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School's Out Program: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2025-01-20 14:00:00 2025-01-20 15:00:00 America/Chicago School's Out Program: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library - Room 115B: Story Time

Monday, January 20
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-20 14:00:00 2025-01-20 15:00:00 America/Chicago School's Out Program: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Story, Collaborative Craft, and Service Project Main Library - Room 115B: Story Time

Main Library

Room 115B: Story Time

Story, Collaborative Craft, and Service Project

Join us for a program to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the National Day of Service created in his name.  We will read a story about peace and love, create a collaborative project together, and make beautiful greeting cards to send to residents of an area retirement home.  This program is for school-aged children ages 5-12.

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Main Library

info@rockfordpubliclibrary.org
Phone: 815-965-7606
Branch manager
Dunarene Hopson

Hours
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Mon, Jan 26 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jan 27 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 28 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jan 29 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jan 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jan 31 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 01 Closed

About the library

The 66,000 sq.ft. Main Library opened in spring of 2024 and serves as the Rockford Public Library's main downtown facility. The newly constructed space boasts a 1st floor Children's Area complete with a dedicated computer lab, three program rooms, play structure with slide, and baby garden, a Maker Lab with access to 3D printers and scanners and small board computers, podcasting room, green screen video room, a large Young Adult Zone with gaming center, adult computer lab, local history room, and several meeting and study rooms accommodating groups of 2-8 people. Additional features include a large interactive screen, two roof-top terraces, one of which is available for rent as part of our large event space on the third floor, underground parking, and drive-thru book drop holds pickup!

Upcoming events

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Mon, Jan 26, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
Books, songs, rhymes, and crafts for children ages 3-5

Tue, Jan 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.

Tue, Jan 27, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Creating some buttons to decorate yourself and your stuff with the Teen Zone button maker!

Wed, Jan 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Event Space
This interactive storytime for young children from birth to 24 months, focuses on their development, incorporating music, movement, and reading.

Mon, Feb 02, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
Books, songs, rhymes, and crafts for children ages 3-5

Mon, Feb 02, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meets the first Monday every other month.

Mon, Feb 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
WREX Classroom
Come play a relaxed game of chess at the library! Sets and boards provided, all skill levels welcome. We meet every other Monday night.

Mon, Feb 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Room 115B: Story Time
Every Monday evening during Black History Month, we will feature the work of black professionals. RPL welcomes all families to join us for story, craft, and Q & A with a member of our community!