Name: Community Comforts Drive
Start: 2022-11-01
End: 2022-12-03
Location: Community Comforts Drive

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All Day	This event is in the "Everyone" group. Community Comforts Drive All Day 11/1 - 12/3 Everyone All locations Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: All locations Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Event Details: Take part in our fourth annual Community Comforts Drive! Times have been tough and many of our neighbors are in need. Our annual drive aims to collect personal care items that are so important to our health and wellbeing.
	This event is in the "Everyone" group. Family Reading Night Kit 11/01/2022 @ 10:00am - 11/17/2022 @ 6:00pm Everyone All locations Closed Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: All locations Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Thursday, November 17th is Family Reading Night. Register as a family to pick up ONE kit. In the notes field let us know how many children are in your family and also which branch you want to pick up your kit. Ki
	This event is in the "Everyone" group. "Birth of the Public Library in the US" Mini Museum Display 11/01/2022 @ 10:00am - 11/23/2022 @ 6:00pm Everyone All locations Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: All locations Age Group: Everyone Program Type: 150th Anniversary Event Details: In celebration of the Rock Island Public Library's 150th anniversary, Karpeles Museum is lending us a mini museum display on "The Birth of the Public Library in the United States (1698.) The display features documents of Dr.
					This event is in the "Everyone" group. Library2GO - Fall/Winter Schedule 2022/2023 All Day Everyone Library2Go Mobile Library Offsite Event This event is in the "Everyone" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Outreach Event Details: As we await the opening of our new branch, we have reduced hours for the bookmobile. We are fully open for entry and browsing, masks encouraged, but not required.
9 am					This event is in the "Early Learning" group. Early Learning Outreach-RIMSD HeadStart Visit 9:00am - 12:00pm Early Learning Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Early Learning" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Early Learning Program Type: Outreach Event Details: The Rock Island Public Library Children's staff are bringing early literacy skills, library information and sharing stories to our friends at the RIMSD HeadStart and Preschool For All sites.
10 am			This event is in the "Teen" group. Coding Kit 10:00am - 6:00pm Teen All locations Offsite Event This event is in the "Teen" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: All locations Age Group: Teen Program Type: DIY Event Details: Pick up a coding kit from any Rock Island Public Library location to learn the basics of binary code and make a bracelet that spells out your name in binary. (Or whatever you'd like to spell: it's up to you!) This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Early Learning" group. Downtown Library Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:00am Children, Early Learning Downtown Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Early Learning" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children, Early Learning Program Type: Storytime Storytimes Build early learning skills in your preschooler ages five and under with a fun story, song, and activity. Event Details: Enjoy books, songs and fingerplays every Tuesday at 10:30 at the Downtown Library. Disclaimer(s) Food Allergies To avoid food allergy conflicts, please enjoy any snacks at home and not at the program.	This event is in the "Teen" group. Book Talks @ Edison Junior High 10:00am - 1:00pm Teen Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Teen" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Teen Program Type: Outreach Event Details: Monthly Book Talks @ EJHS for 7th and 8th grades.			This event is in the "Adult" group. CANCELLED - Introduction to Paper Quilling 10:30am - 12:30pm Adult Downtown Library Closed Required This event is in the "Adult" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: DIY Required Seats Remaining: 16 Event Details: 10/13/2022 Update: This class has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at date to be determined. All who have registered for this event will be registered for the future date.
11 am		Reservation Board Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting 11:00am - 12:00pm Downtown Library Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room		This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Early Learning" group. Southwest Library Toddler Tales 11:00am - 11:30am Children, Early Learning Southwest Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Early Learning" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Age Group: Children, Early Learning Program Type: Storytime Storytimes Build early learning skills in your preschooler ages five and under with a fun story, song, and activity. Event Details: Enjoy stories, songs and activities every Wednesday at 11 am. Disclaimer(s) Food Allergies To avoid food allergy conflicts, please enjoy any snacks at home and not at the program.
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1 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group. Alpha Book Club - Wish You Were Here 1:00pm - 2:30pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Event Details: If you're looking for a fun group of readers to discuss books with, look no further! This afternoon book club meets monthly and reads and discusses a variety of titles. This month we are reading Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult.			This event is in the "Adult" group. Historical Room open to patrons 1:00pm - 2:45pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Historical Room Age Group: Adult Event Details: The Downtown Library's Historical Room will be open for those who wish to use its materials.
2 pm				This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. History of the Rock Island Arsenal: REARM 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult, Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone Program Type: Presentation Event Details: In celebration of its 160th anniversary, come learn about the history of the Rock Island Arsenal from Army Sustainment Command historians.	This event is in the "Adult" group. Frieze Lecture Series: Beloved by Toni Morrison, presented by Dr. Ashley Burge 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Downtown Library This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: 150th Anniversary, Presentation, Special Event Event Details: To kick off the 150th anniversary year of the Rock Island Public Library, the 25^th annual Frieze Lecture series focuses on ideas that had a profound impact in their own times – much like the opening of the Rock Island Public Librar	This event is in the "Children" group. Children's Book Talk/Unboxing 2:00pm - 2:30pm Children Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Children" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Age Group: Children Program Type: Presentation Event Details: Join Miss Ranell on Fridays at 2:00 for either a book talk or an unboxing of NEW books with a quick sneak peek!
3 pm			This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Adult" group. 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. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "Everyone" group. Library's 150th Birthday Party! 3:00pm - 6:00pm Everyone Downtown Library This event is in the "Everyone" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Downtown Library Room: Downtown Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: 150th Anniversary, Special Event Event Details: The Rock Island Public Library officially opened November 25, 1872, making us the first library in Illinois to open for public business following the passage of the Local Library Act!
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6 pm			This event is in the "Everyone" group. November Southwest Craft - On site (Tuesday) and Take n Make (Wednesday) 6:00pm - 7:00pm Everyone Southwest Branch Closed Required This event is in the "Everyone" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Southwest Branch Room: Southwest Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Make cute paper pumpkins and ears of fall corn using pony beads and pipe cleaners!

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