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. 

Southwest Toddler Tales

11:00am - 11:30am
Children
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

 

Develop your child's love of learning with

stories and songs.   

For ages 5 and under with a caregiver.

Front Porch Pickers Concert

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult, Everyone
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and free concert with The Front Porch Pickers! The Front Porch Pickers are an Old Time and Mountain music group that enjoy getting together to share their love of music with others.

Jungle Escape Room

3:00pm - 6:00pm
School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Downtown Library
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Can you escape from the jungle alive? Come play our escape room game and find out! You have one hour to beat the game: sign up your group of up to five people, and we'll contact you about what time you want to play.

An Evening with Chef Kwame Onwuachi

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult, Everyone
Online
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Chef Kwame Onwuachi will join Illinois Libraries Presents and Rock Island Public Library VIRTUALLY to present on his exciting career in food, as chronicled in his bestselling memoir, Notes from a Young Blac