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.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Summer Sweets & Navy Band!

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Everyone
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Parking Lot
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Celebrate the half-way mark of summer reading with a mini-food truck roundup in our Downtown parking lot. Joining us is The Scratch Cupcakery Curbside Van, the Cool Beanz Mobile Coffee Coach, and the Vibrant Credit Union ice cream truck.

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
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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