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Library2Go - Spring Schedule 2024

All Day 3/18 - 3/21
Library2Go Mobile Library
Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:
Our new Spring Intersession bookmobile schedule starts Monday, March 11th, and runs through Tuesday, May 21st. We are fully open for entry and browsing. The Mobile Library will not stop at school locations during Intersession - 3/11/24 - 3/22/24.&...
This event is in the "Early Learning" group.

Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch

10:30am - 11:00am
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
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. ...
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Weekly Teen Book Talk

3:45pm - 4:00pm
Online
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 "Teen" group.

3-D Printing Pens

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown: Ground Floor Entrance Lobby
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: DIY
Event Details:
Interested in 3-D printing? Our 3-D print pens are a great place to start learning, and they're available for checkout! Stop by this event and start a project of your own and try out our different pens. (This event is part of our Project Next Gene...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Age Group: Adult
Event Details:
Looking for assistance with computer skills and searching for jobs? Drop-in on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6pm at the Downtown Library for one-on-one assistance from a representative from Goodwill of the Heartland's Helms Career Center. No appointment or c...

Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Event Details The Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees meets regularly at 5 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Downtown Library, 401 19th Street. Time for public comment is provided at the beginning of each meeting.  Agenda...
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Midtown Readers Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown: Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
Join us as we discuss The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce! Reserve a copy through our library system HERE. This group meets at the new Watts-Midtown Library in the Norm & Janet Moline Conference Room. ...
This event is in the "Early Learning" group.

Toddler Tales @ Southwest Branch

11:00am - 11:30am
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Young children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this story time full of books, action rhymes and songs.  For ages 0 - 5 years old.  ...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Flex Foam Painting

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
School's STILL out!  Join your friends at the library to decorate flex foam cupcakes. For grad K - 6th.  ...
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Spring String Art Class

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: DIY
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
We're thinking SPRING here at the library! Join in on some crafty fun in this guided String Art class with High Strung by 3M! Attendees can expect to complete the project in the image above with guidance and supplies. We do ask that you BYOH (Brin...

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Early Learning" group.

Family Storytime @ Watts-Midtown Branch

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Families are invited to enjoy story time full of books, action rhymes, songs and a simple craft.   ...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:
Join us for a special event with Ruth E. Carter, two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer. Carter made history as the first Black person to win the Costume Design category, winning an Academy Award for Black Panther. She received a second Acad...
This event is in the "Early Learning" group.

Spring Toddler Playgroup

10:00am - 12:00pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Children's Story Area
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:
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.   Drop in to spend time with new friends young and old.&nbs...
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Vintage Jewelry Seminar

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:
Are you a fan of vintage or antique jewelry and would love to learn more? Join Unique Repeats for this exciting seminar on all things vintage jewelry! Beautiful vintage pieces will be on display. You will learn: The history of jewelry e...

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

3-D Printing Pens

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: DIY
Event Details:
Interested in 3-D printing? Our 3-D print pens are a great place to start learning, and they're available for checkout! Stop by this event and start a project of your own and try out our different pens. This event will take place in our Teen Space.&n...
This event is in the "Early Learning" group.

Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch

10:30am - 11:00am
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
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. ...
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Flex Foam Painting

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Southwest Branch
Library Branch: Southwest Branch
Room: Southwest Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
School's STILL out!  Join your friends at the library to decorate flex foam cupcakes. For grad K - 6th.  ...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Native Plant Gardening in Your Yard

10:30am - 11:30am
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Room: Watts-Midtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:
Have you ever wanted to learn more about native plants, or how to incorporate them into your own garden? Join us on Saturday, March 23rd, as Ken Wellnitz, a member of the Quad Cities Chapter of Wild Ones, shares how we can use native plants in our ga...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Bluey Party

10:30am - 12:30pm
Downtown Library
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Everyone's favorite blue heeler puppy!  Bluey activities, crafts and dancing.   ...
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Library2Go - Spring Schedule 2024

All Day 3/25 - 3/28
Library2Go Mobile Library
Library Branch: Library2Go Mobile Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:
Our new Spring Intersession bookmobile schedule starts Monday, March 11th, and runs through Tuesday, May 21st. We are fully open for entry and browsing. The Mobile Library will not stop at school locations during Intersession - 3/11/24 - 3/22/24.&...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
   Jane Addams was an activist ahead of her time. Within the walls of Hull House on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, she led a social movement and amassed an army of women to demand change, pushing boundaries and breaking barriers a...
This event is in the "Early Learning" group.

Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch

10:30am - 11:00am
Watts-Midtown Branch
Library Branch: Watts-Midtown Branch
Age Group: Early Learning
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
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. ...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.
Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Downtown Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Family
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
The Rock Island Line used to ‘haul the freight,’ quite literally, making a significant contribution to America’s ‘horn of plenty.’ Today you can look back at how it was all done and how it made life better for the members of the average American fami...
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.

Weekly Teen Book Talk

3:45pm - 4:00pm
Online
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).  ...