Library Events
Davenport Junior Theatre Workshop for Kids
RVDL and Davenport Junior Theatre invite students to explore the basics of musical theatre dance and how we can use it to help tell a story within theatre! Games and activities will be used to talk about the power of dance and movement and how we can use our bodies to express ourselves and communicate different ideas and emotions.
Ukulele Club for Kids
Join River Valley District Library for our beginner friendly Ukulele Club! Bring your own ukulele or use one of ours. We will be learning the basics and working together to learn a song! Ukuleles are a fantastic introduction to instruments, teaching children rhythm and chord structure, while being simple enough that kids as young as 5 can play! Uke can do it!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Open Floor Robotics
Join River Valley District Library and the River Valley Robotics Club for an exciting hands-on adventure into LEGO® Robotics! Discover the basics of programming, explore what it takes to compete in FIRST LEGO League, and learn from skilled teachers alongside this year’s award-winning team. Kids will design, build, and program their very own awesome LEGO creations—all while having fun and sparking their creativity!
Fairy Gardens for Kids
Join River Valley District for a magical Fairy Garden workshop using real plants! Paint your own charming miniature house, decorate with moss, stones, and sparkling gems, and get your hands in the soil as you plant real greenery to bring your fairy garden to life. Let your creativity bloom!
Easter Egg Hunt
Join the River Valley District Library for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt! 🐣🌸
This fun-filled event is open to kids of all ages! Children will be grouped by age—0–3, 4–7, and 8 & up—so everyone can enjoy the hunt safely and fairly. Each group will head downstairs to search for eggs, then return upstairs to collect sweet treats and enjoy festive crafts and games.
Bring your baskets and get ready for a hoppin’ good time! 🐰✨
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Open Floor Robotics
Join River Valley District Library and the River Valley Robotics Club for an exciting hands-on adventure into LEGO® Robotics! Discover the basics of programming, explore what it takes to compete in FIRST LEGO League, and learn from skilled teachers alongside this year’s award-winning team. Kids will design, build, and program their very own awesome LEGO creations—all while having fun and sparking their creativity!
Ukulele Club for Kids
Join River Valley District Library for our beginner friendly Ukulele Club! Bring your own ukulele or use one of ours. We will be learning the basics and working together to learn a song! Ukuleles are a fantastic introduction to instruments, teaching children rhythm and chord structure, while being simple enough that kids as young as 5 can play! Uke can do it!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Open Floor Robotics
Join River Valley District Library and the River Valley Robotics Club for an exciting hands-on adventure into LEGO® Robotics! Discover the basics of programming, explore what it takes to compete in FIRST LEGO League, and learn from skilled teachers alongside this year’s award-winning team. Kids will design, build, and program their very own awesome LEGO creations—all while having fun and sparking their creativity!
Storm-Proof Builds for Kids
Join River Valley District Library for an exciting Storm-Proof Building Challenge!
Design and construct your own cardboard house engineered to withstand a mighty storm. Once the building is complete, we’ll put every structure to the ultimate test using a powerful leaf blower. Will your design stand strong against the wind, or will it blow away?
Put your creativity and engineering skills to the test with Storm-Proof Builds!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Ukulele Club for Kids
Join River Valley District Library for our beginner friendly Ukulele Club! Bring your own ukulele or use one of ours. We will be learning the basics and working together to learn a song! Ukuleles are a fantastic introduction to instruments, teaching children rhythm and chord structure, while being simple enough that kids as young as 5 can play! Uke can do it!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Open Floor Robotics
Join River Valley District Library and the River Valley Robotics Club for an exciting hands-on adventure into LEGO® Robotics! Discover the basics of programming, explore what it takes to compete in FIRST LEGO League, and learn from skilled teachers alongside this year’s award-winning team. Kids will design, build, and program their very own awesome LEGO creations—all while having fun and sparking their creativity!
Tween Scene: Drink Design with Pulse 84
Join Pulse 84 and River Valley District Library to create our signature Summer Reading drink! Stop by River Valley District Library to mix and match flavor combinations provided by Pulse 84, then share your creation with friends. We’ll taste, vote, and crown one drink the official Plant a Seed, Read! Summer Reading Drink of the season!
