Wil Haygood
Thanks to the generosity of Friends of Peoria Public Library, we are pleased to bring the esteemed and talented Wil Haygood to Peoria. Best-selling author, prize-winning journalist, acclaimed biographer and [...]
Make Art Your Superpower!
Make Art Your Superpower! Spring 2022 Are you a local artist? Do you love the library? Do you want to share your art? We have teamed up with the Delta [...]
AARP TAX HELP 2022
AARP Tax Help 2022 AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program is the largest free, volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program in the U.S. Though aimed at people 50 and older and those [...]
Peoria Public Library and Peoria Public Schools Partner on Media Literacy
Peoria Public Library and Peoria Public Schools are joining forces to teach Media Literacy to our community. Peoria Public Library Executive Director Randall Yelverton and Peoria Public Schools Superintendent [...]
Lincoln Branch 10th Anniversary
Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of Peoria Public Library Lincoln Branch's expansion. In 2011, Lincoln Branch was expanded and transformed into the beautiful and functional branch it is today. If [...]
Sign & Sing Storytime
Our popular Sign & Sing Storytimes with Communication Junction have MOVED to our large Children's space at Main Library, 107 NE Monroe. Join us every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from [...]
Building Information Literacy
Today’s flood of misinformation and disinformation illustrates the critical need for critical thinking. by Randall Yelverton, Peoria Public Library It is one of the greatest ironies of this [...]
Peoria, Fondulac libraries to reopen at start of February
(HOI) -- Peoria Public Library and the Fondulac District Library will soon be reopening their doors to the public. Both public library organizations said they will reopen on February [...]
Peoria Public Library Goes Fine-Free Forever
By Olivia Streeter The Peoria Public Library is joining a growing number of public libraries across the country in adopting a fine-free policy, effectively eliminating barriers to the library’s [...]
Preschoolers Get Lesson in Financial Literacy from State Treasurer
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs visited the Peoria Public Library on Oct. 18 and took part in a special StoryTime focused on financial literacy. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs visited the [...]
Taking a Glimpse Into the Peoria Public Library’s Local History Room
Meet the man whose job is sharing local history with the public. Chris Farris is a reference assistant at the Peoria Public Library’s Local History and Genealogy Room. He runs [...]
