Upcoming Events

Name: Peoria Reads Presents Author Candace Fleming
Start: 2024-05-02T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-02T19:30:00-05:00
Location: North Branch

Featured Events

Adult Reading Challenge

All Day 1/1 - 12/1

Virtual

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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.

Peoria Reads Presents Author Candace Fleming

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

McKenzie Room at North Branch

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Library Branch: North Branch

Room: McKenzie Room

Age Group: All ages

Program Type: Peoria Reads

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Meet children’s author Candace Fleming, author of Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, a companion book to our Peoria Reads 2024 adult selection, Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas W. Tallamy.

Music in the McKenzie

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

McKenzie Room at North Branch

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Library Branch: North Branch

Room: McKenzie Room

Age Group: All ages

Event Details:

We are excited to get our 13th year of Music in the McKenzie started! Please watch our website and social media for upcoming dates and performers. Always free and always open to all ages.

Illinois Libraries Present: The Many Lives of Kal Penn

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual

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Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Virtual

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We are thrilled to welcome Kal Penn to close out our 3rd season. Penn is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

Graduation Cap Decorating

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Storytime Room at Lakeview Branch

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Library Branch: Lakeview Branch

Room: Storytime Room

Age Group: Teens (12 to 18 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Graduating high school seniors are welcomed to drop-in to use our art supplies to decorate their graduation cap.

The Lifecycle of the Honey Bee with Trudy Yazujian

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Lakeview Room at Lakeview Branch

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Library Branch: Lakeview Branch

Room: Lakeview Room

Age Group: Adults, All ages

Program Type: Peoria Reads

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You have heard that Honey Bees are busy, but what do they do all day? Gathering nectar and pollen is important but there is so much more to keep that hive running smoothly.

Music in the McKenzie

Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

McKenzie Room at North Branch

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Library Branch: North Branch

Room: McKenzie Room

Age Group: All ages

Event Details:

We are excited to get our 13th year of Music in the McKenzie started! Please watch our website and social media for upcoming dates and performers. Always free and always open to all ages.

Illinois Libraries Present: Dr. Temple Grandin, The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual

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Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Virtual

Event Details:

Join us for a special event with Dr. Temple Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades.

Safe Sitter Certification

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:00pm

LL2 Conference Room at Main Library

Registration Open

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: LL2 Conference Room

Age Group: Teens (12 to 18 years)

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Event Details:

This course is designed to prepare teens (ages 11-15) to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting.

Food Truck Friday

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm

Seminar Room at North Branch

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Library Branch: North Branch

Room: Seminar Room

Age Group: All ages

Event Details:

Check out a variety of local food trucks at North Branch! We'll have a different truck every third Friday, May through July.

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Cinco de Mayo To Go Bag

12:00pm - 5:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Age Group: All ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

It's Cinco de Mayo! Stop in and pick up a goodie bag with a craft, some treats, and some facts on the holiday.

Closed for All Staff Training

9:00am - 12:00pm

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual

Description:

Library will open at noon to allow for all staff training

3D Maker Lab

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Grade School (6 to 11 years), Teens (12 to 18 years)

Program Type: STEM

Event Details:

Want to try out our 3D Printers? How about our 3D pens? Come and experiment with 3D Design in our Computer Lab!

Crochet at the Carnegie

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Carnegie Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Stop by and pick up a crochet kit! Feel free to take it home to work on it or join other crafters in the Carnegie Room.

While supplies last.

Relaxation Stations

4:00pm - 7:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Hot Air Balloon

Age Group: Teens (12 to 18 years)

Event Details:

Come and participate in a variety of relaxing activities. Enjoy a puzzle, life-size games, build with Legos, color a picture, and more.

Solar Oven S'mores

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Lincoln Room

Age Group: Grade School (6 to 11 years)

Program Type: STEM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 13

Event Details:

Join us to make your own solar oven and cook some s'mores using the suns rays! Space is limited, so please sign up to save your spot.

Early closing for Mother's Day

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, North Branch

Description:

Lakeview, Lincoln, and North will close at 4pm

Budding Bookworms

10:30am - 11:15am

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Hot Air Balloon

Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Join us with your budding bookworm as we learn about the world through songs, stories and crafts.

Teen Paint Night

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Lincoln Branch

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Hot Air Balloon

Age Group: Teens (12 to 18 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Follow along with a video tutorial and create a summer landscape. Supplies and refreshments provided. Ages 12-18. Registration is requested as space is limited.

Read On Book Club

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Lincoln Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Come join the Read On Book Club as we celebrate the literary contributions of African-American authors. We will meet in person at Lincoln Branch.

Jan 29: "Far from the Tree" by Virginia Deberry & Donna Grant

Crochet at the Carnegie

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Carnegie Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Stop by and pick up a crochet kit! Feel free to take it home to work on it or join other crafters in the Carnegie Room.

While supplies last.

Spring Slime Lab

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Hot Air Balloon

Age Group: Children of all ages

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Event Details:

Get ready for summer and experiment with different kinds of slime! Space is limited, so sign up today to save your spot.

Memorial Day

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual

Memorial Day

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual

Memorial Day

All Day

All Branches

Closing

Branches:

Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual

Animal Origami Craft to go

All Day 6/1 - 6/30

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Age Group: Teens (12 to 18 years)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

We will have craft kits for tweens and teens to make their own origami animal during the month of June. A limited number of kits are available so get one while supplies last!

Sunday Game Days

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Children of all ages, Teens (12 to 18 years)

Event Details:

Relax, cool down, and enjoy video games each week during the summer. We have Nintendo Switches, VR Headsets, and our Computer Lab open for game time.

Budding Bookworms

10:30am - 11:15am

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Hot Air Balloon

Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Join us with your budding bookworm as we learn about the world through songs, stories and crafts.

A Big Small World

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Teens (12 to 18 years)

Program Type: STEM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Event Details:

We want to inspire the scientists of tomorrow! This summer we will be exploring our world in ways you never imagined. From the microscopic biomes all around us to our interstellar neighborhood.

Open Playtime

10:00am - 12:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Hot Air Balloon

Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)

Event Details:

Little ones and their caregivers can stop by for some unstructured playtime with toys, read books, socialize, and make new friends. No registration needed.

Sunday Game Days

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Children of all ages, Teens (12 to 18 years)

Event Details:

Relax, cool down, and enjoy video games each week during the summer. We have Nintendo Switches, VR Headsets, and our Computer Lab open for game time.

A Big Small World

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Teens (12 to 18 years)

Program Type: STEM

Event Details:

We want to inspire the scientists of tomorrow! This summer we will be exploring our world in ways you never imagined. From the microscopic biomes all around us to our interstellar neighborhood.

Make Your Own Ice Cream

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Hot Air Balloon

Age Group: Grade School (6 to 11 years)

Event Details:

Join us to make your own delicious vanilla ice cream from scratch!

Sunday Game Days

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Lincoln Branch

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Children of all ages, Teens (12 to 18 years)

Event Details:

Relax, cool down, and enjoy video games each week during the summer. We have Nintendo Switches, VR Headsets, and our Computer Lab open for game time.

Lakeview Branch

Lincoln Branch

Main Library

McClure Branch

North Branch

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