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Explorer Club

Activity time for kids
2020-02-26 16:30:00 2020-02-26 17:30:00 America/Chicago Explorer Club - Program Room

Wednesday, February 26
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2020-02-26 16:30:00 2020-02-26 17:30:00 America/Chicago Explorer Club Sharing activities with kids - Program Room

Program Room

Sharing activities with kids

Join us each month as we explore science, history, math, and nature through books and activities. 

Hours
About the library

Upcoming events

Storytime at Anderson Gardens with the Mobile Library - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 08, 9:00am - 9:45am
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Babes and Books - Storytime for Babies and Toddlers!
Wed, May 08, 10:00am - 11:00am
Hart Interim Library
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Greencastle of Mulford - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 08, 10:15am - 11:00am
Greencastle of Mulford
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 08, 11:00am - 11:50am
Hart Interim Library
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 08, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Hart Interim Library
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP -Morning Star Village - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 08, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Morning Star Village
Mobile Library Stop--Marshall Middle School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 08, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Marshall Middle School
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Patriot's Gateway - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 08, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Patriot's Gateway Center
Canceled
Storytime with the Mobile Library at Brooke Road Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 09, 9:00am - 9:45am
Brooke Road United Methodist Church
Canceled
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Trinity Day Care - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 09, 10:15am - 11:00am
Trinity Day Care
Preschool Storytime - (Ages 3 - 5)
Thu, May 09, 10:15am - 11:00am
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Canceled
Mobile Library Stop--Fairgrounds Boys and Girls Club - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 09, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Fairgrounds Girls and Boys Club
Canceled
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP-Northwest Community Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 09, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Mobile Library
Snarky Cross Stitch Club - Join our club, where sarcasm meets handicraft!
Sat, May 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Montague - Connie Lane Room
This event is full
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Independence Village - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 13, 9:00am - 9:45am
Independence Village
Preschool Power Storytime
Mon, May 13, 10:00am - 10:45am
Hart Interim Library - Read Play Learn
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Greencastle of Bienterra - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 13, 10:15am - 11:00am
Greencastle of Bienterra
Mobile Library Stop--Forest City Church Parking Lot - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 13, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Forest City Church Parking Lot
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Johnson Elementary School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 13, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Johnson Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop-PRIVATE STOP-Blackhawk Boys & Girls Club - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 13, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Blackhawk Boys and Girls Club
Mobile Library Stop-RVC Center for Learning in Retirement - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 14, 9:00am - 9:45am
Center for Learning in Retirement at RVC
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Heritage Woods - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 14, 10:15am - 11:00am
Heriatage Woods Of Rockord
Tunes and Tales Storytime - Fun-Filled Storytime!
Tue, May 14, 11:15am - 11:45am
Montague - Connie Lane Room
Mobile Library Stop--Crusaders Clinic Alpine Campus - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 14, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Crusader Clinic -Alpine Campus
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Bloom Elementary School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 14, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Bloom Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop--11th Street Plaza - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 14, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
11th Street Plaza
Rockford Rumble - Presented by NWIL Smash
Tue, May 14, 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Nordlof Center - Black Box Theater
Register
Evening Storytime - (Ages 3 - 7)
Tue, May 14, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Storytime at Anderson Gardens with the Mobile Library - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 15, 9:00am - 9:45am
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Babes and Books - Storytime for Babies and Toddlers!
Wed, May 15, 10:00am - 11:00am
Hart Interim Library
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--River Bluff Nursing Home - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 15, 10:15am - 11:00am
River Bluff Nursing Home
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 15, 11:00am - 11:50am
Hart Interim Library
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 15, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Hart Interim Library
Mobile Library Stop--Rockford Shopping Plaza - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 15, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Rockford Shopping Plaza
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Rockford Lutheran Jr/Sr - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 15, 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Rockford Lutheran Jr/Sr High Campus
Mobile Library Stop--5 Alarm Coin Laundry - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 15, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
5 Alarm Coin Laundry
Fun and Games at the Library! - Come play games with the Montague Crew!
Wed, May 15, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Montague - Connie Lane Room
Storytime with the Mobile Library at Brooke Road Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 16, 9:00am - 9:45am
Brooke Road United Methodist Church
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Trinity Day Care - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 16, 10:15am - 11:00am
Trinity Day Care
Preschool Storytime - (Ages 3 - 5)
Thu, May 16, 10:15am - 11:00am
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Mobile Library Stop--Edgebrook Shopping Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 16, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Edgebrook Shopping Center
Mobile Library Stop--Edgebrook Shopping Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 16, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Edgebrook Shopping Center
Mobile Library Stop-PRIVATE STOP-Whitehead School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 16, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Whitehead Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop--Montessori at Marsh Elementary School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 16, 4:20pm - 5:00pm
Montessori at Marsh School
Mobile Library Stop-PRIVATE-Open Arms Early Childhood Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Fri, May 17, 9:00am - 10:15am
Open Arms
Mobile Library Stop--Crusader Clinic West State Campus - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Fri, May 17, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Crusader West State Street Campus
Mobile Library Stop--Our Savior's Lutheran Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Fri, May 17, 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Canceled
Movie Nights with Ernie's Midtown Pub
Fri, May 17, 6:00pm - 10:30pm
Nordlof Center
RPL Literacy Corner Storytime - Soap, Suds, and Stories: Early Literacy at the Laundromat!
Sat, May 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rockford Washer Laundry
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Wesley Willows Arbor Side - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 20, 9:00am - 9:45am
Wesley Willows
Preschool Power Storytime
Mon, May 20, 10:00am - 10:45am
Hart Interim Library - Read Play Learn
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Wesley Willows-Castle Side - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 20, 10:15am - 11:00am
Wesley Willows
Mobile Library Stop--Forest City Church Parking Lot - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 20, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Forest City Church Parking Lot
Mobile Library Stop--Constance Lane Elementary School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 20, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Constance Lane Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Welsh Elementary School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 20, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Welsh Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop--Oleson Plaza - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 21, 10:15am - 11:00am
Oleson Plaza Apartments
Tunes and Tales Storytime - Fun-Filled Storytime!
Tue, May 21, 11:15am - 11:45am
Montague - Connie Lane Room
Tech Talk - Stay Connected
Tue, May 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
East
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Siena on Brendenwood - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 21, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Siena on Brendenwood
Mobile Library Stop--11th Street Plaza - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 21, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
11th Street Plaza
A Songwriter's Workshop
Tue, May 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Nordlof Center - Rehearsal Room
Evening Storytime - (Ages 3 - 7)
Tue, May 21, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Storytime at Anderson Gardens with the Mobile Library - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 22, 9:00am - 9:45am
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Babes and Books - Storytime for Babies and Toddlers!
Wed, May 22, 10:00am - 11:00am
Hart Interim Library
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 22, 11:00am - 11:50am
Hart Interim Library
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 22, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Hart Interim Library
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Stepping Stones-Rockford - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 22, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Stepping Stones of Rockford
Mobile Library Stop-PRIVATE STOP-Spring Creek School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 22, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Spring Creek Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop-PRIVATE STOP-Booker Washington Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 22, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Booker Washington Center
Storytime with the Mobile Library at Brooke Road Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 23, 9:00am - 9:45am
Brooke Road United Methodist Church
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Trinity Day Care - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 23, 10:15am - 11:00am
Trinity Day Care
Preschool Storytime - (Ages 3 - 5)
Thu, May 23, 10:15am - 11:00am
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Mobile Library Stop--Edgebrook Shopping Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 23, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Edgebrook Shopping Center
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Westview School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 23, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
West View Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop--First Evangelical Convenant Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 23, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
First Evangelical Covenant Church
Snarky Cross Stitch Club - Join our club, where sarcasm meets handicraft!
Sat, May 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Montague - Connie Lane Room
This event is full
Mobile Library Stop--Forest City Church Parking Lot - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, May 27, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Forest City Church Parking Lot
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Fairhaven Senior Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 28, 9:00am - 9:45am
Fairhaven Retirement Center
Tunes and Tales Storytime - Fun-Filled Storytime!
Tue, May 28, 11:15am - 11:45am
Montague - Connie Lane Room
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Grand Victorian - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 28, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Grand Victorian
Mobile Library Stop--Lewis Lemon School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 28, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Lewis Lemon Elementary School
Mobile Library Stop--11th Street Plaza - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, May 28, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
11th Street Plaza
Rockford Rumble - Presented by NWIL Smash
Tue, May 28, 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Nordlof Center - Black Box Theater
Register
Evening Storytime - (Ages 3 - 7)
Tue, May 28, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Storytime at Anderson Gardens with the Mobile Library - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 29, 9:00am - 9:45am
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Greencastle of Mulford - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 29, 10:15am - 11:00am
Greencastle of Mulford
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 29, 11:00am - 11:50am
