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Level Up at Your Library: Summer Reading Kick-Off Party!

Summer Reading Challenge 2025
2025-05-31 10:00:00 2025-05-31 13:00:00 America/Chicago Level Up at Your Library: Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! Main Library -

Saturday, May 31
10:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-31 10:00:00 2025-05-31 13:00:00 America/Chicago Level Up at Your Library: Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! Join us to celebrate the beginning of this year's Summer Reading Challenge! Main Library -

Join us to celebrate the beginning of this year's Summer Reading Challenge!

Join us on the riverfront at the Main RPL library in downtown Rockford for an exciting, FREE time! You can register in person to participate in Summer Reading and enjoy the festivities while you're here. To celebrate the beginning of our Summer Reading Challenge, we'll have a DJ, bouncy house, balloon animals, and t-shirt giveaway! The Summer Reading Challenge is for ALL AGES, with chances to win prizes all summer long. We can't wait to see you there! 

Main Library
info@rockfordpubliclibrary.org
Phone: 815-965-7606
Branch manager
Dunarene Hopson
Hours
Mon, Sep 15 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 16 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 17 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Sep 18 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Sep 19 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 20 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 21 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

Coffee with Jean: A Local History Talk
Thu, Sep 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Local History Room
Jean returns to RPL as a featured speaker!
The Library Card Makers
Thu, Sep 18, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Let’s make some creative cards! Bring your imagination and creativity to the class.
Cancelled
Club 800 Financial Literacy 101
Thu, Sep 18, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Learn essential financial skills like budgeting, saving, managing debt, and understanding credit to build a foundation for financial success and long-term stability.
Community Quilt Workshops at Main
Sat, Sep 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
WREX Classroom
Participate in the power of art, community and creativity by joining artist Molly Carter for a series of hands-on workshops in the creation of a large-scale community quilt.
Preschool Power Storytime
Mon, Sep 22, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
Books, songs, rhymes, and crafts for children ages 3-5
Musical Munchkins
Tue, Sep 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Room 115B: Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.
Local History 101: Ancestry
Tue, Sep 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Local History Room
Drop in on Tuesdays at 2pm to get hands-on help from the Local History Department pros! 
Cancelled
Club 800 Financial Literacy 101
Tue, Sep 23, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Learn essential financial skills like budgeting, saving, managing debt, and understanding credit to build a foundation for financial success and long-term stability.
Babes and Books
Wed, Sep 24, 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.
One Fold at a Time
Wed, Sep 24, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Join us at RPL to learn and practice origami folding.
BBB Consumer Forum
Thu, Sep 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
WREX Classroom
Speakers Bureau & Torch Awards BBB: Resources for Consumers Vendor Fair & Community Expo
BBB Business Forum
Thu, Sep 25, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
WREX Classroom
Advertising & Visibility Opportunities / Entrepreneurial Services
Cancelled
Club 800 Financial Literacy 101
Thu, Sep 25, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Learn essential financial skills like budgeting, saving, managing debt, and understanding credit to build a foundation for financial success and long-term stability.
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