Thanksgiving Holiday Closings

All Rock Island Library buildings will close at 6pm Wednesday, Nov. 27, and remain closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 & 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Library2Go routes are also cancelled. 

Stay in touch with our digital services and PrairieCat app! All locations reopen on Saturday, Nov. 20 with normal 10am to 2 pm hours. 

E-Waste Drive Up/Drop Off Event

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Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Adult, Everyone
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Do you have an old computer, tablet or cell  phone that's gathering dust?  Or keyboard, mouse or  printer that is unusable? Power cords or cables that are just cluttering up your house?  Come to our downtown location's parking lot and drop them off to be refurbished by PCs for People. 

All data on computers is securely destroyed. PCs for People is AAA NAID certified for information destruction. 

Accepted Items: 

  • Desktops, laptops, phones
  • TVs and monitors (No CRTs)
  • Keyboards, mice, printers, speakers
  • Hard drives and other computer parts
  • Power cords and cables
  • Servers and networking equipment 

Unacceptable items: 

  • No household applicances, microwaves, refrigerators, or vacuums
  • No car batteries
  • No CRT (tube) TVs or monitors
  • No copiers or large format printers
  • No TVs over 55 inches
  • Nothing with chemicals, fossil fuels, bio waste, oil, liquids, powders, asbestos, Freon, or any other hazardous waste