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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Featured Events

Polar Express book cover with train in snow

Polar Express Party

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library

Library Branch: Downtown Library

Room: Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Special Event

Event Details:

Help us celebrate 40 years of the book Polar Express. Put on your conductor hat and jump aboard for crafts, activites and of course cocoa.

Vintage Christmas scene with snowman

Golden Memories of Christmas Past

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library

Library Branch: Downtown Library

Room: Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Movie

Event Details:

Golden Memories of Christmas Past

Silent Book Club®

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch

Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room

Age Group: Teen, Adult, Everyone

Program Type: Book Club, Mental Health

Event Details:

Please note this group will start meeting on the third Wednesday of each month (rather than the third Thursday) beginning in September!

Downtown Movie Club

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library

Library Branch: Downtown Library

Room: Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Movie

Event Details:

Do you love the smell of popcorn and the thrill of watching movies with others? Join in on the fun and come to our Downtown Movie Club!

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 (10/13)	Mon (10/14)	Tue (10/15)	Wed (10/16)	Thu (10/17)	Fri (10/18)	Sat (10/19)
All Day	This event is in the "Teen" group Teentober 10/03/2024 @ 12:00pm–10/31/2024 @ 6:00pm Teen Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Teen" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Age Group: Teen Program Type: Special Event Event Details: Quad City area teens (ages 11-19) are invited to participate in a reading challenge and contests during the month of October. TeenTober Reading Challenges and TeenTober Contests are available at all area Quad City Libraries.
11 am			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group YMCA Day Camp Activity 11:00am–1:00pm Children, School Age Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Age Group: Children, School Age Program Type: Special Event		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group YMCA Day Camp Activity 11:00am–1:00pm Children, School Age Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Age Group: Children, School Age Program Type: Special Event
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm			This event is in the "Everyone" group Outreach - RIPL at Hispanic Chamber & Project Now Block Party 2:30pm–5:00pm 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: Outreach, Special Event Event Details: Hispanic Chamber and Project Now 3rd Annual Block Party - Free and open to the public
3 pm			This event is in the "School Age" group Elementary After School Activity @ Watts-Midtown 3:30pm–4:30pm School Age Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "School Age" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Teen Area Age Group: School Age Program Type: Special Event Event Details: After school activities every week on Tuesday (Watts-Midtown) and Thursday (Southwest) for school age (K-6). This week we will be making Halloween characters out of toilet paper tubes!!		This event is in the "School Age" group Elementary After School Activity @ Southwest 3:30pm–4:30pm School Age Southwest Branch This event is in the "School Age" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: School Age Program Type: Special Event Event Details: After school activities every week on Tuesday (Watts-Midtown) and Thursday (Southwest) for school age kids (K-6). This week we will be making Halloween characters out of toilet paper tubes!!
4 pm
5 pm			This event is in the "Adult" group Local Author Sheri Zeck's Book Launch Party 5:00pm–7:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Special Event Event Details: Sheri Zeck writes both fiction and nonfiction stories that encourage, inspire, and entertain others.		This event is in the "School Age" group This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group Register: Dissection Gallery, Southwest 5:00pm–6:00pm School Age, Teen, Adult, Family Southwest Branch Closed Registration Required This event is in the "School Age" group This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a unique evening of learning about animal biology with science educator Andrea Martinez!	This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group Escape Room: The Cabinet of Curiosities 5:00pm–8:00pm Teen, Adult, Family Southwest Branch Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Family" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape?