Southwest Branch Library
The Southwest Rock Island branch is located in Southwest Rock Island, an area that is south of the original city of Rock Island and is separated by the Rock River (Mississippi River) and the village of Milan. The Southwest branch was created to conveniently serve the information needs of Southwest Rock Island citizens, because of the distance to the Main and the 30/31 libraries. The Southwest Library is attached to the Rock Island Fire Station #2. In 1974 a small library was added onto the side of the fire station, and it opened soon after to the public. In 2001 the branch was renovated adding bathrooms, a community room, children's room, and computer lab and study area. The community room is used for Library Board meetings, story times, Book discussion club and special Rock Island City Council meetings; it is also available to non-profit organizations groups by contacting the library office. The branch has wireless internet, computer lab, children's and adult reading areas and a self-checkout machine.
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