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. 

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Collaboration Area
Event Details:

Take a virtual tour of the new  I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library.  Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.

Southwest Ready Jet Go! Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Come and enjoy a special storytime with WQPT Quad Cities PBS where we will explore the moon with our friends from Ready Jet Go.  We will learn about the fun and educational uses of their show.

For ages 5 and under.  

World War II Lecture Series

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult, Everyone
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

A historian from the Army Sustainment Command will walk attendees through a history of World War II in this 10 part series.  At the start of the 2nd half of this series, the topic will be the Invasion of Europe 75th anniversary/Battle of Norm