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

9:00am-8:00pm

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

12:00pm-8:00pm

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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Featured Events

Debunking Myths About Dietary Supplements with Dr Cathy Rosenbaum

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library

Open

Library Branch: Downtown Library

Room: Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Presentation

Registration Required

Event Details:

Debunking Myths About Dietary Supplements

Thursday, April 2, 2026 @ 2 pm – 3:30 pm at the Rock Island Public Library, 401- 19^th Street, Rock Island IL

Cherry & Jerry ragtime music

Tuneful Tuesday Series: Cherry & Jerry Ragtime Music

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Downtown Community Room at 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.

RIPL Citizen's Academy - Shield with stylized open book and star under text

Library Citizens' Academy

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room at Watts-Midtown Branch

Open

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch

Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room

Age Group: Teen, Adult

Program Type: Special Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

To kick off National Library Week, we're opening the book on what it takes to run a public library! Join us on four Mondays for the first-ever RIPL Library Citizen's Academy, and become a library expert.

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Time	Sun (10/17)	Mon (10/18)	Tue (10/19)	Wed (10/20)	Thu (10/21)	Fri (10/22)	Sat (10/23)
All Day		This event is in the "Everyone" group Library2GO All Day 10/18–10/21 Everyone Library2Go Mobile Library Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library Age Group: Everyone Event Details: We are fully open for entry and browsing, but request no more than 4 patrons on the mobile unit at any time. Masks required for entry regardless of vaccination status
9 am			This event is in the "Teen" group 8th Grade Book Talks @ Edison 9:15am–1:00pm Teen Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Teen Program Type: Presentation Event Details: 3 Book Talks for 8th Grade at Edison Junior High.		This event is in the "Children" group Outreach/Headstart Ridgewood/Jefferson 9:00am–10:45am 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 Virtual Storytime 10:30am–11:00am Children Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Watch storytime on the Rock Island Library Facebook page. Tuesdays at 10:30	This event is in the "Teen" group 8th Grade Book Talks @ Edison 10:00am–2:45pm Teen Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Teen Program Type: Presentation Event Details: 3 Book Talks for 8th Grade at Edison Junior High.		This event is in the "Teen" group 7th and 8th Grade Book Talks @ Edison 10:00am–2:00pm Teen Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Teen Program Type: Presentation Event Details: 3 Book Talks for 7th and 8th Grade at Edison Junior High. This event is in the "Children" group Southwest Toddler Tales 10:30am–11:00am 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.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm			This event is in the "Adult" group Frieze lecture series--BEST. BOOK. EVER. 2:00pm–3:00pm Adult Downtown Library Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation Registration Required Event Details: Augustana faculty will discuss a book from the website thegreatestbooks.org as well as their own selection for the best book ever. We kick things off this year with Ulysses by James Joyce, presented by Dr.			This event is in the "Children" group Children's Book Talk/Unboxing 2:00pm–2:30pm Children Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Age Group: Children Program Type: Presentation Event Details: Join Miss Ranell on Fridays at 2:00 for either a book talk or an unboxing of NEW books with a quick sneak peek!
3 pm			This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm–4:00pm Teen, Adult Online Virtual Event 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: Online Age Group: Teen, Adult Event Details: Check out this week's book talk from Emily, the Young Adult Librarian! Just go to our Facebook page (or our Teen page, if you want to watch live).		This event is in the "Children" group Library2Go Special School Event - Pumpkin Patch at Horace Mann 3:30pm–5:30pm 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, Special Event Event Details: Library event kicking off Pumpkin Patch school visits.
4 pm
5 pm			Reservation Library Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm–6:30pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Purpose of Meeting Monthly meeting of the Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees. Time for public comment is provided at the beginning of each meeting.
6 pm			This event is in the "Adult" group Book Babes Plus One book discussion group 6:30pm–7:30pm Adult Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Book Club Event Details: Join in lively discussions of different books each month. The Round House by Louise Erdrich is the selection this month.	This event is in the "Everyone" group Horror Movie Trivia 6:00pm–7:00pm Everyone Online Closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Everyone" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Get into spooky season with a virtual game of horror movie trivia! This game will be five rounds of five questions and is suitable for scary movie fans of all ages. Registration required. Questions?