11 Apr 2014

Celebrate How Lives Change @ Your Rock Island Library During National Library Week!

By Lisa Lockheart

National Library Week, April 13 to 19, 2014. This year's theme, "Lives Change @ your library," marks the positive impact of libraries on communities across the nation.

"Libraries are great equalizers of knowledge. Lives Change at Your Library is such a fitting theme because our new Rock Island Public Library brand, "Begin Here," recognizes that our libraries are a great place to begin something new," said Angela Campbell, Rock Island Public Library director.

Libraries also provide enrichment, education and entertainment, with free access to books, digital media and online resources, and free public programs. The following types of free events are available next week at Rock Island Public Libraries:

·         Free learning opportunities for adults, such as "Getting to Know Your iPad/Tablet" on April 14; How to Download eBooks, and "Celebrate Shakespeare with the Prenzie Players on April 15; Download THIS - Magazines, music and movies on April 16, and Putting Some Herbs in Your Life, on April 17.

·         Educational and entertainment events for children and teens, including an evening storytime for all ages, and a Teen Iron Chef program for ages 12 to 18 on April 14; Morning storytimes for ages birth to five on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; a "Lego Block" club on April 16, a Friday family movie fest on April 18; an Earth Day storytime, and Spectacular Saturday frog party, both on April 19.

·         Registration for the free Children's Summer Art program, which features five weeks of art classes for children approaching 3rd to 8th grades, also starts Monday. To sign up for the Paws to Read summer art program, call the library's Children's Department at 309-732-7360. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, with limited class openings.

Nationally, the American Library Association will also use the week to release the 2014 "State of America's Libraries Report," which highlights trends in the library world. Recently,  the Pew Research Center Internet and American Life Project reported 91 percent of the respondents said that libraries are important to the community, and 76 percent said that libraries are important to them and their families. The report showed that libraries are especially appreciated because people view them as leaders in technology. Seventy-seven percent want libraries to coordinate more closely with local schools, and 77 percent want free early literacy programs for children, and both of these factors are key elements in the Rock Island Library's five-year strategic plan.

To show their support for libraries during National Library Week, area residents can also sign the "Declaration of the Right to Libraries," to be displayed at the three Rock Island Libraries April 14 to 19.The Declaration is an opportunity to make a public statement about the value of libraries to individuals and their communities. The Declaration for the Right to Libraries is the cornerstone document of ALA President Barbara Stripling's presidential initiative, Libraries Change Lives, intended to  build  sustained support for America's right to libraries of all types.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is an annual observance by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information about Rock Island Library services and programs for children, teens and adults, visit the library's online branch at www.rockislandlibrary.org, call 309-732-READ (7323) or follow the library on Facebook or Twitter.

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Events during National Library Week at Rock Island Library locations:

April 14:

Summer Art Program registration begins. All day. Call 732-7360.

Getting to Know Your iPad/Tablet, 2:30 pm at Main Library.

Teen Iron Chef Program, 6:30 pm, Main Library. Ages 12-18.

Evening Storytime, 6:30 pm, at 30/31 Branch. Children of all ages.

April 15:

Morning Storytime, Chicks & Bunnies, 10:30 am, 30/31 Branch, Ages birth to five.

Library How-To: Download Books, 2:00 pm at Main Library.

Celebrating Shakespeare with the Prenzie Players, 6:30 pm at Main Library.

 

April 16:

Morning Storytime, Chicks & Bunnies, 10:30 am, Southwest Branch, Ages birth to five
LEGO Block Club, 4:00 pm, at 30/31 Branch. Pre-K to 6th grades.

Download This!: How-To On Downloading Magazines, Music, and Movies from the Library,  6:30 pm at Main Library. 

 

April 17:

Putting Some Herbs in Your Life, with Peg Christensen of QC Herbs, 6:30 pm at Main Library

 

April 18:

Morning Storytime, Chicks & Bunnies, 10:30 am, Main Library, Ages birth to five.

Friday Family Movie Fest, 1:00 pm, Man Library. Rated G. Call library for title.

April 19:

Saturday Earth Day Storytime & crafts, 11:00 am, 30/31 Branch

Spectacular Saturday Frog Party, Stories, games and crafts for all ages, 2:00 pm, 30/31 Branch.

