This month’s Brown Bag Lunch at the Bettendorf Public Library will welcome The Connection. The musical group is a three-piece band which play a unique blend of popular musical styles, including light rock, country, and familiar standards. The lunchtime concert welcomes attendees to bring along a meal to enjoy alongside the music and offers free […]
Drop into the Downtown Rock Island Library Children’s Room between Feb. 1 and Feb. 11 to make Valentine cards for our homebound patrons. Supplies will be provided. Thanks to a service project by Seton School students, we have more than 200 cards so far (above photo), but let’s keep the friendship circle going! Open to […]
Oh What A Night! A Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons is headed to Davenport’s Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18. TICKETS ON SALE NOW at the Adler box office and all Ticketmaster outlets! Questions? 563-326-8500; boxoffice@riverctr.com. OH WHAT A NIGHT! Is a blockbuster musical revue […]
Governor Kim Reynolds today announced a second round of grant awards targeted at supporting child care slots through meaningful business incentives. A total of $443,234 will be awarded through Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support five projects involving 11 participating businesses that will help create […]
On Saturday, February 11, local author David Sebben presents “Sol Butler, The Greatest Athlete You’ve Never Heard Of.” The free event is at 11am at the Downtown Library. An accomplished athlete, Butler played for the Rock Island Independents football team and competed in the long jump in the 1920 Olympic games. His free presentation is […]
Noted historian and storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis joins the Rock Island Public library on February 8 for the first of three performances in his “History . . . in Person!” series. Join us Wednesday, February 8 for his live performance, “Walt Whitman’s Lincoln,” at 6 pm at the Rock Island Downtown Library, 401 19th Street. Ellis […]
Join the Bettendorf Athletic Boosters for Trivia Night on Friday, Feb. 17 at the Golden Leaf. $100 per team of 8. Doors open at 6 pm. Trivia begins at 7 pm. Bring your own food. Beverages must be purchased at the Golden Leaf. #BETTerTogether
Best-selling children’s author/illustrator team of Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, creators of the acclaimed Friends series for middle-school ages, join us for an online visit at 3pm on Saturday, February 11! Once you register, you will receive a Zoom link and we have an activity packet for you and your child. The authors will talk […]
Celebrate #ColorOurCollections Week by picking up a take-home coloring kit from The Library and consider joining us in person for an evening of coloring. We have designed a coloring kit for you to enjoy and learn more about our area’s local history and collections. Twenty kits will be available for pick up at | Main, | Eastern, […]
The Bettendorf Public Library has teamed up with Quad Cities SCORE to offer a workshop series endeavoring to support entrepreneurs and small business owners. On Tuesday, February 7th at 5:30 PM, Quad Cities SCORE members will be on hand to present SCORE: Start Your Journey. This program will be the first in a workshop series […]
