Upcoming Events

 Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of books, action rhymes and songs. 

For ages 0 - 5 years old. 

 Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of books, action rhymes and songs. 

For ages 0 - 5 years old. 

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.

Join us for a group book discussion in one of Rock Island's most beautiful parks, Longview Park! This month's selection is The Small and The Mighty by Sharon McMahob.

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

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.

Do you love to knit or crochet? We would love for you to join our Adult Knitting Circle!

Event Details

The 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.

Join us as we discuss Every Day is a Gift by Tammy Duckworth!

 Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of books, action rhymes and songs. 

For ages 0 - 5 years old. 

Life on the Mississippi

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

Looking for a book club with no assigned reading or focused discussions? Then joining a Silent Book Club may be for you!

Happy Labor Day! 

"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.

 Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of books, action rhymes and songs. 

For ages 0 - 5 years old. 

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.

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

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.