Hug-A-Book Shares the Joy of Reading!

Cartoon of Max Reader Mouse Share the joy of books and reading with your child at Hug-A-Book, an annual early learning event for ages two to five, hosted by the Rock Island Public Library Children's Department:

 

Thursday, August 16, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Rock Island Main Library Community Room, 401 19th Street.

 

This year's event features a special program with children's music educator Adrienne Biskie. Enhance your child's development through musical play and stories. Each child receives a FREE book and Hug-A-Book bag to keep, courtesy of the Merrill Harris Hug-A-Book Memorial Fund.

The event is free. Questions? Call 309-732-7360 or visit the library website.

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate - Movie Fest for Adults

Chocolat movie cover Delicious summer movies for adults continue, with an August 21 showing of Chocolat and chocolate sampling. Chocolate samples start at 5:00 pm, with the movie showing at 5:30 pm, in the Rock Island Main Library Community Room, 401 19th Street. The movie is rated PG-13.

 

In the movie based on the book by Joanne Harris, a woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

New Children's Events!

A new series of evening storytimes start up Monday, August 13, to meet the needs of parents and families who work. The storytimes for ages birth to five all feature a story and a learning activity. Dates, times and places are:

  • Monday, August 13, 6:30 pm, Main Library Children's Room, 401 19th Street;
  • Monday, August 20, 6:30 pm, 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th Street;
  • Monday, August 27, 6:30 pm, Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Road.

Introduce your kid to science with new Saturday programs! Saturday Legos and a fun STEM-tivitiy are great ways to show that enginnering and science are fun. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math.) Join us Saturday, Aug. 18 for Legos at 10:30 am, and a program on "bubble-ology" at 11:30 am. How do bubbles work? What's the science behind them? Join us in the Main Library Children's Room and find out!

 

Captain Underpants book cover Book Launch for "Captain Underpants." Fans of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series need wait no longer for

Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers. To celebrate this new book release, join us Thursday, August 30, at 6:30 pm in the Main Library Children's Room, 401 19th Street. The event for grades K-5 features a chance to get your name on the hold list for the long-awaited title, play some games, make a craft and hear part of the story. One new book will be launched each month!

 

Of course, we're also continuing our weekly storytimes and Lego clubs. Check our calendar of events for times, dates and locations!

Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer

Cats and Dogs movie poster August is traditionally referred to as the dog days of summer, but cats get their day, too, with our free family movie:

  • 3:00 pm, Friday, August 24, Cats & Dogs, 2001, A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, which their human owners are blissfully unaware of. Rock Island Main Library Community Room, 401 19th Street.

The "Friday Fest" movie is offered during an early dismissal day for Rock Island/Milan schools. It's free.

Cut and Paste, Wedge and Throw Art Show
Cycle of Rings, Ben Jasper

Aug. 2-30, 2012, Main Library, 2nd Floor Art Gallery, 401 19th Street.

Our August art show features the works of  retired Augustana art department chair and collage artist, Ben Jasper, and two of his former students, potters Joel Knanishu and Kevin Pearson.  Named for the respective processes of the three artists, it's an artistic reunion of sorts. The show is available for viewing during regular library hours. More information at this link.

Want to know more about what's coming up at your library? Click News or Calendar on our website. You can also print a monthly events calendar. The links below will get you started.

 

Website calendar of events

Newsletters/MonthlyCalendar

 

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