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! 

Alpha Book Club

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Event Details

This month's  Alpha Book Club selection is 2006 nonfiction work, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan! This great work of historical nonfiction will be sure to spark a great conversation! All are welcome to join and registration is not required. You may obtain a print copy through our catalog system here or as an eBook or eAudiobook here. If you have any questions or experience difficulty obtaining a copy, please contact Karrah Kuykendall at the number or email listed below.

 

The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan

Presents an oral history of the dust storms that devastated the Great Plains during the Depression, following several families and their communities in their struggle to persevere despite the devastation.

360 pages