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! 

Genealogy Tools of the Trade - HeritageHub

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Genealogy Tools of the Trade - HeritageHub

   Not to be confused with HeritageQuest, HeritageHub has most recently been available to our patrons by means of the library's subscription to NewsBank. Not only does this online service provide access to our local newspaper, The Rock Island Argus, and the ability to plug into many other news outlets, but it also offers the option to do some genealogy research.
   Did your ancestor make an appearance in a newspaper story somewhere? Try looking for him/her in HeritageHub to get the scoop. You might find it quite surprising to discover what your far-flung relatives have been up to.
   We'll take a look at this wonderful resource today which is at your immediate disposal for only the small price of having a Rock Island Public Library card.
   Join your friends and take a look at how this database can fill in blanks with information that you might not have even known was missing.