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. 

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Rock Island Arsenal History

Program Type:

150th Anniversary, Presentation

Age Group:

Adult
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Event Details

Join the Army Sustainment Command Historians as they explore the history of the Rock Island Arsenal, the US Military, and the Quad Cities. This presentation will also be offered at Davenport Public Library at 6PM, where they will also record and upload the video. For more info, see https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/event/9714251.

 

This week's topic is The Quad Cities Supports Defense of the Nation. This talk describes a sample of the products that the Arsenal produced, the people who made them, and the local contractors that supported the Arsenal.