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Celebrate America with Declaration of Independence reading at Rock Island Public Library

By Brian Weckerly,

27 days ago

The Rock Island Public Library will celebrate the 250^th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

According to a release, community readers will present a live reading of the Declaration of Independence Wednesday, July 8, 5:00 p.m. in the Rock Island Library Watts-Midtown Branch auditorium, located at 2715 30th St., Rock Island. A souvenir copy of the Declaration of Independence will be available to all who attend.

The event marks the exact time of the first public reading of the new Declaration by Colonel John Nixon to a crowd at the State House Yard (now known as Independence Square in Philadelphia) on July 8, 1776.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3NAMB0_1CwoqHah00 — Declaration of Independence

For a full timeline of the signing, click here.

The Rock Island Downtown Library (401 19^th St.), Rock Island Library Southwest Branch (9010 Ridgewood Rd.) and Rock Island Library Watts-Midtown Branch will be closed Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. Online services and exterior book returns will continue to be available during the closures.

For more information, click here.

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