| Lincoln Program is this Friday! |
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Civil War scholar Tom Emery, of Carlinville, IL, will present "Eddie: Lincoln's Forgotten Son," a 45-minute program about the short life of Edward Baker Lincoln. Emery will cover how the early death of (nearly) four-year-old Eddie had lasting influences on the Lincolns, discusses several Lincoln myths and talks about their life in Springfield, long before the presidency.
It is free and open to the public.
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Just a reminder that our rescheduled program about the family life of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln is this Friday, April 20, at 2:00 pm in the Rock Island Main Library, Community Room.| Spring Cleaning? Save personal papers for our Shred Day! |
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To use the service, patrons just pull up and drop their materials in locked bins with bonded staff of Document Destruction Services and Recycling Services of Davenport. All items will be secured and shredded off-site for confidentiality. No shredding is done onsite. The Rock Island Library Shred Day location is:
Help will be available getting materials out of your car, so take advantage of this free once-a-year library program and clean out your old files! No registration requrired.
For questions, call 309-732-7303 or email Library Public Relations. |
Four area libraries, including Rock Island, are again working together to offer Community Shred Days as part of Money Smart Week Quad Cities, April 21-28, 2012.| Children of the Holocaust exhibit |
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A Tribute to Children of the Holocaust: Portraits that Bridge the Gap Between Then and Now will be on exhibit at the Main Library from April 9 to June 8. The exhibit, and four presentations by Barbara Powers at area schools, are provided through grants from the Scott County Regional Authority and the Rock Island Community Foundation (RICF) to the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities. |
Rock Island Library is honoring the youngest victims of the Holocaust as part of a community wide remembrance of Anne Frank and the Holocaust.| Celebrate Children's Books |
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Celebrate children's books and reading with two El Dia events in the Children's Room on Monday, April 30:
Storytime Bookcrawl: 10:30 am and a "Booktasting," at 5:30 pm, Children's Room. Both are at the Main LIbrary |
| Summer will be here soon . . . |
 And your library has all sorts of appetizing summer reading contests and summer events planned for children, teens and adults. Parents can register children now for free five-week art, drama and math workshops by calling the Children's Room at 309-732-7360. Watch for more news on the great menu of events. Reading is soooo delicious! |
MORE FOR APRIL & MAY
OverDrive eBook demos:
- Monday, April 30, 6:00 pm, Main Library, May 9, 5:30 pm, Southwest Branch; May 18, 2:30 pm, Main Library and May 24, 6:00 pm, Main Library. No registration required - just show up!
Friends of the Rock Island Library May Book Sale - Thursday, May 3, all day, 30/31 Branch.
Independent Movie, May 3, "A Call Girl," 6;00 pm, Main LIbrary. Not rated. Content not suitable for all audiences.
Digital Camera 101, Tuesday, May 22, 2:00 pm, Main Library. Basics of your point-and-shoot digital camera. Must sign-up, limited registration- call 309-732-7303.
Arab-Israeli discussion series, 6:00 pm, May 22 and May 29, Rock Island Library.
