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 "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Rope Warrior

10:00am - 11:00am
Children, Teen, Adult
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Come and lasso some fun with The Rope Warrior.  He will jump into exciting stunts which will make your heart skip a beat.  

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Rope Warrior @ Martin Luther King Center

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children, Teen, Adult
Outreach
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Children, Teen, Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Come and lasso some fun with The Rope Warrior.  He will jump into exciting stunts which will make your heart skip a beat.  

This event is in the "Children" group.

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's Earl Hanson to share a story and provide an activity.  

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

World War II Lecture Series

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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.  This month, the Battle of the Atlantic is discussed.