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. 

A Library Is Born--RIPL the Prequel

Program Type:

150th Anniversary

Age Group:

Everyone
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Event Details

Before Rock Island Public Library became a public library, there was a subscription library which started in 1855. This program will take you back to the very beginning when Rock Island's library was born.  Let's take a look at what it was then, before it opened in 1872 to become Illinois' first public library.