Changes to Library Spaces Now Installed!

In 2022, The Rock Island Public Library was awarded a $50,000 grant for fiscal year 2022 from the Illinois State Library to help it transform library spaces for COVID resilience. Grant funds will be used to help the library welcome patrons back to our Downtown and Southwest locations with enhanced comfort, privacy, and service.

Many of those changes are now in place, including outdoor patio tables for reading, WiFi use, and programming; carrel-type seating for socially-distant study, and charging lockers and charging stationsfor more convenient charging of mobile technology. The library will be reimbursed from the grant. 

Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA.)