Peoria Public Library celebrates Black History Month throughout February with a film festival, recommended reading and a wide array of digital resources available to anyone with a PPL library card.
Black History Month Film Festival
Join us for a different film every Wednesday in February on the big screen in our auditorium at Peoria Public Main Library.
Free and open to all. All films are rated PG-13. Screenings begin at 2:30 p.m.
![MV5BNmE1Y2JjMDEtZDAyOC00NjFiLWJlNjAtMjA3MDMzZGUxMDViXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA2MDQ3MTQ3._V1_](https://peoriapubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MV5BNmE1Y2JjMDEtZDAyOC00NjFiLWJlNjAtMjA3MDMzZGUxMDViXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA2MDQ3MTQ3._V1_.jpg)
Wednesday, Feb. 1: Harriet
![MV5BYmM4YzA5NjUtZGEyOS00YzllLWJmM2UtZjhhNmJhM2E1NjUxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_](https://peoriapubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MV5BYmM4YzA5NjUtZGEyOS00YzllLWJmM2UtZjhhNmJhM2E1NjUxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_-scaled.webp)
Wednesday, Feb. 8: Just Mercy
![MV5BZDVkMWJiMzUtNjQyOS00MGVmLWJhYmMtN2IxYzU4MjY3MDRmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzA5NjIzODk@._V1_](https://peoriapubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MV5BZDVkMWJiMzUtNjQyOS00MGVmLWJhYmMtN2IxYzU4MjY3MDRmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzA5NjIzODk@._V1_.jpg)
Wednesday, Feb. 15: The Hate U Give
![94b85832-911c-482a-9a43-c227da9618d4-Respect-Poster-IG.jpg](https://peoriapubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/94b85832-911c-482a-9a43-c227da9618d4-Respect-Poster-IG.jpg.webp)
Wednesday, Feb. 22: Respect
Create your own Black History film festival with hundreds of titles on Kanopy.
Download or stream for free. All you need is your library card to start a free account at kanopy.com.
Hoopla has thousands of titles related to Black History for you to explore – books, movies and music!
Set up your free account with your library card at hoopladigital.com and stream or download at your leisure.