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Kids' Musical Storytime with Rockford Symphony Orchestra
2026-08-15 15:00:00 2026-08-15 16:00:00 America/Chicago Kids' Musical Storytime with Rockford Symphony Orchestra Main Library - Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time

Saturday, August 15
3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time

Join the Rockford Symphony Orchestra at the Main Branch Library for a special musical storytime series designed for young children and their families!

Through this unique partnership, we are bringing stories to life using live music, rhythm games, and interactive sounds. Each month, professional musicians will join our library staff to explore a new musical theme, introduce children to real instruments, and foster an early love for reading and music. Come sing, clap, and read along with us!

Main Library
info@rockfordpubliclibrary.org
Phone: (815) 965-7606
Fax: (815) 963-7843
Branch manager
Donna Hopson
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Mon, Aug 03 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 04 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 05 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 06 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 07 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 09 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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Family Chalk Art
Sat, Aug 08, 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!
Storytime with a Princess!
Sat, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Join us for a special storytime, with a guest appearance from a real Princess!
Ocean Worlds : From Earth to Europa
Sat, Aug 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
An immersive planetarium experience connecting deep sea exploration with the search for alien life!
Preschool Power Storytime
Mon, Aug 10, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
Books, songs, rhymes, and crafts for children ages 3-5
Summer Crafternoon Prehistoric Perlers (ages 8-12)
Mon, Aug 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 115B: Story Time
Our theme for Summer Reading 2026 is Unearth a Story! Keep track of your reading goals and attend exciting events all summer long! Join us in our Storytime room for a dinosaur inspired perler craft.
Musical Munchkins
Tue, Aug 11, 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.
RPL Sewing Group
Tue, Aug 11, 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!"
Babes and Books
Wed, Aug 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
This interactive storytime for young children from birth to 24 months, focuses on their development, incorporating music, movement, and reading.
Puzzle-Palooza
Thu, Aug 13, 10:00am - 11:30am
WREX Classroom
Come join us at the Main Branch of Rockford Public Library to wake up your brain with conversation and jigsaw puzzles! We will have a variety of puzzles, including dinosaur-themed ones.
Chapter by Chapter
Thu, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Listen to a few chapters of a book each week.
The Free Wheeling Discussion Group
Thu, Aug 13, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Bring your thoughts, bring your passion. If you happen to be on the spectrum, bring your favorite topic for us to explore.
Puzzle-Palooza
Sat, Aug 15, 10:00am - 11:30am
WREX Classroom
Come join us at the Main Branch of Rockford Public Library to wake up your brain with conversation and jigsaw puzzles! We will have a variety of puzzles, including dinosaur-themed ones.
Shibori Tie Dye Demo
Sat, Aug 15, 10:00am - 11:00am
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Watch a quick demonstration of the traditional Japanese monochromatic form of dyeing fabric and then take home a finished dish towel with instructions to try it at home.
Cancelled
Puzzle-Palooza
Sat, Aug 15, 10:00am - 11:30am
WREX Classroom
Come join us at the Main Branch of Rockford Public Library to wake up your brain with conversation and jigsaw puzzles! We will have a variety of puzzles, including dinosaur-themed ones.
Slimetime: 815lime
Sat, Aug 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Room 115B: Story Time
Join us to learn how to make slime in our hands-on program! This time we will make 815 themed slime for participants to take home. Please register every child!
Registration opens Monday, August 10 2026 at 9:00am
We are Hooked
Sat, Aug 15, 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.
Chess Club Battle: Downtown Throwdown!
Sat, Aug 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
WREX Classroom
Come battle it out to see which literary chess club from downtown Rockford will triumph! Sign up for either the Maze books or RPL team - all player ages welcome! Registration is required to play.
Book Folding for 815 Day
Sat, Aug 15, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Make some cool art out of discarded books to celebrate our community!
Kids' Musical Storytime with Rockford Symphony Orchestra
Sat, Aug 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Join the Rockford Symphony Orchestra at the Main Branch Library for a special musical storytime series designed for young children and their families!
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