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October 2018

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	Alpha Book Discussion Group 1:00pm - 2:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Description In October, Louise Erdrich's novel, The Round House will be discussed. ...	30/31 Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am 30/31 Library 30/31 Bookstore Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime, Description ...	Southwest Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime, Description ...	Outreach ~ Kinder Care 9:30am - 10:30am Offsite Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Hug-a-Book: Superheroes PLAY! 5:30pm - 7:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Special Event, Description Learning through play, with SUPER FUN for ages 2 to 5 and families. Join us for a wide variety of activity stations, crafts, and literacy skill building presented by the Rock Island Public Library, AOK (All Our Kids) Network, Child Abuse Council,...	Downtown Play & Grow 10:30am - 11:30am Downtown Library Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime, Description Monthly structured playgroup. Talk, Sing, Read and Play your way to early literacy. For ages 3 and under. ...
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	Downtown Lego Build 9:00am - 12:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Description Drop-In and play build with Legos. ... Coffee and a Movie 9:30am - 12:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Movie Description Come and join us for a cup of coffee and watch Valkyrie. ... How Not to Die 6:00pm - 7:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Lecture Description October 8--Lifestyle Medicine - How this emerging field helps you find your best health! by Dr. Cheryl True October 15--How Not to Diet; the Relationship Between Food and Chronic Disease by Beth Bryant, DPT...	30/31 Petite Picassos 10:30am - 11:30am 30/31 Library 30/31 Bookstore Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Craft, Description We will be listening to a story then creating messy art projects. For ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver. ... Interactive Movie Jurassic Park 5:30pm - 7:45pm Registration Required Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Seats Remaining: 32 Description Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first installment of the Jurassic Park movie franchise (based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name.) Fun will find a way with our interactive movie screening, snacks, and trivia. Due to lots of "di... Southwest Craft Night 6:00pm - 7:00pm Registration Required Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Craft Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description Come put together a fun little Halloween/Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin box to hold some treats (or tricks!) FREE - all ages! ...	Outreach/LOFL afterschool program-Earl Hanson 9:15am - 11:00am Offsite Outreach/LOFL afterschool program-Earl Hanson 9:15am - 11:00am Offsite Southwest Fire Fighter Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am Southwest Library Southwest Community Room 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....	Family Movie 10:30am - 12:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Movie Description Come and enjoy a family friendly Halloween movie. ... Sew Much Fun 5:30pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Craft Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description Whip up a tablet case this month. ...	Technology Open Lab 9:00am - 10:30am Downtown Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Description Do you have a tech question? We'll help, by providing individualized assistance on technology, including questions about personal devices. Get help with e-mail, social media, internet, general questions, etc. Help offered on a first come, first... Downtown Fire Fighter Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am Downtown Library Downtown Children's Story Area 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.... LOFL visit@30/31 9:30pm - 10:30pm 30/31 Library	Bluestem Buddies Book Club 1:00pm - 2:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Discussion Description We will be discussing A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord ... STEAM-azing Saturdays 2:00pm - 3:00pm Registration Required Downtown Library Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Program Type: DIY Registration Required Description Fun with science, technology, engineering, art and math, immediately following our NEW Bluestem Book Club. Fun, hands-on projects are designed for school age kids, Kindergarten - 6th grades. Sept: Make Slime; Oct.: Dissect owl pellets; Nov....
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	Downtown Lego Build 9:00am - 12:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Description Drop-In and play build with Legos. ... How Not to Die 6:00pm - 7:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Lecture Description October 8--Lifestyle Medicine - How this emerging field helps you find your best health! by Dr. Cheryl True October 15--How Not to Diet; the Relationship Between Food and Chronic Disease by Beth Bryant, DPT...	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.... Ghost Crier 5:00pm - 7:30pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Lecture Description Learn about different aspects of paranormal investigation. ... 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. October's discussion will be about We are All Shipwrecks, by Kelly Grey Carlisle. ...	Southwest Petite Picassos 10:30am - 11:30am Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Craft, Description We will be listening to a story then creating messy art projects. For ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver. ... 30/31 Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm 30/31 Library 30/31 Bookstore Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Description We will talk about the book My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. ...	DIY Pet Toys 2:00pm - 4:00pm Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Description Use upcycled material to create fun and unique toys for the dog or cat in your life. Participants will also have the opportunity to make toys to donate to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center. This event is open to all ages. ... Teen and Tween Gaming Night 5:30pm - 7:30pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen Description Join us at the Main Library for Gaming Night!...	Technology Open Lab 9:00am - 10:30am 30/31 Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Description Do you have a tech question? We'll help, by providing individualized assistance on technology, including questions about personal devices. Get help with e-mail, social media, internet, general questions, etc. Help offered on a first come, first...
