books

Community Conversations, featuring Devin Hansen, author of “Guts: The Lane Evans Story” Community Conversations are a partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and the Midwest Writing Center, featuring a look at important issues to the community through the lenses...

Author Brooks Carver brings to light the story of the first all-female air force to fly combat missions in World War II. The "Night Witches" as they were called by German pilots, were young 18-to-23 year-old Russian women who risked...