Hart Interim Library
Adult Online High School - High School Diploma
Wed, May 29, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Hart Interim Library
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP -Morning Star Village - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 29, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Morning Star Village
Mobile Library Stop--Marshall Middle School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 29, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Marshall Middle School
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Patriot's Gateway - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, May 29, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Patriot's Gateway Center
Fun and Games at the Library! - Come play games with the Montague Crew!
Wed, May 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Montague - Connie Lane Room
Storytime with the Mobile Library at Brooke Road Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 30, 9:00am - 9:45am
Brooke Road United Methodist Church
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Trinity Day Care - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 30, 10:15am - 11:00am
Trinity Day Care
Preschool Storytime - (Ages 3 - 5)
Thu, May 30, 10:15am - 11:00am
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Mobile Library Stop--Edgebrook Shopping Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 30, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Edgebrook Shopping Center
East Branch Book Discussion Group - Monthly Book Discussion
Thu, May 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Mobile Library Stop--Fairgrounds Boys and Girls Club - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 30, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Fairgrounds Girls and Boys Club
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP-Northwest Community Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, May 30, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Mobile Library
Summer Reading Challenge Kick-off Party - Read, Renew, Repeat!
Sat, Jun 01, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Riverfront Museum Park
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Independence Village - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, Jun 03, 9:00am - 9:45am
Independence Village
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP Greencastle of Bienterra - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, Jun 03, 10:15am - 11:00am
Greencastle of Bienterra
Center for Learning in Retirement (CLR) - Informational Presentation
Mon, Jun 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Mobile Library Stop--Forest City Church Parking Lot - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, Jun 03, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Forest City Church Parking Lot
Mobile Library Stop--Johnson Elementary School - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, Jun 03, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Johnson School
Mobile Library Stop-PRIVATE STOP-Blackhawk Boys & Girls Club - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Mon, Jun 03, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Blackhawk Boys and Girls Club
Mobile Library Stop-RVC Center for Learning in Retirement - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, Jun 04, 9:00am - 9:45am
Center for Learning in Retirement at RVC
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Heritage Woods - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, Jun 04, 10:15am - 11:00am
Heritage Woods Assisted Living
Tech Talk - Stay Connected
Tue, Jun 04, 11:00am - 12:30pm
East
Tales and Tunes Storytime
Tue, Jun 04, 11:15am - 12:00pm
Montague - Connie Lane Room
Mobile Library Stop--Crusaders Clinic Alpine Campus - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, Jun 04, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Crusader Health Alpine Campus
Mobile Library Stop--The Grove at Keith Creek - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, Jun 04, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
The Grove at Keith Creek
Mobile Library Stop--11th Street Plaza - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Tue, Jun 04, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
11th Street Plaza
Evening Storytime - (Ages 3 - 7)
Tue, Jun 04, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Drawing: Texture - Learn to add texture to your drawings!
Tue, Jun 04, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Montague - Connie Lane Room
The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers - with Dr. Temple Grandin
Tue, Jun 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Other / Virtual
Register
Storytime at Anderson Gardens with the Mobile Library - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, Jun 05, 9:00am - 9:45am
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--River Bluff Nursing Home - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, Jun 05, 10:15am - 11:00am
River Bluff Nursing Home
Mobile Library Stop--Rockford Shopping Plaza - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, Jun 05, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Rockford Shopping Plaza
Mobile Library-Five Alarm Coin Laundry-Riverside - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Wed, Jun 05, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Five Alarm Coin Laundry
It's a Stitch! - (Knit, Crochet, Cross Stitch, etc.)
Wed, Jun 05, 6:00pm - 7:45pm
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Storytime with the Mobile Library at Brooke Road Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, Jun 06, 9:00am - 9:45am
Brooke Road Church
Preschool Storytime - (Ages 3 - 5)
Thu, Jun 06, 10:15am - 11:00am
East - Friends of RPL Community Room
Mobile Library Stop--PRIVATE STOP--Trinity Day Care - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, Jun 06, 10:15am - 11:00am
Trinity Day Care
Mobile Library Stop--Edgebrook Shopping Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, Jun 06, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Edgebrook Shopping Center
Mobile Library Stop--Goodwill on McFarland - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, Jun 06, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois
Mobile Library Stop--Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Thu, Jun 06, 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens
Mobile Library Stop--Open Arms Early Childhood Center - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Fri, Jun 07, 9:00am - 10:00am
Open Arms Early Childhood Center
Mobile Library Stop--Spring Creek Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Fri, Jun 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Spring Creek United Church of Christ
Mobile Library Stop--Crusader Clinic West State Campus - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Fri, Jun 07, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Crusader Health-West State Street
Mobile Library Stop--Our Savior's Lutheran Church - Drop into Your Library on Wheels!
Fri, Jun 07, 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
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