Events Calendar

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	Labor Day Closing All Day Branch: Downtown Library, 30/31 Library, Southwest Library Description All Library locations are closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday. ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 4:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 4:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

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	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Alpha Book Club 1:00pm - 2:30pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Description Join in the discussion of the book Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities 2:00pm - 3:00pm Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities 2:00pm - 3:00pm Sep 10, 2019 Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Program Type: Lecture Description As we wind down our virtual reality tour of the new I-74 Bridge, come learn about the history of bridges in the Quad Cities area by scholar Curt Roseman and Bob Replinger, who are writing a book on the topic. ... Southwest Craft Night 6:00pm - 7:00pm Registration Required Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Craft Registration Required Seats Remaining: 21 Description Come and color a little treasure chest to celebrate National Talk Like a Pirate day (Sept. 19) ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Online Genealogy: Using Multiple Online Genealogy Programs to Find Your Ancestors 6:00pm - 7:15pm Online Genealogy: Using Multiple Online Genealogy Programs to Find Your Ancestors 6:00pm - 7:15pm Sep 11, 2019 Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Description Once more our online genealogy expert, James Tanner, will guide the amateur genealogist to find the best ways to use the vast sources that can be mined through the internet....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Sew Much Fun 5:30pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Craft Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Description This month, come and sew a phone case. ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 4:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 4:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....
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	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... RIPL Board Meeting 5:00pm - 7:30pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room 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. ... 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 September to discuss The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Downton Abbey Tea & Trivia 6:00pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Seats Remaining: 30 Description Join us for tea and trivia as we review Seasons 1-6 in preparation for the release of the new movie adapted from the beloved television show. Downton Abbey the film will hit theatres on September 20, 2019.... 30/31 Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm 30/31 Library 30/31 Bookstore Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Description Did you like A Paris Wife? Try this historical fiction that takes place in Kenya in the 1920s and talk about it in September. ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... 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 selections released one month prior to event. ... Bangtan Book Club 6:00pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Bangtan Book Club 6:00pm - 7:30pm Sep 19, 2019 30/31 Library 30/31 Bookstore Age Group: Teen, Adult, Program Type: Discussion Registration Required Seats Remaining: 20 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....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 4:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 4:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....
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	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Banned Books Read-In 5:30pm - 7:30pm Banned Books Read-In 5:30pm - 7:30pm Sep 24, 2019 Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Teen, Adult, Program Type: Special Event Description Stand up for your right to read what you want in this annual reading of favorite banned or challenged works by local writers, librarians, readers, and other lovers of freedom. Refreshments and gathering time at 5:30 pm; readings from 6:30 to 7:30 ... Southwest Book Club 6:00pm - 7:00pm Southwest Library Southwest Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Description September brings Betty Smith's classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to talk about. ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Family Footprints--What DNA Can Do for Your Family Genealogy Research 6:00pm - 7:30pm Family Footprints--What DNA Can Do for Your Family Genealogy Research 6:00pm - 7:30pm Sep 25, 2019 Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult, Everyone, Program Type: Lecture Description Our Guest Speaker this evening will be Amber Lowery, an expert in the field of DNA genealogy testing. Coming from Peoria this evening, she will help you to know more about this increasing popular avenue of resear...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 7:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge.... Gettin' Stitchy with It 2:00pm - 4:00pm Downtown Library Downtown Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Craft 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. ...	I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour 9:30am - 4:15pm Downtown Library Collaboration Area Description Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....
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I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Alpha Book Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Discussion

Description

Join in the discussion of the book Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. ...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sep 10, 2019

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Adult, Everyone,

Program Type: Lecture

Description

As we wind down our virtual reality tour of the new I-74 Bridge, come learn about the history of bridges in the Quad Cities area by scholar Curt Roseman and Bob Replinger, who are writing a book on the topic. ...

Southwest Craft Night

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Registration Required

Southwest Library

Southwest Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Craft

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 21

Description

Come and color a little treasure chest to celebrate National Talk Like a Pirate day (Sept. 19) ...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Online Genealogy: Using Multiple Online Genealogy Programs to Find Your Ancestors

6:00pm - 7:15pm

Online Genealogy: Using Multiple Online Genealogy Programs to Find Your Ancestors

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Sep 11, 2019

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Description

Once more our online genealogy expert, James Tanner, will guide the amateur genealogist to find the best ways to use the vast sources that can be mined through the internet....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Sew Much Fun

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Registration Required

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Craft

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Description

This month, come and sew a phone case. ...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 4:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 4:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

RIPL Board Meeting

5:00pm - 7:30pm

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

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. ...

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 September to discuss The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. ...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Downton Abbey Tea & Trivia

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Registration Required

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Special Event

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Description

Join us for tea and trivia as we review Seasons 1-6 in preparation for the release of the new movie adapted from the beloved television show. Downton Abbey the film will hit theatres on September 20, 2019....

30/31 Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

30/31 Library

30/31 Bookstore

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Discussion

Description

Did you like A Paris Wife? Try this historical fiction that takes place in Kenya in the 1920s and talk about it in September. ...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

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 selections released one month prior to event. ...

Bangtan Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Registration Required

Bangtan Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Sep 19, 2019

30/31 Library

30/31 Bookstore

Age Group: Teen, Adult,

Program Type: Discussion

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 4:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 4:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Banned Books Read-In

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Banned Books Read-In

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Sep 24, 2019

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Teen, Adult,

Program Type: Special Event

Description

Stand up for your right to read what you want in this annual reading of favorite banned or challenged works by local writers, librarians, readers, and other lovers of freedom. Refreshments and gathering time at 5:30 pm; readings from 6:30 to 7:30 ...

Southwest Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Southwest Library

Southwest Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Discussion

Description

September brings Betty Smith's classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to talk about. ...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Family Footprints--What DNA Can Do for Your Family Genealogy Research

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Family Footprints--What DNA Can Do for Your Family Genealogy Research

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Sep 25, 2019

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Adult, Everyone,

Program Type: Lecture

Description

Our Guest Speaker this evening will be Amber Lowery, an expert in the field of DNA genealogy testing. Coming from Peoria this evening, she will help you to know more about this increasing popular avenue of resear...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 7:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

Gettin' Stitchy with It

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Downtown Library

Downtown Community Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Craft

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. ...

I-74 Virtual Reality Bridge Tour

9:30am - 4:15pm

Downtown Library

Collaboration Area

Description

Take a virtual tour of the new I-74 Bridge in the collaboration area on 2nd floor of the downtown library. Check out headset and controller from the reference desk and experience a fully-immersive view of the new bridge....

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Downtown Library

30/31 Library

Southwest Library

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