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Local author visit/Allen McCaulley

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Watts-Midtown Community Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Family, Everyone
Event Details:

  Allen McCaulley is an author of children's picture books. He grew up in Moline, Illinois and many years ago served as mayor of Moline. He graduated from the University of...

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

 

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

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Book cover art for The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

Southwest Book Club

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Book Club, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Discussion of The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore 1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is fac...

Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Discussion of The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

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

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Let’s Talk About Death - Death Cafe

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Conversation Group. No agenda. We gather, we eat cake, and we talk. Discussions include all things related to life, death, and the finality of it. Open, non-judgmental, and ho...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Conversation Group.


No agenda. We gather, we eat cake, and we talk. Discussions include all things related to life, death, and the finality of it. Open, non-judgmental, and honest conversation about topics we don’t discuss much.

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.

Child peering through curved book pages stamped with 'Banned'

Seniors Read Banned Books -- Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Presentation, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Senior citizens and any interested adult library patrons are invited to today's book discussion about books that have been banned from or relocated to different shelves of school a...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation, Discussion
Event Details:

Senior citizens and any interested adult library patrons are invited to today's book discussion about books that have been banned from or relocated to different shelves of school and public libraries in many communities.

Book cover of The Wager

Non Fiction Book Club

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a group book discussion in one of Rock Island's most beautiful parks, Longview Park! This month's selection is The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by Davi...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Join us for a group book discussion in one of Rock Island's most beautiful parks, Longview Park! This month's selection is The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon.

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.

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Coffee Break Book Club

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Interested in a book club, but busy during the week? Looking to read books that might be different from what you're used to? Join us at Theo's for Coffee Break Book Club! This book...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Interested in a book club, but busy during the week? Looking to read books that might be different from what you're used to? Join us at Theo's for Coffee Break Book Club!

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

Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Let’s Talk About Death - Death Cafe

Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Conversation Group. No agenda. We gather, we eat cake, and we talk. Discussions include all things related to life, death, and the finality of it. Open, non-judgmental, and ho...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Conversation Group.


No agenda. We gather, we eat cake, and we talk. Discussions include all things related to life, death, and the finality of it. Open, non-judgmental, and honest conversation about topics we don’t discuss much.

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.

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

Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Book cover of "The Music of Bees"

Southwest Book Club

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Book Club, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Discussion of The Music of Bees : A Novel by Eileen Garvin Forty-four-year-old Alice Holtzman is stuck in a dead-end job, bereft of family, and now reeling from the unexpected d...

Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Discussion of The Music of Bees : A Novel by Eileen Garvin

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

Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

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

Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

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

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Cover of Piranesi

Coffee Break Book Club

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Interested in a book club, but busy during the week? Looking to read books that might be different from what you're used to? Join us at Theo's for Coffee Break Book Club! This book...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Interested in a book club, but busy during the week? Looking to read books that might be different from what you're used to? Join us at Theo's for Coffee Break Book Club!

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

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Let’s Talk About Death - Death Cafe

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room at Watts-Midtown Branch
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Conversation Group. No agenda. We gather, we eat cake, and we talk. Discussions include all things related to life, death, and the finality of it. Open, non-judgmental, and ho...

Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Conversation Group.


No agenda. We gather, we eat cake, and we talk. Discussions include all things related to life, death, and the finality of it. Open, non-judgmental, and honest conversation about topics we don’t discuss much.

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.

Book cover of "The Lost Apothecary"

Southwest Book Club

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Southwest Community Room at Southwest Branch
Program Type:
Book Club, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Discussion of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Hidden in the depths of 18th-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the ...

Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Discussion of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

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

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

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

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

Child holding onto an unopened Bible

Seniors Read Banned Books - The X-Rated Bible (A Banned Books Week Feature)

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Community Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Presentation, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Using the stipulations of book banning laws such as that passed in 2023 by the Iowa legislature and signed into law by their Gorvernor, Kim Reynolds, and looking at the restriction...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation, Discussion
Event Details:

Using the stipulations of book banning laws such as that passed in 2023 by the Iowa legislature and signed into law by their Gorvernor, Kim Reynolds, and looking at the restrictions of similar laws recently enacted in other states of our republic,

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

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Thursday from 4 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from G...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

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Coffee Break Book Club

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club, Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Interested in a book club, but busy during the week? Looking to read books that might be different from what you're used to? Join us at Theo's for Coffee Break Book Club! This book...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion
Event Details:

Interested in a book club, but busy during the week? Looking to read books that might be different from what you're used to? Join us at Theo's for Coffee Break Book Club!