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). 

Art with the FIGGE

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age
Watts-Midtown Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Kelsey from the FIGGE art museum will be leading an art project around The Life and Art of Charles M. Schultz exhibit. This event is offered at no charge and does require registration. 

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?

Horror Trivia

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

"Do you like scary movies?" Then join us for Horror Trivia! Compete for fun, bragging rights, and prizes in five rounds of five questions about horror films new and old. (Rated PG for scary content.)

Night at the John Deere Planetarium

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult, Everyone
Offsite
Closed
Required
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

“The Sun, Our Living Star” is a full dome planetarium show produced by the European Southern Observatory’s Supernova planetarium.  The show explains how the Sun powers all life on Earth and how ancient people tried to understand its myst

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.