Locations include the Main Library at 401 19th Street, the 30/31 Branch at 3059 30th Street, and the Southwest Branch at 3059 30th Street. More library events at www.rockislandlibrary.org

Founded in 1872, the Rock Island Public Library serves the area through three locations, which include the Main, 30/31 and Southwest Branches, community outreach efforts, and online opportunities that provide resources to enhance personal achievement and stimulate the imagination.
10 Apr 2014

Rock Island Library Lines April 10th edition

By Rock Island Public Library

We've had so many interesting events come up in April, that we thought it was worth an update! To get library news directly in your email, sign up for Library eNews at http://rockislandlibrary.org/contact/get-notified-e-mail-your-library

Community Shred Day

10:00 am to noon, Saturday, April 12, Rock Island Main Library. Bring personal papers to be safely shredded by Document Destruction and Recycling Services, a division of City Carton. This is a drive-up, drop-off event provided as part of the Rock Island Library's participation in Money Smart Week Quad Cities.

Shredding personal papers helps protect your financial identity! For confidentiality, papers are collected in locked bins by bonded DDRS representatives and shredded under video monitoring at the DDRS plant in Davenport. No shredding onsite. Staples and paper clips do not have to be removed.

For more details, contact Rock Island Library at 309-732-READ (7323).

Know Your iPad/Tablet

2:30 pm, April 14, Main Library. Free program with tips and tricks on using your iPad or other computer tablet. Bring your device! No registration required.

Download eBooks/audiobooks

2:00 pm, April 15, Main Library. Learn how to use the library's services to get free ebooks/audiobooks for your eReader, tablet, smartphone or MP3 player. No registration required. Bring your device and your library card to make this a hands-on event.
Celebrating Shakespeare with Prenzie Players

William Shakespeare turns 450 this April! Join us at 6:30 pm on April 15 at the Main Library for an entertaining look at how the Prenzie Players present shows such as King Lear in innovative ways.
Shakespeare's Life in His Works, with Don Wooten

6:00 pm, April 22, Main Library. William Shakespeare turns 450 years old this April, and to celebrate, we're bringing in local expert Don Wooten. A careful look at Shakespeare's plays reveals what we think about his early life in Stratford. Free.

Download This! How to on Downloading Library Content

6:30 pm, April 16, Main Library, Learn how to use free library services to download or stream free music, movies and magazines from library services Freegal Music, Freegal Movies/TV and Zinio for magazines. You can use these services if your library subscribes and you have a current library card.

10 Apr 2014

Upcoming Events at New Hope Presbyterian Church - Davenport

By New Hope Presbyterian Church

4th Annual Spaghetti Supper - Friday, April 11th from 5pm until 7pm

Maundy Thursday Service - April 17, 2014 at 7pm

Easter - Breakfast - Service - Egg Hunt - April 20, 2014 Beginning at 8am

Join us at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 4209 West Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa 52804

For information please call 563-386-5278

 

09 Apr 2014

Gov. Branstad to sign Senate File 2339, a bill to repurpose abandoned public buildings Thursday in Davenport

By Office of the Governor of the State of Iowa

(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad will sign Senate File 2339, an Act relating to the administration of the redevelopment tax credits program by the Economic Development Authority and including applicability provisions, tomorrow, Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 3:45 p.m., at Victory Companies in Davenport, Iowa. Victory Companies is located in a revitalized former public building that used to house H.M. Perry Elementary School.

Repurposing public buildings for increased economic growth throughout Iowa was a key priority of Gov. Branstad. During his 2014 Condition of the State address, Branstad stated, "Let's turn what used to be our centers of education into centers of commerce.  Let's repurpose the crumbling structures with renewed investment, and reinforce the foundation with new jobs."

The bill passed the Iowa Senate on March 26, 2014, 48-0. It passed the Iowa House on April 1, 2014, 97-2.

The following event is open to credentialed members of the media:

Thursday, April 10, 2014

3:45 p.m. Gov. Branstad signs Senate File 2339

Victory Companies

5200 30th Street SW

Davenport, IA

 

4:20 p.m. Gov. Branstad tours Victory Companies and VictoryStore.com

Victory Companies

5200 30th Street SW

Davenport, IA

Note: Tour time is approximate. Tour will last roughly 30 minutes.
09 Apr 2014

GOOD FRIDAY MEDIA RELEASE

By JOHN C. GARDNER

Two strikingly different services at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on Good Friday this week will mark a singularly dark event?Christ's death on the cross. One is traditional. Another features the blues-- that's right, the blues.

