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 (2/06)	Mon (2/07)	Tue (2/08)	Wed (2/09)	Thu (2/10)	Fri (2/11)	Sat (2/12)
All Day	This event is in the "Everyone" group 2022 Winter Reading Challenge 01/17/2022 @ 12:00am–02/26/2022 @ 11:45pm Everyone All locations Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: All locations Age Group: Everyone Event Details: Read for a Better World with our Winter Reading Challenge for all ages - children, teens & adults!
		This event is in the "Everyone" group Library2GO - RED week. All Day 2/7–2/11 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
			This event is in the "Everyone" group February Southwest Craft - Take n Make All Day Everyone Southwest Branch Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Everyone" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Registration Required Event Details: Create a Shadow Box Heart to display using buttons, stickers, and lots of fun things!
8 am			This event is in the "Teen" group 7th Grade Book Talks @ Edison 8:30am–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: 4 book talks (2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon) at Edison Junior High.
9 am					This event is in the "Children" group Outreach/Headstart Marshall 9:30am–11:00am 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: Outreach 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 "Children" group Outreach ~ RIFAC Preschool 10:00am–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: Outreach Event Details: Children's Librarian will be sharing stories with RIFAC preschool classes. This event is in the "Teen" group 7th Grade Book Talks @ Edison 10:00am–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 Peterson.
11 am				This event is in the "Children" group Southwest Toddler Tales 11:00am–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.
12 pm
1 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group Alpha Book Club 1:00pm–2:30pm 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: Discussion, Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Looking for a fun group to read books and discuss them with? Check out out Alpha Book Club! We meet the first Monday of each month at 1pm at our Downtown Library. We meet virtually via Zoom if the weather/road conditions require. Interested?
2 pm						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).
4 pm				This event is in the "Everyone" group Downtown Surprise Valentine Crafternoon 4:00pm–6:00pm 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: Drop-in from 4-6pm at our Downtown Library for a fun Valentine's Day themed craft! All supplies will be provided. Masks will be required regardless of vaccination status inside all library locations. This event is in the "Everyone" group Southwest Surprise Valentine Crafternoon 4:00pm–6:00pm Everyone Southwest Branch This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Event Details: Drop-in from 4-6pm at our Southwest Library for a fun Valentine's Day themed craft! All supplies will be provided. Masks will be required regardless of vaccination status inside all library locations.
5 pm					This event is in the "Adult" group Spice Club 2.0: Nigella Seeds 5:30pm–6:30pm Adult Online Closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Event Details: Let's talk about it! Virtual Spice Club is back and better than ever. Introducing new spices, this group meets once a month on Zoom to talk about recipes within the spice pack.