New Year's Holiday Closings

All Rock Island Library locations, including Library2Go bookmobile routes, are closed Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 for the New Year's holidays. Libraries are open normal hours Dec. 30 and Jan. 2 of New Year's week. 

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Silent Book Club

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Program Type:

Book Club, Mental Health

Age Group:

Adult, Everyone
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Program Description

Mental Health Program ARPA

This program is made possible by ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds designated by the City of Rock Island.

Event Details

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/.