The first of the two Good Friday services will be a noon at the historic Cathedral, Brady Street and Palmer Drive (11th St.), Davenport. The mid-day service uses a traditional liturgy, marked by Bible readings tracing the prophets' foretelling Christ's coming and culminating with Jesus' arrest, trial and sacrifice on the cross.

It is enhanced by traditional hymns and features anthems by the Cathedral Choir by J S Bach and Elgar. Soprano Michelle Crouch of the Augustana music faculty also will perform.

Then, at 7 p.m. the same Biblical story will be told. But this time, it will be accompanied by blues played by Ellis Kell, director of programming and community outreach at the River Music Experience, and well-known in regional music circles. Kell will be joined by Hal Reed and Bret Dale.

Why the blues, music originating from the bleak history of slavery, and more often identified as secular, not religious?

"What could be more fitting on the day when Jesus was stripped naked, beaten and hung on a cross. Blues deal with life's deepest realities, varnish-stripped-away raw pain...all that's left to do is sing the blues," the program's originators explain.

Joining the Cathedral in sponsoring this unique evening program are St.Alban's Episcopal Church, Davenport, and St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bettendorf. A free-will offering will benefit Braking Traffik, an organization dedicated to eradicating sex trafficking in the Quad Cities area.

The public is welcome at both of these very different services.

For more information, contact Dean John Horn at (563) 323-9989.

09 Apr 2014

Songs of the Civil Rights Movement at the Moline Public Library

By Jennifer Christiansen

Award winning Illinois folksinger Chris Valillo will perform Songs of the Civil Rights Movement on Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30 p.m. at the Moline Public Library (3210 - 41st Street).  This program is free and does not require registration.

This concert is presented as part of the six-week series Created Equal and Changing America, which explores our nation's civil rights history through film, exhibition, and presentations.  More information about the series can be found at molinelibrary.com/createdequal or by contacting the Moline Public Library at 309-524-2470.

From "We Shall Overcome" to "Blowin in the Wind", music played a vital role in the civil rights movement both as an inspirational rallying point for the Freedom Riders and as a way to spread the message of equality and justice.  Mr. Valillo will perform pivotal songs from the music that inspired and sustained this landmark movement and discusses the impact of music to this most important social cause.

Chris Valillo is a nationally acclaimed singer/songwriter and folk musician who makes the people and places of "unmetropolitan" America come to life in song.  Performing on six-string and bottleneck slide guitars and harmonica, Valillo weaves original, contemporary, and traditional songs and narratives into a compelling and entertaining portrait of the history and lifestyles of the Midwest.

Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Changing America is presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.

Local support for Created Equal and Changing America has been provided by Friends of the Moline Public Library, WQPT, and The Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus/QCOnline.

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08 Apr 2014

Civil Rights Film Screening and Discussion of The Abolitionists

By Jennifer Christiansen

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (630 - 7th Avenue, Rock Island) will host a three part screening and discussion of the 2013 American Experience documentary The Abolitionists.  The center's Director, Reverend Dwight Ford will lead the discussions on three consecutive Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.: Part 1 on April 15th, Part 2 on April 22nd, and Part 3 on April 29th.  This documentary is one of four films featured in the Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle film series. These events are free and no registration is required.

The Abolitionists vividly brings to life the struggles of the men and women who led the battle to end slavery. Through innovative use of reenactments, this three episode series puts a face on the anti-slavery movement?or rather, five faces: William Lloyd Garrison, impassioned New England newspaper editor; Frederick Douglass, former slave, author, and activist; Angelina Grimké, daughter of a rich South Carolina slaveholder; Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the enormously influential Uncle Tom's Cabin; and John Brown, ultimately executed for his armed seizure of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. The film's release in 2013 also marked the 150th anniversary year of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Reverend Dwight Ford has served as Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center since 2012.  He has a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in business management from Western Illinois University.  He also served in the United States Marine Corps from 1989 to 1994, serving in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, and received several medals during his service.  He grew up in Rock Island and has been a featured speaker at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service and Awards Celebration.