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	"Ask Granny" Genealogy Workshop 1:00pm - 2:30pm Registration Required "Ask Granny" Genealogy Workshop 1:00pm - 2:30pm Oct 22, 2018 Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Program Type: DIY Registration Required Seats Remaining: 17 Description Bring a friend and have a good time creating a genealogical gift for your family. This is a simple, easy, and fun way to get the information about your family (and your spouse’s family) down on paper. There are no computers involved.... How Not to Die 6:00pm - 7:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Lecture Description October 8--Lifestyle Medicine - How this emerging field helps you find your best health! by Dr. Cheryl True October 15--How Not to Diet; the Relationship Between Food and Chronic Disease by Beth Bryant, DPT...	30/31 Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am 30/31 Library 30/31 Bookstore Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime, Description ... Frieze Lectures: Modern Lives 2:00pm - 3:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Description Our annual four-week lecture series with Augustana College professors takes its cue from the Figge's "French Moderns, 1850 to 1950" exhibit to discuss four "modern lives" or topics. Join us for fascinating discussions, followed by coffee and more... Anime Night 5:30pm - 7:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen Description Come to the Main Library for Anime Night! Watch anime online, enjoy Japanese snacks, and learn to write Japanese hiragana characters. ...	Southwest Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime, Description ... Rock Island to Concarneau 6:00pm - 7:00pm Rock Island to Concarneau 6:00pm - 7:00pm Oct 24, 2018 Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Program Type: Lecture Description Midwest Women Moderns in Brittany. In conjunction with the Figge Art Museum exhibit, French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950, learn about Quad City artists studying at French art colonies in the modern era....	Outreach/Head Start Pumpkin Party 3:30pm - 6:00pm Offsite Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Description Rock Island Public Library children's librarians will be at the Head Start Pumpkin Party ... Books for Kids Trivia Night 6:30pm - 9:30pm Registration Required Offsite Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Seats Remaining: 100 Description Presented by the Lorene Evans Watts Memorial for Children's Materials and the Rock Island Public Library Foundation. Cost: $10 per player or $80 per table. Benefits children's materials and services at the Rock Island Public Library....	Technology Open Lab 9:00am - 10:30am Southwest Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: DIY Description Do you have a tech question? We'll help, by providing individualized assistance on technology, including questions about personal devices. Get help with e-mail, social media, internet, general questions, etc. Help offered on a first come, first... Downtown Petite Picassos 10:30am - 11:30am Downtown Library Downtown Children's Story Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Craft, Description We will be listening to a story then creating messy art projects. For ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver. ...
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	How Not to Die 6:00pm - 7:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Lecture Description October 8--Lifestyle Medicine - How this emerging field helps you find your best health! by Dr. Cheryl True October 15--How Not to Diet; the Relationship Between Food and Chronic Disease by Beth Bryant, DPT...	30/31 Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am 30/31 Library 30/31 Bookstore Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime, Description ... Frieze Lectures: Modern Lives 2:00pm - 3:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Description Our annual four-week lecture series with Augustana College professors takes its cue from the Figge's French Moderns, 1850 to 1950 exhibit to discuss four "modern lives" or topics. Join us for fascinating discussions, followed by coffee and more c... Teen Halloween Horror 5:30pm - 7:30pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen Program Type: Special Event Description Come to the Main Library and enjoy snacks and a scary movie just in time for Halloween! You can also create a six second horror story, and if you come in costume, you'll get free candy. Be there if you dare! ...	Southwest Toddler Tales 10:30am - 11:30am Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Early Learning, Storytime, Description ...