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Library2Go - End of Summer Schedule 2024

All Day 9/2 - 9/3
Library2Go Mobile Library
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Family, Everyone
Event Details:

The Mobile Library will be closed on September 2nd for Labor Day. You can also continue to pick up holds and have us choose items for you with Mobile Library2Go Curbside or...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

The Mobile Library will be closed on September 2nd for Labor Day.

White paper lanterns painted with various colors and patterns appear lit up at night.

Paper Lantern Craft

Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group:
School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Celebrate the approach of autumn by decorating your own lantern: we'll provide the paper lanterns, and we'll have paint, stencils, and tons of ideas to get you started. Kids, teens...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Celebrate the approach of autumn by decorating your own lantern: we'll provide the paper lanterns, and we'll have paint, stencils, and tons of ideas to get you started. Kids, teens, and adults: come and get creative with us!

A poster that says "Buzz, Flutter, and Crawl with Becki Wells" in light green and orange font. The poster has a peach background and is covered with butterflies, bees, and flowers.

Buzz, Flutter, and Crawl

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
School Age, Family
Event Details:

Come learn with Becki Wells about native bees, butterflies and bugs! As well as, take home an exciting craft!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Come learn with Becki Wells about native bees, butterflies and bugs! As well as, take home an exciting craft!

Golden retriever from QCCAN

QCCAN Read with the Dogs

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Downtown Children's Story Area at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

QCCAN will be bringing their dogs for a special service project.   Please join us for a cuddly dog reading. 

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

QCCAN will be bringing their dogs for a special service project.   Please join us for a cuddly dog reading. 

Movie poster for "Rock Island Trail"

Feature Film -- "Rock Island Trail"

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

This movie is a historical event for the City of Rock Island, and is an extra-special feature to top off this year's series of videos about the Rock Island Line railroad. 'Rock ...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

This movie is a historical event for the City of Rock Island, and is an extra-special feature to top off this year's series of videos about the Rock Island Line railroad.

Outreach- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family
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 ...

Offsite Event
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.

Title card for "The Vote"

"The Vote": A PBS Documentary, part 1

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for the first of two episodes of "The Vote", a PBS American Experience documentary following the movement of American women to gain the right to vote. Part two will be aire...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us for the first of two episodes of "The Vote", a PBS American Experience documentary following the movement of American women to gain the right to vote. Part two will be aired on October 15, at the same time.

Five metal dissection tools are pictured on a blue background.

Dissection Gallery

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Join us for a unique evening of learning about animal biology with science educator Andrea Martinez! We'll be examining several different dissection specimens: if you're interested...

Required
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for a unique evening of learning about animal biology with science educator Andrea Martinez!

Title card for "The Vote"

"The Vote": A PBS Documentary, part 2

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for the second of two episodes of "The Vote", a PBS American Experience documentary following the movement of American women to gain the right to vote. Attending part on...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us for the second of two episodes of "The Vote", a PBS American Experience documentary following the movement of American women to gain the right to vote.

Five metal dissection tools are pictured on a blue background.

Dissection Gallery

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Join us for a unique evening of learning about animal biology with science educator Andrea Martinez! We'll be examining several different dissection specimens: if you're interested...

Required
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: School Age, Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for a unique evening of learning about animal biology with science educator Andrea Martinez!

An hour glass is pictured next to a sign on a door reading "EXIT" in all caps and in braille.

Escape Room: The Cabinet of Curiosities

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape? This game is best played in t...

Required
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape?

An orange and yellow square with generic board game images describing this event.

Board Game Day

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Board game fans: come to the Downtown Library for an afternoon of fun! Learn to play new games, or rediscover an old favorite. (Note that some games will be available for checkout ...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Board game fans: come to the Downtown Library for an afternoon of fun! Learn to play new games, or rediscover an old favorite. (Note that some games will be available for checkout during this event.)

An hour glass is pictured next to a sign on a door reading "EXIT" in all caps and in braille.

Escape Room: The Cabinet of Curiosities

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape? This game is best played in t...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape?

An hour glass is pictured next to a sign on a door reading "EXIT" in all caps and in braille.

Escape Room: The Cabinet of Curiosities

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape? This game is best played in t...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for the thrilling and/or chilling return of our escape room game! The sand in the hour glass shows you have thirty minutes: can you escape?

Red and Yellow boxes on a purple background with white text that says "Wacky Movie at Watts-Midtown". In black text on a white background it says "November 6". It also says near the bottom, "Free entry" and "At 5 Pm". Finally, in the lower left hand corner there is an image of a chicken running, a hint at the title of the movie.

Wacky Movie at Watts-Midtown

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Come enjoy a Wacky Movie at Watts-Midtown for all ages!! This month's film is a critically acclaimed claymation film about chickens who must runaway to avoid being baked into chick...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Come enjoy a Wacky Movie at Watts-Midtown for all ages!! This month's film is a critically acclaimed claymation film about chickens who must runaway to avoid being baked into chicken pie.

A red and purple square with three generic board game images gives the details of this event.

Board Game Day

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Family
Event Details:

Board game fans: come to the Downtown Library for an afternoon of fun! Learn to play new games, or rediscover an old favorite. (Note that some games will be available for checkout ...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Board game fans: come to the Downtown Library for an afternoon of fun! Learn to play new games, or rediscover an old favorite. (Note that some games will be available for checkout during this event.)