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-6:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

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Program promotion featuring a woman dressed as Jane Austen and reading "A Visit With Jane Austen, December 6th, 11AM, Watts-Midtown Branch"

A Visit with Jane Austen

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch

Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room

Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone

Program Type: Presentation, Performance

Event Details:

In honor of her 250th birthday this month, join us on Saturday, December 6th, for a visit with Jane Austen herself!

Yu-Gi_Oh! Game Night. Free Card! November 10th 2025. 4-5 downtown. Get Ready to Duel. Cards donated by Konami. Also featuring graphics from the anime Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Game Night

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library

Library Branch: Downtown Library

Room: Downtown Community Room

Age Group: School Age, Teen

Program Type: Special Event

Event Details:

Learn how to play the popular trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! and get some free cards! Get ready to duel!!

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (10/27)	Mon (10/28)	Tue (10/29)	Wed (10/30)	Thu (10/31)	Fri (11/01)	Sat (11/02)
All Day						This event is in the "Everyone" group Community Comforts Donation Drive All Day Everyone Outreach Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Event Details: This fall, Rock Island Public Library is asking for donations for our first Community Comforts Donation Drive.	This event is in the "Everyone" group Community Comforts Donation Drive All Day Everyone Outreach Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Event Details: This fall, Rock Island Public Library is asking for donations for our first Community Comforts Donation Drive.
8 am		Book Talks @ Edison 8:30am–11:00am Outreach Offsite Event Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Outreach Event Details: The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.	Book Talks @ Edison 8:30am–11:30am Outreach Offsite Event Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Outreach Event Details: The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.
9 am					This event is in the "Children" group Outreach/Headstart HoraceMannLC 9:15am–10:30am Children Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning Event Details: Children's staff from the Rock Island Public Library will be providing early childhood literacy to our friends at the RI/M Head Start and Preschool for All classes.
10 am			This event is in the "Children" group Downtown Toddler Tales 10:30am–11:30am Children Downtown Library This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Develop you child's love of learning with stories, songs and a craft. For ages 5 and under with a caregiver.	This event is in the "Children" group Southwest Toddler Tales 10:30am–11:30am Children Southwest Branch This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Develop your child's love of learning with stories, songs and a craft. For ages 5 and under with a caregiver.		This event is in the "Children" group Downtown Toddler Tales 10:30am–11:30am Children Downtown Library This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Develop you child's love of learning with stories, songs and a craft. For ages 5 and under with a caregiver.
11 am				Book Talks @ Edison 11:30am–2:00pm Outreach Offsite Event Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Outreach Event Details: The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.
12 pm
1 pm		Book Talks @ Edison 1:00pm–2:30pm Outreach Offsite Event Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Outreach Event Details: The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.			This event is in the "Teen" group Reading Rocks Book Club 1:15pm–2:15pm Teen Outreach Offsite Event This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: Teen Program Type: Discussion, Book Club		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teen" group STEAM-Saturday 1:30pm–2:30pm Children, Teen Downtown Library Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teen" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children, Teen Program Type: DIY Registration Required Event Details: This is our STEAM- dissection Saturday. We will be dissecting an owl pellet.
2 pm			This event is in the "Everyone" group Frieze Lectures 2:00pm–3:00pm Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: “Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” is the overall theme of this year's Frieze lecture series. Dr.		This event is in the "Children" group Outreach/Headstart HoraceMannLC 2:00pm–2:30pm Children Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning Event Details: Children's staff from the Rock Island Public Library will be providing early childhood literacy to our friends at the RI/M Head Start and Preschool for All classes. This event is in the "Everyone" group Gettin' Stitchy with It 2:00pm–4:00pm Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Event Details: Do yuu have a project involving stitches that you're working on or want to get back to? If your knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, needlepoint sew or do anything involving stitches, take opportunity to devote some time to yo		Reservation Midwest Writing Center Launch Party 2:00pm–4:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room
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6 pm			This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group Ghosts of the Quad Cities 6:00pm–7:30pm Teen, Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult Program Type: Presentation Event Details: Dive Into the Supernatural History of the Quad Cities. Spine-tingling tales shared by the authors of this new book.			This event is in the "Everyone" group Books for Kids Trivia Night 6:30pm–9:30pm Everyone Offsite Closed Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Annual trivia night fundraiser presented by the Rock Island Public Library Foundation to benefit the Lorene Evans Watts Memorial Fund for Children’s Materials.