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Dinosaur Maps (Teens)

Summer Reading Challenge 2026
2026-07-22 17:30:00 2026-07-22 18:30:00 America/Chicago Dinosaur Maps (Teens) Main Library - RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Wednesday, July 22
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-22 17:30:00 2026-07-22 18:30:00 America/Chicago Dinosaur Maps (Teens) Our theme for Summer Reading 2026 is Unearth a Story! Keep track of your reading goals and attend exciting events all summer long! Main Library - RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Main Library

RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Our theme for Summer Reading 2026 is Unearth a Story! Keep track of your reading goals and attend exciting events all summer long!

Map-making is back but with a dinosaur twist! Have you ever wondered how some books and games come up up with fantasy maps? We will be exploring the possibilities for making maps using tea and other mediums! Create your very own dinosaur-themed map for inspiration your writing, or role playing games. 

TAGS: | Reading Challenge | Arts |

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Mon, Jun 08 9:00AM to 8:00PM
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Wed, Jun 10 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 11 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 13 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 14 Closed
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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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Musical Munchkins
Tue, Jun 09, 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.
Musical Munchkins
Tue, Jun 09, 10:45am - 11:15am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.
RPL Sewing Group
Tue, Jun 09, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Bring in the projects you've started with the RPL sewing group, and let's complete them together!"
Registration is now closed
Terrific Tuesday Storytime
Tue, Jun 09, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Stories, songs, rhymes, and felt board activities for children of all ages
Poetic Petals (Teens)
Wed, Jun 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Our theme for Summer Reading 2026 is Unearth a Story! Keep track of your reading goals and attend exciting events all summer long!
The Twisted Stitches Knitting Group
Thu, Jun 11, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
We will make a dishcloth using a modified basketweave stitch. This stitch pattern may look like a complex woven knit, but all you need to know is how to knit and purl.
All the Colors of the Rainbow: Pride Storytime!
Thu, Jun 11, 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Room 115B: Story Time
Come celebrate Pride 2026 at RPL with a storytime for all ages!
Chapter by Chapter
Thu, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Listen to a few chapters of a book each week.
Charmed for Pride
Fri, Jun 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
WREX Classroom
Charmed for Pride will be a DIY crafting event for library guests to create their own personalized bracelets and keychains during Pride Month.
Family Chalk Art
Sat, Jun 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Bring your family and join us monthly in decorating the sidewalks behind the building with chalk to spread some summer fun!
Name Change Clinic and Crafts with the LIAM Foundation
Sat, Jun 13, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
WREX Classroom
Come drop in, do some crafts, and get information on how to start the legal name change process in Illinois, as well as the services that the LIAM Foundation has to offer to Rockford area residents.
Fossil Printing II: Cyanotype (Teens)
Sat, Jun 13, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Our theme for Summer Reading 2026 is Unearth a Story! Keep track of your reading goals and attend exciting events all summer long!
Preschool Power Storytime
Mon, Jun 15, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
Books, songs, rhymes, and crafts for children ages 3-5
Coffee for Caregivers:
Mon, Jun 15, 10:00am - 11:00am
Room 334: Meeting Room A,Room: 335 Meeting Room B
Join us at Rockford Public Library for a gathering for adults who care for loved ones with dementia or memory loss. The class will be on the 3rd floor of the Main Library in Meeting Rooms 334 and 335.
Teen Pride-a-Palooza 2!
Mon, Jun 15, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Come create some buttons, get a (temporary) tattoo, and other low-key activities to celebrate our Pride!
Beginner Knitting Class
Mon, Jun 15, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
This beginner knitting class is designed especially for adults who are new to knitting.
This event is full
Musical Munchkins
Tue, Jun 16, 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.
Musical Munchkins
Tue, Jun 16, 10:45am - 11:15am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.
RPL Sewing Group
Tue, Jun 16, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Bring in the projects you've started with the RPL sewing group, and let's complete them together!"
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