This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 15 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Teen, Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 15 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Online 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).
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 15 2025 Tue Midtown Readers Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adult Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 15 2025 Tue Midtown Readers Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us as we discuss Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara! 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 17 2025 Thu Nutrition & Wellness Series: 8 Dimensions of Wellness 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 17 2025 Thu Nutrition & Wellness Series: 8 Dimensions of Wellness 2:00pm - 3:00pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation Event Details: Join us for the third and final session of our summer Nutrition & Wellness Series, presented in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension Office!
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Jul 17 2025 Thu Silent Book Club 5:30pm - 6:30pm Teen, Adult, Everyone Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Jul 17 2025 Thu Silent Book Club 5:30pm - 6:30pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Everyone Program Type: Book Club, Mental Health Event Details: Looking for a book club with no assigned reading or focused discussions? Then joining a Silent Book Club may be for you!
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 22 2025 Tue Seniors Read Banned Books -- "Dreaming In Cuban," by Cristina Garcia 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 22 2025 Tue Seniors Read Banned Books -- "Dreaming In Cuban," by Cristina Garcia 2:00pm - 3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Book Clubs Connect with other readers to discuss books. Event Details: "Dreaming In Cuban" by Cristina Garcia is our pick for July.
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 22 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Teen, Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 22 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Online 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).
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 24 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 24 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Southwest Branch Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Mental Health, Discussion Event Details: Meet neighbors and create community at Coffee & Conversations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Southwest Library! Coffee, light refreshments, and optional activities will be provided.
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 29 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Teen, Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Jul 29 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Online 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).
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 5 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Teen, Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 5 2025 Tue Weekly Teen Book Talk 3:45pm - 4:00pm Online 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).
This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 13 2025 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: 250 Years of the US Army 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 13 2025 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: 250 Years of the US Army 2:00pm - 3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Collaboration Area Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation Event Details: 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 Sustainment Command's History Office, based on the Rock Island Arsenal.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 14 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 14 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Southwest Branch Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Mental Health, Discussion Event Details: Meet neighbors and create community at Coffee & Conversations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Southwest Library! Coffee, light refreshments, and optional activities will be provided.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 19 2025 Tue Midtown Readers Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adult Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 19 2025 Tue Midtown Readers Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us as we discuss Every Day is a Gift by Tammy Duckworth! 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.
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Aug 21 2025 Thu Silent Book Club 5:30pm - 6:30pm Teen, Adult, Everyone Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Aug 21 2025 Thu Silent Book Club 5:30pm - 6:30pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Everyone Program Type: Book Club, Mental Health Event Details: Looking for a book club with no assigned reading or focused discussions? Then joining a Silent Book Club may be for you!
This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 26 2025 Tue Seniors Read Banned Books -- "The Fixer," by Bernard Malamud 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 26 2025 Tue Seniors Read Banned Books -- "The Fixer," by Bernard Malamud 2:00pm - 3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Book Clubs Connect with other readers to discuss books. Event Details: "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.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 27 2025 Wed Southwest Book Club 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 27 2025 Wed Southwest Book Club 3:00pm - 4:00pm Southwest Branch Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Looking to join a book club? We would love to have you join our Southwest Book Club! This month, we will be discussing The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 28 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Aug 28 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Southwest Branch Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Mental Health, Discussion Event Details: Meet neighbors and create community at Coffee & Conversations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Southwest Library! Coffee, light refreshments, and optional activities will be provided.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: 250 Years of the US Army 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Rock Island Arsenal Lecture Series: 250 Years of the US Army 2:00pm - 3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Collaboration Area Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation Event Details: 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 Sustainment Command's History Office, based on the Rock Island Arsenal.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 11 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 11 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Southwest Branch Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Mental Health, Discussion Event Details: Meet neighbors and create community at Coffee & Conversations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Southwest Library! Coffee, light refreshments, and optional activities will be provided.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 16 2025 Tue Midtown Readers Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adult Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 16 2025 Tue Midtown Readers Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join us as we discuss Good Poems by Garrison Keillor! 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.
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Sep 18 2025 Thu Silent Book Club 5:30pm - 6:30pm Teen, Adult, Everyone Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Sep 18 2025 Thu Silent Book Club 5:30pm - 6:30pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Everyone Program Type: Book Club, Mental Health Event Details: Looking for a book club with no assigned reading or focused discussions? Then joining a Silent Book Club may be for you!
This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 23 2025 Tue Seniors Read Banned Books -- "Lawn Boy," by Jonathan Evison 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 23 2025 Tue Seniors Read Banned Books -- "Lawn Boy," by Jonathan Evison 2:00pm - 3:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: "Lawn Boy" by Jonathan Evison
This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 24 2025 Wed Southwest Book Club 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 24 2025 Wed Southwest Book Club 3:00pm - 4:00pm Southwest Branch Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Looking to join a book club? We would love to have you join our Southwest Book Club! This month, we will be discussing The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 25 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult Southwest Branch This event is in the "Adult" group. Sep 25 2025 Thu Coffee & Conversations 10:00am - 12:00pm Southwest Branch Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Mental Health, Discussion Event Details: Meet neighbors and create community at Coffee & Conversations every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Southwest Library! Coffee, light refreshments, and optional activities will be provided.
This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Oct 6 2025 Mon Monster Movie Monday 5:30pm - 7:30pm Teen, Adult, Family Watts-Midtown Branch This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Oct 6 2025 Mon Monster Movie Monday 5:30pm - 7:30pm Watts-Midtown Branch Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Family Program Type: Movie Event Details: Monster Movie Monday is back, and we're showing one of 2024's most thrilling vampire films. Join us for snacks and a monstrous movie!Note that this film is Rated R for violence and gore.