 

Created Equal is presented as part of the six-week series Created Equal and Changing America, which explores our nation's civil rights history through film, exhibition, and presentations.  More information can be found online at molinelibrary.com/createdequal, by visiting the library at 3210 - 41st Street, or by calling 309-524-2470.

Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Changing America is presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.

Local support for Created Equal and Changing America has been provided by Friends of the Moline Public Library, WQPT, and The Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus/QCOnline.

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08 Apr 2014

Rivermont Collegiate Annual Auction and Dinner Under the Big Top

By Brittany Marrieta

Saturday, May 3rd - 6:00 p.m.

Rivermont campus - 1821 Sunset Drive, Bettendorf, IA 52722

Join us under the big top! Rivermont Collegiate will host their annual auction and dinner on Saturday, May 3rd to benefit the Quad City school. The event will be held on the Rivermont campus, located at 1821 Sunset Drive in Bettendorf. Cocktails and silent auction will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner catered by Johnny's Italian Steakhouse and a live auction at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available individually at $100 per person or by the table of 8 for $700. This event is open to the entire Quad City community. For tickets or more information, contact Rod Ossowski, Director of Development, at (563) 359-1366 ext. 314.

The event benefits all aspects of a Rivermont education, including academics, technology, fine arts, athletics, and facilities. Rivermont Collegiate is the Quad Cities' only private college preparatory school for preschool through 12th grade, with students from 19 zip codes across the greater Quad Cities.
07 Apr 2014

April 10th. 2014 " Earth Changes: Building on time cycles prophecy " by Michael Rosenthal

By Narveen Aryaputri
Earth Changes:  Building on time cycles prophecy.
A discussion of some of the current and potential earth changes being tracked by a multitude of internet observers and a brief review of some time cycles theory.
Michael Rosenthal is an Independent Scholar. He has completed extensive graduate work in philosophy, religion, and psychology from the University of Iowa and in his independent study.
Independent Scholars' Evenings :
Doors will be open at 6:30 p.m.
We continue to meet on the 2nd. Floor of the Moline Commercial Club.
The event is free and open to all.
Light snacks and wine, and beverages are provided.
A cash bar is available.
Facebook page: institutecht@gmail.com
The Independent Scholars evenings are sponsored by The Institute for Cultural & Healing Traditions, Ltd. A 501(c)3 organization under US laws since 1996.
All contributions are fully tax-exempt.
07 Apr 2014

Civil Rights Film Series Continues with Slavery by Another Name

By Jennifer Christiansen

The Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle film screening and discussion series continues with the presentation of the 2012 documentary Slavery by Another Name on Monday, April 14th, 6:00 p.m. at the Moline Public Library (3210 - 41st Street).  Augustana College's Dr. Christopher Whitt will lead the discussion.  This event is free and no registration is required.

It was a shocking reality that often went unacknowledged, then and now: a huge system of forced, unpaid labor, mostly affecting Southern black men, that lasted until World War II. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas Blackmon, Slavery by Another Name tells the stories of men, charged with crimes like vagrancy, and often guilty of nothing, who were bought and sold, abused, and subjected to sometimes deadly working conditions as unpaid convict labor. Interviews with the descendants of victims and perpetrators resonate with a modern audience. Christina Comer, who discovered how her family profited from the system, says that "the story is important no matter how painful the reality is."

A professor in the political science department of Augustana College since 2007, Dr. Christopher Whitt is one of the principal founders and contributing members of the school's Africana Studies program.  He received his M.A. and PhD from the University of Maryland, where he researched the impact of the racial wealth gap on Black political participation.  He currently teaches the course "Race, Wealth, and Inequality in American Politics" as well as courses on United States government, politics, and citizenship.

Created Equal is presented as part of the six-week series Created Equal and Changing America, which explores our nation's civil rights history through film, exhibition, and presentations.  More information can be found online at molinelibrary.com/createdequal, by visiting the library at 3210 - 41st Street, or by calling 309-524-2470.

Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Changing America is presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.

Local support for Created Equal and Changing America has been provided by Friends of the Moline Public Library, WQPT, and The Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus/QCOnline.

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