Christmas Holiday Closings

All Rock Island Library locations, including Library2Go bookmobile routes, are closed for the Christmas holiday on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25. Libraries are open normal hours  Monday and Thursday of Christmas week, but there will be no Goodwill computer assistance program on Dec. 26. 

Stay in touch over the holiday with our digital services and PrairieCat app. Our website "online branch" is always open! 

150th Book Club - The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

Program Type:

150th Anniversary, Book Club

Age Group:

Adult
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Program Description

Book Clubs

Connect with other readers to discuss books.

Event Details

Join us for a special seasonal book club in honor of our 150th anniversary! For our winter (and initial) meeting, we will be discussing The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk. While all subsequent meetings will be held in the evening at the Watts-Midtown Branch, this first meeting will be held at 5pm in the Downtown Community Room. Order a copy through our library system here. Refreshments will be provided. Please see the attachment for the full list of books this group will read throughout the year. We hope to see you there!