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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Downtown Library Open 10 am to 6 pm

The Downtown Library will reopen for normal hours today, Tuesday, December 16. Library events go on as scheduled. If you had items due during our emergency closure, due dates will be adjusted.

Painting at Southwest

Painting is completed at our Southwest Branch, but we're still putting things back! Our Children's Area at Southwest will be unavailable for browsing until Tuesday, Dec. 16. If you need something from that area, please ask staff for assistance.

Week Calendar

Featured Events

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!

Cartoon graphic of sewing machine and accessories.

Sew Much Fun

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library

Open

Library Branch: Downtown Library

Room: Downtown Community Room

Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family

Program Type: DIY

Registration Required

Event Details:

We're bringing it back - Sew Much Fun returns to Rock Island Public Library.

Join us on the second Saturday of each month from 10:30am - 12:30pm at the Downtown Library to learn how to step up your sewing game!

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 (1/11)	Mon (1/12)	Tue (1/13)	Wed (1/14)	Thu (1/15)	Fri (1/16)	Sat (1/17)
10 am			This event is in the "Early Learning" group Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch 10:30am–11:00am Early Learning Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Early Learning" group Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Age Group: Early Learning Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Young children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of short books, action rhymes and songs. For ages 0 - 5 years old.			This event is in the "Early Learning" group Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch 10:30am–11:00am Early Learning Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Early Learning" group Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Age Group: Early Learning Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of books, action rhymes and songs. For ages 0 - 5 years old.
11 am				This event is in the "Early Learning" group Petite Picassos @ Southwest Branch 11:00am–12:00pm Early Learning Southwest Branch This event is in the "Early Learning" group Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Early Learning Program Type: Early Learning Event Details: Do your toddlers love to get messy? Bring them to Petite Picassos where they can use all of their senses with hands on art. We will take care of the mess as they create their masterpieces.
12 pm					This event is in the "Early Learning" group Early Learning Outreach-RIMSD HeadStart & Preschool For All Visits 12:00pm–1:00pm Early Learning Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Early Learning" group Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Early Learning Program Type: Early Learning Event Details: Youth Services staff will be reading and sharing literacy activities with the RIMSD Head Start and Preschool for All classes.
1 pm			This event is in the "Adult" group Cancelled Healthy Cents Series 1:00pm–2:30pm Adult Downtown Library Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Cancelled Closed Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation, Discussion Registration Required Event Details: Healthy Cents Series:		This event is in the "Adult" group Downtown Movie Club 1:00pm–3:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group 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!
2 pm				This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group The Palace Project -- eBooks in a New Way 2:00pm–3:00pm Teen, Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: Boundless / formerly eRead Illinois / is transitioning into the new Palace Project. Come see what is new, what is now available, and how you can access this new way for our library patrons to read digital eBooks.
3 pm
4 pm						This event is in the "Teen" group Teen Advisory Group 4:00pm–4:30pm Teen Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Teen" group Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Teen Area Age Group: Teen Program Type: Discussion Event Details: Looking for volunteer hours? Join us for Teen Advisory Group, and learn about volunteering at the library. At TAG, you will:
5 pm		This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group Cricut Heat Press DIY Event 5:00pm–7:00pm Teen, Adult Southwest Branch Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teen" group This event is in the "Adult" group Open Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult Program Type: DIY Registration Required Event Details: A Library of Things tutorial! Demonstration of our Cricut Heat Press, which can be checked out with an Illinois library card. Bring a t-shirt or other small fabric item to personalize, and we'll show you how it's done!
6 pm					This event is in the "Adult" group Body Confident Kids: Parental Education Workshop 6:00pm–7:00pm Adult Watts-Midtown Branch Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Open Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Mental Health, Presentation Registration Required Event Details: In May 2023 the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory about the effects of social media on youth mental health.
7 pm			This event is in the "Adult" group Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig 7:00pm–8:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Library Branch: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation, Special Event Event Details: More details and registration opportunity to come!			Bucktown Americana Music Show 7:00pm–9:00pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room This event is in the "Teen" group Teen After Hours Event 7:00pm–9:00pm Teen Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Teen" group Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Teen Area Age Group: Teen Program Type: Special Event Event Details: Join us for a night of fun at the Watts-Midtown Branch! We're taking advantage of our extended hours (thanks Bucktown!) to offer a free evening of snacks and entertainment for teens. Join us for retro gaming and pizza in the Teen Space.