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. 

Early Learning Outreach-RIMSD HeadStart & Preschool For All Visits

9:00am - 11:00am
Early Learning
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

Youth Services staff will be reading and sharing literacy activities with the RIMSD Head Start and Preschool for All classes.

Internal PUG Day Staff Training

9:00am - 3:30pm
Downtown Library
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Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Event Details:

Room available for staff training sessions

Songs & Stories with Forrest McCurren

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult, Everyone
Watts-Midtown Branch
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Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: Performance
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Come enjoy an afternoon of songs and stories with Forrest McCurren on guitar and Margaret McCurren on fiddle!

CANCELLED-- Elementary After School Activity @ Southwest

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age
Southwest Branch
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Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Children's Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

After school activities every week on Tuesday (Watts-Midtown) and Thursday (Southwest) for school age kids (K-6). 

This week is our book club!

Outreach- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Family
Offsite
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Rock Island Youth Services staff will be attending the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren event at the Moline Activity Center.They will share library card registration and library programming.

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
Program Type: Discussion
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Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Graphic Novel Book Club

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen
Watts-Midtown Branch
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Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Teen Area
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Book Club
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Join us for our Graphic Novel Book Club! We'll be discussing the book Frontera, so if you've read it (or if you want to read it), stop by for snacks and a chat about graphic novels. (Ages 12-18)