Event Type : All ages

Learn how to identify local plants and their many uses. No prior experience required. All ages.

Have a colorful afternoon at the library with the whole family! We’ll provide the dye and other necessities, and you bring the item you want to tie-dye. White t-shirts are most common, but feel free to bring any clothing item you like! Limit one item per person. Registration required by September 27 to ensure adequate supplies are available (call 309-497-2100 or email programmingdept@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us). While supplies last.

Sign up as an individual or with a team for this afternoon of trivia to celebrate the freedom to read! Prizes will be awarded to the top 2 teams. Feel free to bring your own snacks. Please call 309-497-2150 or email programming@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us to register. Questions geared towards ages 12 and up.

Guess the title (one guess per person) of a shredded banned book for your chance to win a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card. All ages.

Join us for an hour set aside for being still and looking inward. Guidance will be offered. References will be made to Theravāda Buddhism in framing both intentions and instructions, but this approach to cultivating calm and insight is fundamentally non-dogmatic. All are welcome and no experience is necessary.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Harvest Sons is like that pair of old washed out jeans you put on that are a bit faded from use but still look great when you wear them. The ones perfect for a night out on the town, but still hold up at a nice family dinner. Harvest Sons recreate this feeling through their nostalgia-infused blend of folk, rock and Americana, and transport you into their rust belt state of mind. Harvest Sons is based out of Peoria, Illinois. Free and open to all ages.

Drop in to learn the basics, or learn new strategies to up your game. Lessons and boards will be provided, but feel free to bring your own! All ages and skill levels welcome.

Prepare for an extraordinary celestial spectacle as the United States gears up for not just one, but two captivating solar eclipses in the coming year! On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will traverse the nation, followed by a truly awe-inspiring event on April 8, 2024 – a total solar eclipse. Learn how to safely observe these wonderful natural phenomena in this lecture with Renae Kerrigan, Planetarium Director at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. All ages.

Join us for an hour set aside for being still and looking inward. Guidance will be offered. References will be made to Theravāda Buddhism in framing both intentions and instructions, but this approach to cultivating calm and insight is fundamentally non-dogmatic. All are welcome and no experience is necessary.

Bring something white, we’ll bring the dye! All ages welcome, but younger children may require an adult to help.

Be cautious and best of luck to you as you explore a gallery full of superstitions on display. All ages.

Come play with us at the library. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 13 and up. Space is dependent on the number of dungeon masters.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Join us for an hour set aside for being still and looking inward. Guidance will be offered. References will be made to Theravāda Buddhism in framing both intentions and instructions, but this approach to cultivating calm and insight is fundamentally non-dogmatic. All are welcome and no experience is necessary.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Drop in to learn the basics, or learn new strategies to up your game. Lessons and boards will be provided, but feel free to bring your own! All ages and skill levels welcome.

Join us for an hour set aside for being still and looking inward. Guidance will be offered. References will be made to Theravāda Buddhism in framing both intentions and instructions, but this approach to cultivating calm and insight is fundamentally non-dogmatic. All are welcome and no experience is necessary.

Interested in writing your own novel? Come learn about National Novel Writing Month and register for our NaNoWriMo program. All ages.

Bring the whole family to enjoy some Halloween-y movies on the big screen! Snacks welcome!

We’ll be showing 90s era Halloween classics in the McKenzie Room: Casper (11:00 am) and Hocus Pocus (2:00 pm). If you’re looking for more recent family-friendly spooky films, visit the Seminar Room for Hotel Transylvania (11:30 am) and The Addams Family (2:30 pm)

Interested in writing your own novel? Come learn about National Novel Writing Month and register for our NaNoWriMo program. All ages.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Drop off your family’s gently use costumes any time the library is open. Shop for a new-to-you costume during our swap shop hours. All donations must be clean and in good condition. Call 309-497-2100 for donation/swap guidelines.

Discuss the delightfully morbid world of Edward Gorey, author of The Gashlycrumb Tinies, who inspired the works of Tim Burton, Neil Gaiman and Lemony Snicket. All ages.

Come if you dare! Attend at your own risk! Join us for our Annual Spooky Haunted House event. Treats will be provided. All ages.