Join River Valley District for a Tween after Hours Nerf Battle! Play games, complete challenges, and have a blast! Ages 8-12

Join River Valley District Library for a movie and popcorn!

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!

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. 

Join us for a stimulating conversation and coffee! The River Valley Readers meet on the 4th Saturday of every month on the second floor of the library, after regular library hours. This month’s book is The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett. Pick up a copy at the front desk or find it on Libby or The Palace Project!

February is American Heart Health month! Rapids City Fire Protection District and Quad Cities HEARTSafe Coalition are coming to River Valley District Library to present a potentially life-saving "Hands Only CPR" class. This program will show you the basics of what to do while awaiting first responders in the event of a heart-related emergency. We recommend this class for anyone age 10 and up. For more information and opportunities to learn about this, check out www.qcheartsafe.org

Step on down to the River Valley District Library for our End-of-Winter Reading Sock Hop! We’ll have crafts, toe-tappin’ tunes, swell games, and plenty more. Bring in your reading logs, snag your prizes, and cut a rug with us—it’s gonna be a real humdinger!

Join River Valley District Library for a roaring good time at our T.rex Tea Party! Crafts, games, dinosaur etiquette classes and more!

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! ✌️

Kick off Valentine’s Week at the library by joining in the viral trend of painting your partner. No peeking until you’re both finished!

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.

Bring in your favorite record and take turns listening to your favorite songs while we paint vintage records for a funky throwback craft!

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!

Join us for a stimulating conversation and coffee! The River Valley Readers meet on the 4th Saturday of every month on the second floor of the library, after regular library hours. This month, we will be reading Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale. Pick up your copy at the front desk, or find it on Libby!

Re-live the joy experienced by those who spent their childhoods without Netflix and Hulu, eagerly awaiting Saturday mornings, sugary cereals and your favorite cartoons! We will be showing "The Rugrats Movie" and offering a cereal bar at this cozy program for all ages!

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.

Join River Valley District Library for an art class led by Kelsey Vandercoy of The Figge Art Museum!

Open crafts for teens! Bring your own project, or try out a new craft! We will have various supplies for teens to try, including painting, shrinkydinks, polymer clay, jewelry-making and more!

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.

“Vision Boards” New Year New You! Create a “vision board” collage inspired by your goals and dreams for 2026!  Drop in any time between 5 and 7, all supplies will be provided.

Join River Valley District Library for our Futuristic Mini Golf Winter Reading Kickoff! Pick up your reading logs and play our year 3000 golf course!

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!

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.

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.

Join RVDL’s First Chapter Book Club for Kids movie screening! We will discuss the book we’ve read, watch the correlating movie, and select our next book!

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.

Formerly Blue Suede Book Club, the River Valley Readers meet on the fourth Saturday of every month. Join us for a stimulating coffee, and an even more stimulating discussion! This month’s read is tbd, so keep an eye out for updates. Never been to book club before? Check out our blog to Read Along with Blue Suede!

Have any questions? Contact Holly!

Our K-Pop party is going to be GOLDEN! Grab your Soda Pop and come show us how it’s done-done-done! Be our idol and show off your favorite cosplay or K-Pop outfit while playing games, doing crafts, and listening to our favorite K-Pop hits.

Get ready to give your beloved book a dazzling transformation at this interactive event! Using tiny rhinestones, you'll embellish various elements of a book cover, adding a unique touch of glamour and flair to your reading collection. Bring your own book, or take one from our Friends of the Library Book Sale. Hard cover and paperback books both work well for this program. When choosing a book, look for covers with simple designs and a few standout elements—sometimes, less is more! Due to the dexterity required and the use of strong glue, this event is intended for participants aged 13 and older.

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.