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 Petite Picassos

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:

 

We will be listening to a story then creating messy art projects.

For ages 5 and under with a caregiver.

Introduction to Podcasts!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Podcasts are an increasingly popular way to get news, information, and stories. Freely available to those with a device and access to the internet, podcasts cover a wide variety of topics to both inform and entertain. 

Outreach-Spring Forward

1:15pm - 2:15pm
Children
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

The Rock Island Public Library will have Children's Services Staff visiting the Spring Forward-Rock Island Center for Math & Science to share a story and provide an activity.