Week Calendar

We will be sharing stories & activities with our friends from Skip-Along/Rock Island campus

Youth Services staff visits Rock Island/Milan schools to promote literacy.

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

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

For ages 0 - 5 years old.

Relaxing and casual fun for kids 5 and younger with their caregiver.  Toys and activities will be set out from  10 am to noon at the Downtown Library, Children's Room.  

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

For ages 0 - 5 years old.

Board game fans: come to the Downtown Library for an afternoon of fun! Learn to play new games, or rediscover an old favorite. (Note that some games will be available for checkout during this event.)

Do your toddlers love to get messy?  Bring them to Petite Picassos where they can use all of their senses with hands on art.  We will take care of the mess as they create their masterpieces.  

Welcome the start of our 2025 Winter Reading Program with a free cup of hot cocoa at any of our library locations! Check near the main desk at any Rock Island Public Library location for the self-serve hot chocolate station.

Join us for a new year of our Teen Graphic Novel Book Club! This time we'll be discussing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba volume 1.

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.

Looking for volunteer hours? Join us for Teen Advisory Board, and learn about volunteering at the library.

We welcome the LEAD Friday groups from Eugene Field Elementary to the library to learn about library cards, our collection, programs and be reading leaders!

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 It Ends With Us (2024). Light refreshments will be provided. 

After school activities every week on Tuesday (Watts-Midtown) and Thursday (Southwest) for school age kids (K-6). 

This week we will be playing board games!!

After school activities every week on Tuesday (Watts-Midtown) and Thursday (Southwest) for school age kids (K-6). 

This week we will be playing board games!!

Children's librarian will be at Ridgewood School with United Way/Spring Forward reading with students. 

Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs?

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

Interested in journaling? Start the new year with this workshop and discover the ins and outs of this satisfying hobby. Ryan Collins from the Midwest Writing Center will provide prompts, and we'll have the supplies you need to get started.