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. 

Outreach: L2G at Finn's Grill in Milan - Card Drive

10:00am - 11:30am
Everyone
Library2Go Mobile Library
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Look for the Rock Island LIbrary2Go bookmobile at Finn's Grill in Milan for their Ready to Rock the School Year Ice Cream event.  We'll have activites, and you can check out what's on board. Bring your library card!

Book Sale at Southwest

10:00am - 1:00pm
Everyone
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Join Rock Island Library staff and Milan Blackhawk Library District Board Member Tari Weeks, as we present the monthly book sale in the Southwest Community Room. Fill a bag for a donation! Shopping bags available.

Virtual Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Online
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Watch storytime on the

Rock Island Library Facebook page.

Tuesdays at 10:30

Weekly Teen Book Talk

3:45pm - 4:00pm
Teen, Adult
Online
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Event Details:

Check out this week's book talk from Emily, the Young Adult Librarian! Just go to our Facebook page (or our Teen page, if you want to watch live). 

Outreach: L2G at National Night Out

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Everyone
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Look for the Rock Island LIbrary2Go bookmobile at the National Night Out, sponsored by the Community Caring Conference, at Rock Island's Longview Park. We'll  have activites, and you can check out what's on board. Bring your library card!

Cinema at Southwest

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month, 6-8PM, at the Southwest branch for some of our favorite movies!