East Moline Library Offers Children’s Fingerprint Documentation for Emergencies
Families can have children's fingerprints taken for emergency documentation at the East Moline Library.

Davenport Rock Island Moline, IA, September 29, 2026 —
The East Moline Library is now providing a service for families to have their children’s fingerprints taken. This initiative aims to offer a form of emergency documentation for children.
The program allows parents and guardians to obtain fingerprint records for their children. These records are intended to serve as an emergency resource, potentially aiding authorities in locating a child if they were to go missing.
Details regarding the specific process for having fingerprints taken, the technology used, or how these records are stored were not provided. The library’s role in this initiative appears to be as a local hub for facilitating this preparatory documentation for families in the community.
The availability of such services aims to provide peace of mind for parents and guardians, offering a tangible document that could be crucial in urgent situations. The East Moline Library’s offering is positioned as a community resource to enhance child safety preparedness.
Story summarized from the original created by Linda Cook on www.ourquadcities.com, see more information here.
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