The 49th year of Davenport Park and Recreation's Junior Theatre performing arts programming is underway. A full schedule for drama, dance, musical theatre, tumbling and aerobics is available. The series is held at the Bettendorf Public Library. The college offers free tutor training during August, October, January, March and May. The Quad City Heritage League has announced a continuing education grant program to provide financial assistance to professionals and volunteers, for education in history or history-related work such as historical preservation, genealogy and museum studies.
Applications are available at Quad City libraries.
All meetings are open to the public and newcomers are welcome. The Rock Island County Historical Society's Library and Archives are now open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 am until 5 pm. Friends of the Davenport Public Library are looking for book donations to be used in their book sale. Proceeds of the sale benefit special projects at the library. Donations can be dropped off at the library during normal business hours.