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.

Wednesday, Feb. 1: Harriet

Wednesday, Feb. 8: Just Mercy

Wednesday, Feb. 15: The Hate U Give

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.

Our catalog also has thousands of titles. Here are just a few!