Ages 8-12
Ukulele Club for Kids
Join River Valley District Library for our beginner friendly Ukulele Club! Bring your own ukulele or use one of ours. We will be learning the basics and working together to learn a song! Ukuleles are a fantastic introduction to instruments, teaching children rhythm and chord structure, while being simple enough that kids as young as 5 can play! Uke can do it!
This event has reached maximum capacity. To be added to a waitlist, please email marketing@rivervalleylibrary.org, or call the front desk.
Open Floor Robotics
Join River Valley District Library and the River Valley Robotics Club for an exciting hands-on adventure into LEGO® Robotics! Discover the basics of programming, explore what it takes to compete in FIRST LEGO League, and learn from skilled teachers alongside this year’s award-winning team. Kids will design, build, and program their very own awesome LEGO creations—all while having fun and sparking their creativity!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Davenport Junior Theatre Workshop for Kids
RVDL and Davenport Junior Theatre invite students to participate in a workshop that explores the basics of musical theatre singing and how we can use music to help tell a story within theatre! Games and activities will be used to talk about the power of music and how we can use our voices to express ourselves and communicate different ideas and emotions.
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
T.rex Tea Party
Join River Valley District Library for a roaring good time at our T.rex Tea Party! Crafts, games, dinosaur etiquette classes and more!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Tween Scene: DIY Instruments
Step into the swingin’ 60’s and make your own far-out musical instruments! Join us at the library for a hands-on crafting session where we’ll build colorful, retro-inspired instruments and try them out in a mini jam session. Come craft, play, and get groovy! ✌️
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Homeschool Tween D&D
Create a fantasy character and embark on an epic journey! This famous tabletop roleplaying game encourages creativity and imaginative play while helping kids sharpen their math and reading skills.
Cookies, Cocoa and Canvas: For Kids
Join River Valley District Library to create your very own painting with step-by-step instructions while enjoying Hot Cocoa and Cookies!
This event has reached maximum capacity. To be added to a waitlist, please call the front desk at (309)523-3440, or email marketing@rivervalleylibrary.org
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Tween Scene: 80's Throwback Crafts
Get ready to travel back in time—neon colors, funky patterns, and all! Join us for an epic 80’s-themed craft night just for tweens!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Homeschool Tween D&D
Create a fantasy character and embark on an epic journey! This famous tabletop roleplaying game encourages creativity and imaginative play while helping kids sharpen their math and reading skills.
Figge Art Class for Kids!
Join River Valley District Library for an art class led by Kelsey Vandercoy of The Figge Art Museum!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Tween Scene: Giant Beaded Critters
Join RVDL for a creative adventure where we take those nostalgic beaded critters we loved as kids—and supersize them! Instead of tiny beads, we’ll be using colorful pool noodles to build HUGE, eye-catching critters you can proudly display!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Homeschool Tween D&D
Create a fantasy character and embark on an epic journey! This famous tabletop roleplaying game encourages creativity and imaginative play while helping kids sharpen their math and reading skills.
Slime Time for Kids
*Program is full. Please contact RVDL at (309) 523-3440 to be placed on a waitlist
Join River Valley District Library to make Future inspired slimes! We will be making 3 different styles of slime with different textures and themes!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Tween Scene: Mini Golf Course Construction
Join River Valley District Library to create a Mini Golf Course! The golf course participants create will be used for our Winter Reading Kickoff Future Mini Golf Event! Use neon/glow-in-the-dark paint, tape, paper and more to create a challenging Golf Course that the community can enjoy!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Homeschool Tween D&D
Create a fantasy character and embark on an epic journey! This famous tabletop roleplaying game encourages creativity and imaginative play while helping kids sharpen their math and reading skills.
*This event has reached max capacity.
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Tween Scene: Pajama Movie Night!
Put on your comfiest coziest pajamas and enjoy snacks and crafts while watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" with your friends! For ages 8-12.
Christmas Cupcakes (For Kids)
Join River Valley District Library to decorate Christmas Cupcakes! Santa’s Hat cupcakes, wreath cupcakes, Christmas lights cupcakes, and snowman cupcakes! Stop in for a sweet time!
This event has reached max capacity. To be added to a waitlist, please call the front desk, or email marketing@rivervalleylibrary.org
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!