Looking for free family fun? Step up for "royally-good" fun with the music of Children's entertainer "Duke Otherwise" on Monday, June 17 at the RIPL Watts-Midtown Branch.
Looking for free summer fun for everyone in the family? Come into the Rock Island Public Library's Watts-Midtown Branch on Monday, June 17 for music and fun with Children's entertainer "Duke Otherwise."
“Duke Otherwise” takes the stage at 10:30 am in the Watts-Midtown Branch auditorium, 2715 30th Street. Duke Otherwise is a playful wordsmith, offering clever lyrics on such original tunes as My Uncle the Ant, and Creepy Crawly Love, and interactive audience fun with sing-alongs and movement on Brussel Sprout Shout, Yodeling Lament, and Everybody Spin. His distinct baritone voice is accompanied by guitar and tap dance, for an imaginative show filled with audience participation.
The free one-hour or less show offers fun music for the whole family, with appeal to both big and little kids. Duke Otherwise performs about 150 family shows annually, and has created three albums: Kith and Kin (2019,) Beehives and Bedheads (2015,) and Creepy Crawly Love (2012.)
While at the library, check out the library’s Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Challenge. From June 1 to July 31, the library is encouraging adults, children, and teens to read at least 1,000 minutes, which works out to about 16 minutes a day. The library has set a community goal of 500,000 minutes for the all-ages challenge, and is already at more than 56,534 minutes.
Read, Renew, Repeat participants earn digital badges for meeting reading and activity goals, with virtual tickets rewarded to use toward prize drawings. Finishers (10 badges or more) can also claim a special prize. Kids earn a prize book and a draw from a prize bin, teens earn prize books, and adults earn a packable straw kit made from eco-friendly wheat-straw fiber. Both online and paper-based reading challenges are available.
The summer reading challenge and all events are free and open to all. Participants do not have to live in Rock Island or Milan to participate or attend.
For more details, visit the RIPL summer reading page. For more information about library services and upcoming events, visit the library’s website, call 309-732-READ, or follow the Rock Island Library Facebook and Instagram social media sites.
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Rock Island Public Library, Read, Renew, Repeat: June 1 to July 31, 2024. All Ages summer reading challenge and special events focused on personal renewal, sustainability, and family fun. Participants earn rewards for reaching reading and activity goals.