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. 

Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch

10:30am - 11:00am
Early Learning
Watts-Midtown Branch
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Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Young children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of short books, action rhymes and songs.

For ages 0 - 5 years old.

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). 

Drop-in Computer Skills & Job Search Assistance w/ Goodwill of the Heartland

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Adult
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Southwest Book Club - September - The Maid by Nita Prose

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Adult
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Discussion of The Maid.

Summary: 

A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed. Solving the mystery will turn her once orderly world upside down in this utterly original debut.

Star Wars Trivia

5:30pm - 6:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Think you know Star Wars? Answer trivia questions for prizes, fun, and bragging rights! In five rounds of five questions, will you be victorious? (Note: some questions will contain spoilers for the new Disney+ series Ahsoka.)

Retirement Planning in Uncertain Times

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult, Family
Watts-Midtown Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Family
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Social Security and Retirement Planning in Uncertain Times