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
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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: Early Learning
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Use all of your senses with hands-on art.  We will enjoy

a story and several art projects. 

Online Genealogy: Using Multiple Online Genealogy Programs to Find Your Ancestors

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
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Once more our online genealogy expert, James Tanner, will guide the amateur genealogist to find the best ways to use the vast sources that can be mined through the internet.