Special Closing, August 21

All Rock Island Public Library buildings will be closed Wednesday, August 21 so that all staff can attend Staff Development. Library2Go bookmobile will be off the road for the day. Book returns and online services will be available. 

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.

Rope Warrior

10:00am - 11:00am
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.  

Rope Warrior @ Martin Luther King Center

1:00pm - 2:00pm
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.  

Outreach- Spring Forward

1:15pm - 2:15pm
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.  

World War II Lecture Series

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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.