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Book Talk @ Washington
8:00am - 9:00am
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Washington Junior High School.
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Outreach--Card Drive
9:00am - 10:00am
Offsite
Age Group: Adult
30/31 Fire Fighter Toddler Tales
10:30am - 11:30am
30/31 Library
30/31 Bookstore
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime,
Description
Come in for fire fighter stories, songs and
a chance to look at a fire truck....
Book Talk @ Washington
10:30am - 11:30am
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Washington Junior High School.
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Outreach ~ Lights on for Learning/Earl Hanson
2:00pm - 4:15pm
Outreach
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Fall Craft: Book Pumpkin
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: DIY
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Description
Join us for a free and fun evening of crafting. Participants will make a book pumpkin out of recycled books, paint, glue, and pipe cleaners. These cute crafts are perfect for getting into that autumn state of mind. Participants must register....
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Outreach--Card Drive
11:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Book Talk @ Washington
11:30am - 12:15pm
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Washington Junior High.
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Outreach ~ Kinder Care
9:30am - 11:00am
Offsite
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Children's staff from the Rock Island Public Library
will be providing early childhood literacy...
Different Types Of Fraud & How To Prevent It
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation, Discussion,
Description
Staff from TBK Bank will help provide information designed to help you avoid becoming a victim of financial fraud. Learn about the many types of scams, and how to protect yourself (and your wallet!)
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Hug-a-Book-PLAY!
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Description
Join us for a family Drop-in evening of PLAY activities about PETS! Activities in Community Room, Collaboration area, and Children's Room....
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Rocket into Reading
11:00am - 2:00pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Children
Description
Drop -in craft and reading fun.
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Outreach/LOFL-Earl Hanson
9:00am - 11:30am
Offsite
Alpha Book Club
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Description
Have you read Forty Autumns by Nina Willner? If so, why not add your insights at this month's discussion?
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Outreach/SkipAlongGoldRm
9:30am - 10:00am
Offsite
Downtown Petite Picassos
10:30am - 11:30am
Downtown Library
Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Use all of your senses with hands-on art. We will enjoy a story and several art projects. For ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver. (Please note that this event was originally listed as occurring at 30/31....
Girls Who Code Club
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Special Event
Description
Free afterschool computer science for girls in Grades 6 through 12. Learn by exploring your own interests. No computer or previous experience needed!
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Southwest Craft Night
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Southwest Library
Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: DIY
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Description
Paper Lanterns – either Orange/Black for Halloween, or like the picture to celebrate Hindu Festival of Lights October 30th. Either way – fun!
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Outreach/LOFL-Earl Hanson
9:00am - 11:30am
Offsite
Outreach ~ RIFAC Parks
10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
World War II Lecture Series
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone,
Program Type: Presentation
Description
A historian from the Army Sustainment Command will walk attendees through a history of World War II in this 10 part series. The Philippine Campaign/Battles of Leyte and Luzon will be presented.
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Outreach/Lights on for Learning
9:15am - 11:15am
Outreach
Age Group: Children
Description
Children's staff will be at Earl Hanson to share library resources with the Lights on for Learning group!
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Family Bingo Night
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Description
Family Bingo Night. Come play a fun family game of Bingo for candy prizes. Free fun at the library for all ages, under 6 must have an adult present.
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Outreach ~ RIFAC Parks
10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
RIPL Board Meeting
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Director's Office
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Description
Monthly meeting of the Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees. Meets on 2nd floor, either in the office of the Library Director or in the Community Room.
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Rocket into Reading
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Southwest Library
Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Description
Rocket into Reading is coming. Craft and reading activities for ages 5-8 year olds.
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Last Call Book Club
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Offsite
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Description
This group meets in the party room at Icons. Drinks are available for purchase. Must be 21 or older to attend.
Join us in October as we discuss Broken, by Daniel Clay.
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Southwest Petite Picassos
10:30am - 11:30am
Southwest Library
Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Use all of your senses with hands-on art. We will enjoy
a story and several art projects. ...
Cowboy Courage: Westerns and the Portrayal of Bravery
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Description
The presentation, based on William Hampes' book, Cowboy Courage, uses both a discussion about and video clips from film and television Westerns to show how they demonstrate the ways different types of courage (physical, moral and psy...
