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ADULT EVENTS
march
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For the entire month of March, we will be accepting poetry submissions for a chance to win a $30 Barnes and Noble gift card! Any poetry format (blackout, soliloquy, etc.)
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For the entire month of March, we will be accepting poetry submissions for a chance to win a $30 Barnes and Noble gift card! Any poetry format (blackout, soliloquy, etc.) will be accepted. Submit your poetry with contact information in person to any library location or online at sethPPLcontest@gmail.com. Winner will be announced early April just in time for National Poetry Month! For teens and adults. Please call 309-497-2600 with any questions.
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Month Long Event (march)
marCraft-to-Go: Woven Coasters
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Stop by and pick up one of these fun craft to go kits for adults! This month we are weaving our own colorful coasters. Be sure to pick up a
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Stop by and pick up one of these fun craft to go kits for adults! This month we are weaving our own colorful coasters. Be sure to pick up a kit while supplies last!
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Month Long Event (march)
Location
Lincoln Branch 1312 W. Lincoln Ave.
TEEN EVENTS
march
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For the entire month of March, we will be accepting poetry submissions for a chance to win a $30 Barnes and Noble gift card! Any poetry format (blackout, soliloquy, etc.)
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For the entire month of March, we will be accepting poetry submissions for a chance to win a $30 Barnes and Noble gift card! Any poetry format (blackout, soliloquy, etc.) will be accepted. Submit your poetry with contact information in person to any library location or online at sethPPLcontest@gmail.com. Winner will be announced early April just in time for National Poetry Month! For teens and adults. Please call 309-497-2600 with any questions.
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Month Long Event (march)
31mar4:30 pmFeaturedBookmarked Book Club
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Come join our revamped book club. We don’t assign a book each month. Instead, we encourage teens to read what they want, bring the book in, and tell us why
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Come join our revamped book club. We don’t assign a book each month. Instead, we encourage teens to read what they want, bring the book in, and tell us why they loved or hated the book. We enjoy learning about new fiction, nonfiction, comics, and especially manga! Ages 12 to 18.
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(Friday) 4:30 pm
Location
Lincoln Branch 1312 W. Lincoln Ave.
april
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Carefully inspect the shredded book in the jar and see if you can guess the title! Teens & adults.
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Carefully inspect the shredded book in the jar and see if you can guess the title! Teens & adults.
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Month Long Event (april)
Location
Lakeview Branch 1137 W. Lake Ave.
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The Lakeview Ledger is an entirely kid-created newspaper for ages 8 to 17, facilitated by Peoria Public Library and sponsored by Friends of Peoria Public Library. We are looking for
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The Lakeview Ledger is an entirely kid-created newspaper for ages 8 to 17, facilitated by Peoria Public Library and sponsored by Friends of Peoria Public Library. We are looking for submissions for our next edition! Submit short stories, poems, articles, comics, artwork, book reviews, and more by June 2, 2023. The group will meet in the summer to work with submitted content to publish a plus-sized color issue! For more information, email kidnewspaper@gmail.com.
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Month Long Event (april)
Location
Lakeview Branch 1137 W. Lake Ave.
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Pick up a set of dice complete with instructions for multiple dice games! Ages 12 to 18.
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Pick up a set of dice complete with instructions for multiple dice games! Ages 12 to 18.
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Month Long Event (april)
Location
Lincoln Branch 1312 W. Lincoln Ave.
01apr2:30 pmFeaturedAnime/Manga Club
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Watch a variety of anime, discuss manga, play games, and craft something Japanese-inspired. Ages 11 to 18.
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Watch a variety of anime, discuss manga, play games, and craft something Japanese-inspired. Ages 11 to 18.
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(Saturday) 2:30 pm
Location
Lakeview Branch 1137 W. Lake Ave.
01apr3:30 pmFeaturedMario Mushroom Plushie Craft
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Create your own Super Mario Mushroom plushie before the new movie arrives! Ages 12 to 18.
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Create your own Super Mario Mushroom plushie before the new movie arrives! Ages 12 to 18.
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(Saturday) 3:30 pm
Location
McClure Branch 315 W. McClure Ave.
KIDS EVENTS
march
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World Puppetry Day is March 21, but we’re celebrating puppets all month long. Kids 6 to 11 years old can pick up a puppet kit and discover the wonderful world
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World Puppetry Day is March 21, but we’re celebrating puppets all month long. Kids 6 to 11 years old can pick up a puppet kit and discover the wonderful world of puppet-making and puppetry.
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Month Long Event (march)
Location
Main Library 107 N.E. Monroe