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. 

Virtual Banned Books Reading

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Join us for a virtual "read-out" of passages from books that have been challenged for their right to remain available to the public.  This annual event is co-presented with the Midwest Writing Center in recognition of Banned Books Week, September 27-October 3, 2020.  Join us in celebrating our awesome freedom to read!

Using Zoom, local volunteers will share their favorite passages from works that have faced censorship challenges, and what the freedom to read means to them. You're invited to watch online along with us, and if you'd like to volunteer as a reader, please contact Ryan Collins at the Midwest Writing Center, (309) 732-7330 or email mwc@midwestwritingcenter.org. 

To receive the ZOOM link to our meeting by email, please register below. 

Censorship is a Dead End. Find Your Freedom To Read!

Works may contain mature content.