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Bill Perry Native Plant Garden Opening

Guided Tour in partnership with Severson Dells
2025-07-31 10:00:00 2025-07-31 11:00:00 America/Chicago Bill Perry Native Plant Garden Opening Bill Perry Native Garden -

Thursday, July 31
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-31 10:00:00 2025-07-31 11:00:00 America/Chicago Bill Perry Native Plant Garden Opening Rockford Public Library Announces the Bill Perry Native Plant Garden Bill Perry Native Garden -

Rockford Public Library Announces the Bill Perry Native Plant Garden

Rockford Public Library Announces the Bill Perry Native Plant Garden


Join us on the riverside entrance of the Rockford Public Library on Thursday, July 31st at 10AM. RPL proudly unveils the Bill Perry Native Plant Garden. This special project was made possible through a partnership with Severson Dells Nature Center, who collaborated with us on the garden's design, planting and signage.

To celebrate the opening, Severson Dells will lead the first official tour of the garden, highlighting the importance of native plants and the vision behind this new community space.

We invite the public to explore, learn, and grow with us as we honor Bill Perry’s legacy and promote environmental education.

Main Library
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Phone: 815-965-7606
Branch manager
Dunarene Hopson
Hours
Mon, Jul 28 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 Closed
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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

Basic Crochet for Beginners
Wed, Jul 30, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 206: Group Room A
This class is perfect for Adults that are beginners with no prior crochet experience. If you've ever wanted to create beautiful handmade items or just explore a new hobby, this class is for you.
Bill Perry Native Plant Garden Opening
Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rockford Public Library Announces the Bill Perry Native Plant Garden
Not Your Mama’s Book Club: A-Typical Literary Subject Chats
Thu, Jul 31, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
WREX Classroom
This open book talk will center around titles patrons have read and would like to discuss from the Urban Fiction category.
Open Maker Lab
Fri, Aug 01, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 211: Recording Studio
Open Maker Lab lets you use Maker Lab equipment after completing Maker Lab 101 and getting certified.
Please contact the library to register for this event.
We are Hooked
Sat, Aug 02, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Love to crochet? So do we! Bring in your UFO stands for "unfinished object". It's a term used to describe a project that has been temporarily or permanently abandoned.
Basic Crochet for Beginners Children
Sat, Aug 02, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room 206: Group Room A
Boys and Girls ages 8-12! Whether you’ve always wanted to learn crochet or you already know how, let’s get together and crochet! We’ll help each other out and create something Great!
This event is full
Preschool Power Storytime
Mon, Aug 04, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
Books, songs, rhymes and crafts for children ages 3-5
TACo
Mon, Aug 04, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Meets the first Monday every other month.
Musical Munchkins
Tue, Aug 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Room 115B: Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.
RPL Sewing Group
Tue, Aug 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Bring in the projects you've started with the RPL sewing group, and let's complete them together!"
Babes and Books
Wed, Aug 06, 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.
Ready, Set, Collage!
Wed, Aug 06, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Level up your creativity using magazines, graphic novels and more!
Basic Crochet for Beginners
Wed, Aug 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 206: Group Room A
This class is perfect for Adults that are beginners with no prior crochet experience. If you've ever wanted to create beautiful handmade items or just explore a new hobby, this class is for you.
This event is full
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