Event List

Event DetailsThe Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees meets regularly at 5 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Downtown Library, 401 19th Street. Time for public com...

The History of Steamboats in America, narrated by Loretta Young     Steamboats galore! Ride along with the late actress, Loretta Young, as she takes you through the ...

Do you love the smell of popcorn and the thrill of watching movies with others? Join in on the fun and come to our Downtown Movie Club! This month's selection is a 2025 Oscar nomin...

Do you love to knit or crochet? We would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle! Whether you are in the middle of a project or looking to start something new, this club is ...

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"Dreaming In Cuban" by Cristina Garcia is our pick for July.This is the first novel written by author Cristina García, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. This novel mo...

This lecture series is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the creation of the United States Army in 1775. All talks in this series are presented by the staff of Army Sustainmen...

Do you love to knit or crochet? We would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle! Whether you are in the middle of a project or looking to start something new, this club is ...

Event DetailsThe Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees meets regularly at 5 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Downtown Library, 401 19th Street. Time for public com...

Life on the Mississippi     Based upon Mark Twain's book by the same title, this two hour movie, that has been called “the greatest river movie ever,” is about the M...

Happy Labor Day! Today, the video's host, Dave Stotts of Drive Thru History, takes us through the history of why we celebrate this holiday and gives us a tour of some of the o...

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"The Fixer" by Bernard Malamud is an older book, winner of the 1967 National Book Award for Fiction and the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Now it is on the banned books list.Russ...

This lecture series is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the creation of the United States Army in 1775. All talks in this series are presented by the staff of Army Sustainmen...

Do you love to knit or crochet? We would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle! Whether you are in the middle of a project or looking to start something new, this club is ...

Event DetailsThe Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees meets regularly at 5 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Downtown Library, 401 19th Street. Time for public com...

Trouble from the Mississippi River -- The Floods of 1927 and 1937     Today’s program features two vintage newsreels from the 1920s and 1930s, including historical f...

"Lawn Boy" by Jonathan EvisonIn this award winning book (Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Association) Evison tells the story of Mike Muñoz, a young bi-racial (Chicano and w...

This lecture series is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the creation of the United States Army in 1775. All talks in this series are presented by the staff of Army Sustainmen...

The Mississippi - River of Life is a production of the US Army Corps of Engineers.  See how the river adds to the productivity of our economy and everyday recreational opportu...

Do you love to knit or crochet? We would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle! Whether you are in the middle of a project or looking to start something new, this club is ...