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 | | Happy National Library Lovers Month! |
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Let’s celebrate all of the amazing things libraries do with a special promotion thanks to our friends at Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel.
For the month of February, you are invited to Read + Sip Peoria. Bring your Peoria Public Library book (or flash your PPL library card) and enjoy 20 percent off your favorite beverage in the cozy luxury of The Great Room in the historic Pere. Starbucks, included. (Alcoholic beverages are not.)
What a great space to curl up with a good book and your favorite tea or coffee! |
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| Celebrate Black History Month | Peoria Public Library celebrates Black History Month throughout February with recommended reading and a wide array of digital resources available to anyone with a PPL library card.
| Stop in and check out our book displays. |
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Black History Trivia Friday, Feb. 14 ~ 4:30-5:30 PM at McClure Branch, 315 W. McClure Ave. All ages.
Book Discussion: Kindred by Octavia Butler Saturday, Feb. 22 ~ 3PM to 4:30 PM at McClure Branch, 315 W. McClure Ave.
Open to adults. |
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| New Book Clubs Launch this Month |
Did you know that Peoria Public Library hosts 16 different book clubs?
| Two NEW ones are starting in February: |
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The Jane Austen Book Club ~ Meets every other month and will read every Austen novel, in order of publication. Partnership with the Peoria Historical Society.
10:30 AM., Tues., Feb. 11 Flanagan House, 942 NE Glen Oak Ave., Peoria Open to all.
First read: Sense and Sensibility
The Wordsmitten Book Club ~ Meets the on the fourth Friday of the month to discuss brilliantly articulated literary classics that have stood the test of time.
4 PM., Fri., Feb. 28 Peoria Public Library North Branch, 3001 W. Grand Pkwy. Open to teens and adults.
First read: The Scarlet Letter
Find all PPL book clubs here |
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| Book Sale |
Friends of Peoria Public Library has a big sale starting this Saturday, Feb. 8 from noon to 4 PM.
| All children’s books, audiobooks and CDs are 25 cents each! All YA books, audiobooks and CDs are 50 cents each! All games and puzzles are half price! |
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Our friends group volunteers their time so 100 percent of all sales will benefit Peoria Public Library. Find our Friendly Finds Bookstore on lower level 2 of Main Library.
The book sale will be Saturday, February 8 and Monday-Wednesday, February 10-12 from 12:00-4:00 pm. |
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Peoria Garden Club Celebrates 100 Years! |
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A special exhibit honoring 100 years of the Peoria Garden Club will be on display at Peoria Public Main Library’s Gallery from Feb. 1 – 25.
“Celebrating 100 Years … And Still Growing” will celebrate the past, present and future of one of the oldest garden clubs in the country.
The Peoria Garden Club was founded in January 1924 by Vonna Vada Ritchie Brown, who brought widespread attention to Peoria during her two-decade leadership. For instance, in 1927, the Peoria Garden Club hosted the National Peony Show at the Armory, with exhibits from 10 states and nearly 12,000 paid attendees.
“Peoria’s Garden Club has a rich and proud history, and we’re excited to celebrate our 100th birthday,” said Barb Kane, current co-president of the club. “In addition to this exhibit and others we’ve done, we’re also celebrating with several community service projects, including a new special project at Luthy Botanical Garden coming in April for Arbor Day.”
The public is invited to visit the Peoria Garden Club’s exhibit at Peoria Public Main Library, beginning Feb. 1. The gallery is located on lower level 2 of Main Library, 107 NE Monroe. Open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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