30/31 Book Club
6:30pm - 7:30pm
30/31 Library
30/31 Bookstore
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion
Description
A short novella is discussed this month, A River Runs Through It by Noman MacLean. MacLean received a slew of rejections on this title, one publisher stating "It has trees in it."
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Cinema @ Southwest
10:00am - 12:30pm
Southwest Library
Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Description
Come enjoy a free movie and light refreshments. Movie is A Dog's Journey.
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Bangtan Book Club
5:30pm - 7:00pm
30/31 Library
30/31 Bookstore
Age Group: Teen, Adult,
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description
Do you know BTS? Then you know their music is filled with literary influence! Bangtan Book Club will meet once a month to discuss the books that have inspired certain BTS albums....
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Book Talk @ Jordan
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Jordan Catholic School.
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Downtown Toddler Tales
10:30am - 11:30am
Downtown Library
Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description
Develop you child's love of learning
with stories, songs and a craft....
Frieze Lectures
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Description
“Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” is the overall theme of this year's Frieze lecture series. To kick things off, Dr. Bobby Wengronowitz, visiting assistant professor in sociology,...
Haunted Escape Room
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult,
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Description
Celebrate Halloween by braving our Haunted Escape Room! Take on the role of a ghost hunter and see if you can unlock the mystery of the haunted library in just thirty minutes. But beware: not all ghosts are friendly...
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Southwest Toddler Tales
10:30am - 11:30am
Southwest Library
Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description
Develop your child's love of learning
with stories, songs and a craft. ...
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Description
Lock & Dam #15 at Rock Island has been here since 1934--over 85 years. Recently, the library received fascinating video footage that was taken at the time the lock and dam were constructed which we can now share with the public....
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Outreach/Headstart Marshall
9:15am - 10:30am
Offsite
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Children's staff from the Rock Island Public Library will be providing early childhood literacy to our friends at the RI/M Head Start and Preschool for All classes.
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Outreach/Headstart Marshall
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Offsite
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Children's staff from the Rock Island Public Library will be providing early childhood literacy to our friends at the RI/M Head Start and Preschool for All classes.
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Gettin' Stitchy with It
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Description
A new "club" starting for anyone with an itch to stitch, whether you are a knitter, crocheter, sewer, cross sitich or have some other project with stitches involved. Let's get together and work on them and share information.
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Outreach ~ Head Start Pumpkin Fest
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Outreach
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Discussion
Description
Community Conversations are a partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and the Midwest Writing Center, featuring a look at important issues to the community through the lenses of reading, writing, and discussion....
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Downtown Petite Picassos
10:30am - 11:30am
Downtown Library
Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Use all of your senses with hands-on art. We will enjoy
a story and several art projects. ...
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Book Talks @ Edison
8:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.
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Book Talks @ Edison
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.
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Book Talks @ Edison
8:30am - 11:30am
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.
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Downtown Toddler Tales
10:30am - 11:30am
Downtown Library
Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description
Develop you child's love of learning
with stories, songs and a craft....
Frieze Lectures
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Description
“Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” is the overall theme of this year's Frieze lecture series. Dr....
Ghosts of the Quad Cities
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Downtown Library
Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult,
Program Type: Presentation
Description
Dive Into the Supernatural History of the Quad Cities. Spine-tingling tales shared by the authors of this new book. ...
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Southwest Toddler Tales
10:30am - 11:30am
Southwest Library
Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description
Develop your child's love of learning
with stories, songs and a craft. ...
Book Talks @ Edison
11:30am - 2:00pm
Outreach
Description
The Young Adult Librarian will be book talking at Edison Junior High School.
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Outreach/Headstart HoraceMannLC
9:15am - 10:30am
Offsite
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Children's staff from the Rock Island Public Library will be providing early childhood literacy to our friends at the RI/M Head Start and Preschool for All classes.
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Outreach/Headstart HoraceMannLC
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Offsite
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Learning
Description
Children's staff from the Rock Island Public Library will be providing early childhood literacy to our friends at the RI/M Head Start and Preschool for All classes.
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