February is Library Lovers’ Month, and the Rock Island Public Library is offering a way for patrons to encourage the gift of reading all month long.

Special Have a Heart for Reading donation trees will be available at Rock Island Downtown and Southwest Library locations from February 3 through 29. The trees contain hearts listing an anonymous library card account balance for a child aged 6 through 17 years old. These cards may not be currently used due to excess fines and other charges.

To participate, simply select a heart, take it to desk staff, and pay part or all of the amount to bring the balance below $5 and help restore library use. The library will notify the parent or guardian when the card may be used again.

A previous “Angel Tree” fine donation program in December 2018 collected $2,022 in community donations to help restore library use.

For more information about Rock Island Public Library events and services, visit www.rockislandlibrary.org 

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Sean Leary is an author, director, artist, musician, producer and entrepreneur who has been writing professionally since debuting at age 11 in the pages of the Comics Buyers Guide. An honors graduate of the University of Southern California masters program, he has written over 50 books including the best-sellers The Arimathean, Every Number is Lucky to Someone and We Are All Characters.