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Evening Storytime

(Ages 3 - 7)

2026-03-24 18:00:00 2026-03-24 18:45:00 America/Chicago Evening Storytime East - Children's Area

Tuesday, March 24
6:00pm - 6:45pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-24 18:00:00 2026-03-24 18:45:00 America/Chicago Evening Storytime Tuesday evening stories and music topped off with a little coloring time. This weekly storytime meets in the Children's Area. East - Children's Area

East

Children's Area

Tuesday evening stories and music topped off with a little coloring time. This weekly storytime meets in the Children's Area.

This ongoing storytime is great for introducing your preschooler to sitting while listening to stories as well as entertaining your kindergartener or first grader. Shared book titles count toward 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, 300 Books Before Third Grade and other RPL reading programs such as our Summer Reading Challenge. Please always check the online calendar via RPL's website as programs may be canceled without notice due to unplanned absence/illness or unavoidable schedule conflict/change.

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East

Phone: 815-966-2748
Fax: 815-226-1538
Branch manager
Al Carter

Hours
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We're closed Monday March 16 due to All Library locations are closed today, March 16, 2026, due to severe weather and unsafe travel.
Mon, Mar 16 Closed
(All Library locations are closed today, March 16, 2026, due to severe weather and unsafe travel.)
Tue, Mar 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 19 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 20 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 21 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 22 Closed

About the library

Come visit the East Branch, located in the former Barnes & Noble building on East State St. The East Branch offers a 65-seat meeting room, free Wi-Fi, quiet study rooms, special areas for children and adults, and an expanded collection of books and media, as well as a Friends of RPL book shop.

Upcoming events

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Tue, Mar 17, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Children's Area
Tuesday evening stories and music topped off with a little coloring time. This weekly storytime meets in the Children's Area.

Thu, Mar 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Stop into the Rockford Public Library's Mobile Library.

Thu, Mar 19, 10:15am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Meet new friends, listen to stories & get moving in this interactive storytime designed to build social & early literacy skills. Meets weekly in Children's Area.

Thu, Mar 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Friends of RPL Community Room
RPL East Branch welcomes you to join us for our monthly book discussion group. Meet and connect with other book lovers to discuss books of interest and discover your next great read.

Sat, Mar 21, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Friends of RPL Community Room
A presentation celebrating the centennial of women's suffrage via the ratification of the 19th Amendment and how Rockford's only monument/sculpture to women was created.

Tue, Mar 24, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Children's Area
Tuesday evening stories and music topped off with a little coloring time. This weekly storytime meets in the Children's Area.