Downtown Library
401 19th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States
Watts-Midtown Branch
2715 30th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States
Southwest Branch
9010 Ridgewood Road
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States
All Rock Island Public Library locations are closed Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day. Please visit us online!
1st floor restrooms (on the main floor) of our Downtown Library will be unavailable for a few months due to major renovations.
Ground Floor restrooms (off the accessible entrance and Children's Room) and 2nd floor public restrooms will be available during all library hours.
Microfilm services will be temporarily unavailable as we relocate these machines from their former location. For questions, please contact Adult Services staff.
It’s game on at the library this summer, with 150 free events and a Summer Reading Challenge with rewards for readers of all ages. Level up your summer with a fun-filled Summer Reading kickoff on Thursday, May 29 at the Quad City Botanical Center.
Our Annual Report on ways we served the community in 2024! This report is issued annually during National Library Week.
Many of you are asking how the recent Executive Order regarding the Institute for Library & Museum Services (IMLS,) and recent layoff of the 75-person IMLS staff, could affect local libraries, including the Rock Island Public Library.
Your Rock Island Library offers a full schedule of FREE library events for families, adults, teens, and children. See the download link below to print a copy of our latest newsletter or ask for one at library locations.
Read All the Comics! ComicsPlus has joined the library's robust section of digital reading content for use by RIPL cardholders.
A bit of comfort, in the form of Community Comfort Carts, are now available at all Rock Island Public Library physical locations. The goals are to help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health by discussing it openly, leading people to resources, and letting people know that they are not
Sometimes, you just need a gift for a library lover or born reader. Fortunately, our RayGun t-shirt is available.
PALS is a volunteer organization formed under the Rock Island Public Library Foundation. You'll find our PALS working at monthly book sales, speaking up for the value of our library to the community, and helping with programs.
In addition to the New York Times Online, we now offer the Newsbank database suite, which significantly expands your access to digital newspapers at no cost! It includes more than 2,500 local, regional, and national newspapers, and TV news content.
Planning a garden? Check out our 2025 Seed Library, open now! Browse the full selection at our Downtown Library anytime during library hours.
Our Fine Free policy for RIPL cardholders wasn't only for our anniversary year - it's an ongoing policy! That means that late fines for Rock Island Public Library (RIPL) cardholders are mostly a thing of the past.