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. 

Silent Book Club

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Program Type:

Book Club, Mental Health

Age Group:

Teen, Adult, Everyone

Program Description

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Looking for a book club with no assigned reading or focused discussions? Then joining a Silent Book Club may be for you! The Rock Island Public Library is excited to host the Quad Cities Chapter of Silent Book Club ®, which is part of a global community dedicated to gathering and reading silently together in quiet camaraderie.

While this book club normally meets weekly at rotating venues, it will now always be hosted every third Thursday at the Watts-Midtown Branch Library from 5:30-6:30pm. Join us for a full hour of uninterrupted reading with fellow book lovers. At the end of the hour, attendees are either welcome to talk books or to keep reading - it's all up to you! 

All are welcome to join, and we would love to have you!

To learn more about the Silent Book Club community, check out their website at: https://silentbook.club/.