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2025 Newsletters

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. 

The Palace App for eRead Illinois is Now Live!

The Palace Project app for the Rock Island Public Library eRead Illinois is now live! Download it on Apple or Google playstores to start enjoying thousands of eBooks and digital audiobooks with your Rock Island Public Library card. 

ComicsPlus Now Available

Read All the Comics! ComicsPlus has joined the library's robust section of digital reading content for use by RIPL cardholders.

Community Comfort Carts Roll Out

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

Read Beyond the Paywall with our Newspaper Resources!

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. 

RIPL Cardholders Are STILL Fine Free

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.