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. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Outreach/Head Start ~ Longfellow & R I Academy

9:00am - 11:00am
Children
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Gettin' Stitchy with It

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

A new "club" starting for anyone with an itch to stitch, whether you are a knitter, crocheter, sewer, cross sitich or have some other project with stitches involved.  Let's get together and work on them and share information.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Gettin' Stitchy with It

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Everyone
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: DIY
Event Details:

Do  yuu have a project involving stitches that you're working on or want to  get back to?  If your knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, needlepoint sew or do anything involving stitches, take opportunity to devote some time to yo

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Census Jobs help - CANCELLED due to illness

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Adult
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

`Are you wanting help applying for a Census 2020 job?  A representative from the Census office will be on site to answer questions you might have in filling out the application.

Outreach- Kindergarten Roundup/Eugene Field

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Event Details:

Children's staff will be at Kindergarten Roundup to do library card applications, hand out Hug-a-Book bags and promote 100 Books Before Kindergarten Blitz and Summer READing Challenge 2019.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Circa 21 Junie B. Jones

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Everyone
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Junie B. Jones from Circa 21 will be joining us to read part of her story and help us with crafts.