Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:30
Tweens and Teens can stop by the Teen Corner of the Moline Public Library on Wednesdays between 2:30 and 4:30 to enjoy a variety of video games, board games, crafts, and other activities. For more information call 309-524-2440 or visit us at 3210 41st Street, Moline, IL 61265 or online at http://www.molinelibrary.com.

Brilliant Companions
Monday, March 2 @ 6:30
The Brilliant Companions, a Doctor Who fan club, will meet at the Moline Public Library on Monday, March 2 at 6:30 to discuss seasons 9 & 10 of Classic Doctor Who featuring Jon Pertwee. This program is free and open to all ages. No registration is required. For more information call 309-524-2440 or visit us at 3210 41st Street, Moline, IL 61265 or online at http://www.molinelibrary.com.

Teen Advisory Group
Thursday, March 5 @ 3:30
The Teen Advisory Group of the Moline Public Library will meet on Thursday, March 5 at 3:30. Quad City area teens in grades 6 through 12 are invited to help plan programs and events for teens, give feedback about the library, and meet new friends. No registration is required. For more information call 309-524-2440 or visit us at 3210 41st Street, Moline, IL 61265 or online at http://www.molinelibrary.com.

Anime Club
Tuesday, March 17 @ 3:30
Fans of anime, manga, and all things Japanese are invited to join the Moline Public Library's Anime Club on Tuesday, March 17 at 3:30. Bring your anime and manga to share with the group or exchange for something new. This program is free and open to ages 12 to 21. No registration is required. For more information call 309-524-2440 or visit us at 3210 41st Street, Moline, IL 61265 or online at http://www.molinelibrary.com.

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The deadline to register is Sunday, February 22.

You are cordially invited to attend the 53rd Annual Banquet of the Quad City Engineering & Science Council being held on Thursday, February 26th at John Deere's Worldwide Headquarters (One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois).

This banquet is held during Engineers Week (E-week), and everyone is cordially invited including students to attend this premier, annual event to celebrate, network and pay tribute to the great Engineering and Science Professionals and Educators we have in the Quad City Region. This includes supporting the next generation of Engineering and Science Professionals through supporting students.

Our very special, keynote speaker will be William White, Midwest Regional Vice President for Project Lead the Way, the nation's leading provider of K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Technology) education programs.  William has a degree in metallurgical engineering from Ohio State University where he played football later playing in the NFL for 11 years including in the Super Bowl.  William will be speaking on "Pursue Your Dreams, Prepare for Reality" sharing his inspiring, personal journey and how he overcame obstacles.

The event begins at 5:00 P.M. with networking social hour with student displays including from PLTW and FIRST robotic along with Universities with a silent auction.  Appetizers will provide for all paid attendees along with cash bar.  Seating for dinner occurs at 6:00 PM with plated dinners with four entrée choices with dessert.

Call it a Valentine's Day card to the Quad Cities. Call it corporate altruism. Call it your right of residency as a Quad Citian. Call it what you will. These are the facts: starting February 12, 2015 if you live in the Quad Cities area, you have access to a free one-year membership to Daytrotter.??

Daytrotter was founded in Rock Island, IL in 2006 by Sean Moeller as a way to showcase and uplift the Quad Cities as a cultural entity. An innovative mixture of recording studio, music blog and tech start-up; Daytrotter has welcomed past Grammy Winners (Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend, Wilco, Macy Gray), indie music staples (Dr. Dog, Dawes, Mumford & Sons) and some of today's most exciting artists (Madi Diaz, Phox, Jacco Gardner) to downtown Rock Island to record a unique spin on their music. The sessions are then released on the website daytrotter.com for worldwide consumption.??

Heralded by the New York Times ("A site that invites originality"), Wired Magazine ("...a favorite destination for music fans...") and Rolling Stone ("Rock Island may not be an island, but it certainly rocks.") the promotion, DT for the QC, gives Quad Citians access to full membership to the website for free.??Moeller, describes the give-away as spreading the love, "I just want to send a Valentine to the entire QCA." He says, "I thought it would be nice to plant a big, wet kiss on every resident and get them pumping the sweet jams that we record right here in my favorite river cities, my home turf."

DT for the QC will be aided in part by a partnership with The Network: Young Professionals of the Quad Cities. Director of the Network, Aiden Landman, sees the opportunity as yet another cultural shift in the Quad Cities. Landman says, "When we talk about things cool and creative, companies like Daytrotter and entrepreneurs like Sean Moeller, these are the things we should be lifting up." He added, "With Daytrotter and his amazingly successful Moeller Mondays concert series, Sean pushes the cultural needle here. The musicians he brings in, they stop at our cafes, shop at our record stores and small businesses, they play in our theatres and clubs. They experience the Quad Cities. It is something to be celebrated."??

To sign up for a free one-year membership, QC residents are asked to send an email to daytrotterpromo@gmail.com.

Rock Island, IL: Rock Island Library children's programs for the latter half of February will let families read, pop, build and catapult their way through the doldrums of winter. Free programs include

Bluestem Book Club, 5:30 pm, Monday, Feb. 16, Rock Island Main Library: Activities and book discussion for children in grades 3-5 on three books on this year's nominee list: Frindle by Andrew Clements, The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, and Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick. The Bluestem Book Awards are presented to books chosen by students in Grades 3 to 5 from a list of nominees collected by the Illinois School Library Media Association.

Make-it Play-it Take-it Days: 4:00 pm, Wednesdays, Feb. 18 and 25, Main Library: The library offers free science and art based after-school activities in the Main Library children's room twice a month. This month's activities include "POP Science" on Feb. 18 and "Catapults" on Feb. 25. Suggested ages are 3rd-6th grades.

LEGO-brand brick building: 4:00 pm, Wednesdays, Feb. 18at the 30/31 Branch and Feb. 25 at Southwest Branch. Kids from pre-K to 6th grades use their imaginations to build creations with LEGO bricks.

Blizzard Bash: 3:00 pm, Saturday, Feb. 21, Main Library. Beat the winter "nothing to do" blahs with a blast of indoor activities that make winter fun. Family activities include indoor snowball fights, obstacle course, snow crafts and "snow" many books. The event celebrates the library's Pop Open a Good Book winter reading campaign for all ages, which concludes Feb. 28.

Toddler Tales: 10:30 am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at the 30/31 Branch, Southwest Branch, and Main Library, respectively. Stories, songs and fun for children ages birth to five. Upcoming story and activity theme include toys (week of Feb. 16) and friendship (week of Feb. 23.)

Read with Rover and Pajama Storytime, Monday, Feb. 23, Southwest Branch. Kids get a chance to practice reading aloud with a certified therapy dog at 5:30 pm, immediately followed by a pajama storytime at 6:30 pm for ages birth to five with stories about friendship.

Rock Island Libraries include the Main Branch at 401 19th Street, the 30/31 Branch at 3059 30th Street, and the Southwest Branch at 9010 Ridgewood Road.

For more upcoming library events, visit library locations or the website at www.rockislandlibrary.org, follow Rock Island Library on Facebook or Twitter or call 309-732-READ (7323).

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Calendar of library programs: http://rockislandlibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventcalendar.aspx