From a Bluey Dance Party to drop-in after school fun, the Rock Island Public Library offers lots of great ways to liven up family time in February. Events include a family movie, storytimes, and more. Free family fun, open to all.
From a Bluey Dance Party to drop-in after school fun, Rock Island Public Library offers lots of great ways to liven up family time in February.
Shake a leg and activate your Bluey family dance mode at the Hug-A-Book Dance Party, Saturday, February 22 at the Rock Island Downtown Library, 401 19th Street. The annual event for preschoolers is from 11 am to noon in the library community room. Dance and sing with Bluey music, pick out your free book and music gift, learn about 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and sign up for “My First Library card” (Rock Island and Milan-area residents.) This free event for creating young readers is sponsored by the Merrill Harris Fund of the Rock Island Public Library Foundation. It is open to anyone with children ages 5 and under.
Families can enjoy a funny live-action version of Dr. Seuss’s beloved tale, The Cat in the Hat, at Wacky Movie Night, Wednesday, Feb. 12. The movie starts at 5:30 pm in the Watts-Midtown Branch auditorium, 2715 30th Street. The movie is free and suitable for all ages.
Fun after school activities are available twice each week for elementary school students. The drop-in activity times are from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Tuesdays at the Watts-Midtown Branch, 2715 30th Street, and again on Thursdays at the Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Road. Each week features a new activity, including: Penguin poppers craft, Feb. 11 & 13; Celebrating World Whale Day, Feb. 18 & 20, graphic novel book discussion, The Magic Treehouse, Feb. 25/27.
Weekly events include a drop in Toddler Playgroup, offered from 10 am to noon on Thursdays at the Downtown Library Children’s Room. The free events offer unstructured play for little ones, and social interaction for parents and adult caregivers.
Weekly Toddler Storytimes are offered at 10:30 am Tuesday and Friday at the Watts-Midtown Branch. The library’s Petite Picassos messy art time for toddlers and preschoolers is offered at 11 am on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Southwest Branch. Toddler Storytimes at Southwest are available Wednesday, Feb. 19 and 26, also at 11 am. Families looking for an early evening storytime will find one on the third Wednesday at the Watts-Midtown Branch. This month’s event is at 6 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 19, and features multiple stories, action rhymes, songs and a simple craft.
Library events are always free and open to the public, no library card or residency required.
For more information about library services and upcoming events for a wide range of ages, visit the library website, call 309-732-READ, or follow the Rock Island Library Facebook and Instagram social media sites.