Rock Falls Public Library District

The following children's programs are offered during the school year:

Lap-Sit

Ages 0 - 3
2nd Tuesday of the month at 10:00 am

Lap-Sit provides a sharing time for parents or caregivers and their young children. They listen to a story, learn fingerplays, and do a craft based on monthly themes. They also have time to select their own stories to read together and to meet other families with young children. Meetings are on the second Thursday of the month during the school year. Snacks are provided.

No registration is required. Newcomers are welcome.

Rocket Readers
Grades K - 3

Rocket Readers meet on Mondays from 4:00-4:45 pm. Activities, games, crafts, stories, and a snack are based on a monthly theme. 

Registration is required.

American Girl Book Club
Grades 2 - 6

American Girl Club meets on Wednesdays from 3:45-4:30 pm.  Activities, games, crafts, stories, and a snack are based on a different American Girl each month.

Registration is required.

Summer Reading 

Summer Reading meets in June and July and is for children from 3-year-old to 5th grade. Registration is required.

Bags of Books

Rock Falls Library has (stuffed) "Puppy Pals" who love to be read to. Children may use their library cards to check out one of our little stuffed pals for two weeks.

We also offer Bags of Books which include books for various reading levels and that center on a particular theme.

Discovery Kits

The RFPL Children's Department now has special "carry-on" kits that families may check out. Choose from: Penguins, Community Helpers, Astronomy, Birds, Geology, Author Patricia McKissack, and more!

Each kit includes variations of the following: books, books on tape, VHS tapes, CDs, stuffed animals, puppets, puzzles, activity ideas, and a log in which patrons may record how they used the kit.

One kit at a time may be checked out with an adult card and kept for two weeks.

Children's Computers

Do you know the Rock Falls Library has computers available for children to use? Getting a computer card is easy! Parents must come into the library with the student to get the computer card. Parents read the rules and sign a permission card for the student.

Students keep the card just like a library card and show it whenever they want to use the computer. Students may use the computer for 1 hour or 1 time per day.

Note: Children who are not yet in high school use the computers in the children's department. Children who are in high school show their high school ID and use the adult computers.