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

I-74 Bridge update

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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:

George Ryan, the I-74 Corridor Manager, will give an  update on the new I-74 Briidge being built in the Quad Cities.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Pop up--Acrylic pour

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Everyone
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: DIY
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Banned Books Read-In

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Teen, Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Stand up for your right to read what you want in this annual reading of favorite banned or challenged works by local writers, librarians, readers, and other lovers of freedom. Refreshments and gathering time at 5:30 pm; readings from 6:00 to

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Southwest Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion, Book Club
Event Details:

September brings Betty Smith's classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to talk about.