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. 

History Beneath Our Feet: Discovering the World of Rock Island's Past

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We are walking on ground that others have walked before us. We are benefitting from what our ancestors fought and sacrificed to gain.  Many of those historic events,  places, and individuals are remembered and recognized for who they were and what they have done.

As you drive through Rock Island and its environs, enjoying the sunny days and warmer temperatures, pause a moment or two to notice the markers that remind us of our past. Let Jim, our Local History librarian, guide you through our city and arsenal island to find those stops that illustrate how life was lived here before we arrived.