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Adult Reading Challenge

All Day 1/1 - 12/1
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Read with us, Peoria! Find a new book or author each month, letting our themes inspire you! Log your reading on Beanstack to enter a monthly drawing for a gift card to a local business. We will celebrate with a party at the end of the year.

Genre Bingo

All Day 8/1 - 10/31
Adults
Multiple Locations
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Multiple Locations
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Calling all bibliophiles! Whether you're a die hard fan of a specific genre, an eclectic reader, or you're looking to branch out into a new genre, this bingo board is for you!

Fall Reading Challenge

All Day 9/3 - 11/27
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Fall back into the reading habit with the Fall Reading Challenge. Check out the prompts on Beanstack or pick up a copy from any branch to participate.

Adult Craft To Go: Collage

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Passive adult program - craft to go in a bag! Create your own collage of pictures and/ or words with the random ones supplied in the bag that you pick up at the reference desk.

National Pizza Month Poll

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
All ages
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Age Group: All ages
Event Details:

Help us determine Peoria's best pizza!  Vote for your favorite pizza place and you'll be entered into a drawing for a $20 gift card to your favorite pizzeria.  One vote/entry per person.  

TeenTober: Comic and Manga Madness!

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to create your own story board panel for a comic or manga? Well now is your chance! 

Turkey Day Giveaway

All Day 10/1 - 11/7
All ages
Lincoln Branch
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Age Group: All ages
Event Details:

It's our first ever Turkey Day Giveaway! Patrons who participate in programs at Lincoln Branch will be entered to win a Thanksgiving basket filled with groceries for your family dinner!

Kid Librarian

All Day 10/1 - 12/31
Children of all ages
Lincoln Branch
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Age Group: Children of all ages
Event Details:

Calling all students at Elise Ford Allen, C.T. Vivian, Annie Jo Gordon, Harold B. Dawson, Trewyn and Whittier! Want to be Lincoln Branch's next Kid Librarian?

TeenTober: Spooky STEM Craft-to-Go

All Day 10/15 - 10/26
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

Create a skeleton hand and get a sense of how the bones and tendons in your hands work with this Spooky STEM craft-to-go.  While supplies last. 

Herbs and Spice and Everything Nice Club

10/15/2024 @ 9:00am - 10/19/2024 @ 6:00pm
Adults
McClure Branch
At Capacity
Registration
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Are you wanting to add a little spice to your meals but don't know where to start?

Library Board Meeting

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main LL2 Conference Room

Sugar & Spice Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

If you’ve been on the #spicy side of BookTok, you’ll love this new contemporary romance book club that meets every third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Sugar!

July 16 - The Pucking Wrong Number by C.R. Jane

TeenTober: Fandom Trivia Night ~ Five Nights at Freddy's

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lincoln Branch
At Capacity
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Room: Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Join us for a Five Nights at Freddy's trivia! Teens, come prove you know everything FNAF, eat pizza, and make a craft. Register online or call 309-497-2600.   

 

Crafting for Adults - Scarecrow Decorating

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
North Branch
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North McKenzie Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

October - Scarecrow Decorating

Glow in the Dark Pumpkins

11:30am - 12:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Lakeview Branch
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Outside
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Make your home look extra eerie this season with a glow in the dark pumpkin! Bring your own pumpkin and we'll supply designs for faces and paint to make your pumpkins glow in the dark. 

Registration is required.

Drop In: Fall Owl Craft

11:30am - 1:30pm
All ages
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come take a little lunchtime break to create a fun fall decoration from some simple household items.  Super easy for small hands but also comes with enough potential to amuse seasoned crafters.  

Cozy Mystery Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Calling all cozy mystery lovers! Join us for our Cozy Mystery Book Club. Each month, we will read and discuss a cozy mystery, usually the first in a series.

Boos & Booze Book Club

6:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join our horror themed book club for a horrifyingly good time at The Fieldhouse Bar and Grill. Love of horror is a must, love of brews not required. 


June 26 - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Microfilm Mania!

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Local History & Genealogy Department
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Event Details:

Take a walk into history the old school way! 

Yoga with Adriene

12:15pm - 12:45pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main LL2 Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a free yoga class with one of the top yoga instructors on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene.

TeenTober: Mario Kart Afternoon

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
McClure Branch
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Children's Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Event Details:

Drop in to test your racing skills with your friends. Ages 6-18

Full Moon Paint-Along

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
McClure Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Celebrate the full moon with a moon-themed paint along program. All supplies will be provided. Ages 18+

Family History Month Webinarpalooza!

10:00am - 5:30pm
Adults
North Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North McKenzie Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 47
Event Details:

Join the Local History/Genealogy Department in celebrating Family History Month with WEBINARPALOOZA!

Busy Bees Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Beehive Storytime Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a family-friendly storytime! Best for ages 2-5, but children of all ages are welcome!