Listen and Wiggle Storytime In-Person

This interactive storytime will encourage emerging language skills with books, music, and lots of movement activities! Best for children aged 18 months to 5 years old, but all are welcome!

Storytime Room

Baby Bounce In-Person

This storytime, geared for the tiniest of library users and their caregivers, is full of stories, bouncing songs, rhymes, and movement to encourage the development of your baby’s pre-literacy skills. Best for children aged 0-18 months, but all are welcome. Children must......More

This storytime, geared for the tiniest of library users and their caregivers, is full of stories, bouncing songs, rhymes, and movement to encourage the development of your baby’s pre-literacy skills. Best for children aged 0-18 months, but all are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Small floor cushions and chairs will be provided; feel free to bring your own blankets.

Storytime Room

DIY Valentine's Day Box In-Person

Need a Valentine's Day box for school? You provide the box and creativity and we will provide the rest of the supplies! Drop in anytime between 3-7.

Storytime Room

Garden Storytime In-Person

Join Miss Beth in the Storytime Room for nature-themed stories and hands-on gardening activities! All ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Following indoor storytime, class goes outside to do garden activities/nature exploration weather permitting.

Storybook Garden, Storytime Room

Lawyers in the Library In-Person

"Lawyers in the Library" offers free legal advice to the public. This program provides 20-minute consultations with volunteer attorneys, allowing individuals to discuss legal issues and receive guidance.

Community Room

Eagle Joy in Tazewell County In-Person

Hear the story and see the photos of how an Eagle's nest, an Eagle and its babies, brought a neighborhood together in Cincinnati Township, IL.Presented by Mark Werner. Photos by Jerry Milam.

Community Room

Lego Club In-Person

Come and explore the world of Legos! Build your own creation or complete one of our monthly challenges! We will display your creations in the library until next month. Grades K-8th.

Storytime Room

Homeschool Hub: STEAM In-Person

Explore the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) through hands on, collaborative activities. For 2nd-7th graders. Please register each time for program.

Community Room

Video Game Night In-Person

Face off against your friends in fighting games, form a rock band and become a star, explore a haunted mansion, or put on a virtual reality headset and dance your heart out. During our video game night, we will have a variety of different games that you can play and enj......More

Face off against your friends in fighting games, form a rock band and become a star, explore a haunted mansion, or put on a virtual reality headset and dance your heart out. During our video game night, we will have a variety of different games that you can play and enjoy, from modern systems to retro ones. So come to the library and grab a controller, whether it's handheld, guitar shaped, or a keyboard! This program is for grades 7th-12th.

Community Room

Valentine Party Storytime In-Person

Enjoy this special Valentine's theme storytime! Activities and snacks to follow storytime. Best for children aged 18 months to 5 years old, but all are welcome!

Storytime Room

Tech Tuesday

Confused about your device? We can help!Call us at 347-7111 to make an appointment for a half hour one-on-one discussion. We will answer basic tech questions such as: Making an email account; searching the internet; using a new device; creating a PowerPoint presentatio......More

Confused about your device? We can help!Call us at 347-7111 to make an appointment for a half hour one-on-one discussion. We will answer basic tech questions such as: Making an email account; searching the internet; using a new device; creating a PowerPoint presentation, setting-up Facebook, etc. Just let us know in advance what device, app or software is frustrating you. (Unfortunately, we are not able to:Run diagnostics Troubleshoot or fix malfunctioning devices Do computer maintenance)

4-All In-Person

Connect with other adults who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, including dementia. Each month, we'll explore a different hands-on activity to stimulate interaction and conversation. Librarian led programs are designed to provide additional support wh......More

Connect with other adults who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, including dementia. Each month, we'll explore a different hands-on activity to stimulate interaction and conversation. Librarian led programs are designed to provide additional support where needed.

Community Room

Sensory Playtime In-Person

Enjoy experiencing sensory play with your little ones as they discover the world through their senses. Stations are designed to stimulate your child's mind through sensory exploration and to help develop gross motor skills. Best for children aged 18 months to 5 years ol......More

Enjoy experiencing sensory play with your little ones as they discover the world through their senses. Stations are designed to stimulate your child's mind through sensory exploration and to help develop gross motor skills. Best for children aged 18 months to 5 years old.

Storytime Room

Aspiring Writers Circle In-Person

If you have a knack and passion for creative writing, and are looking for a place for peer support, for networking, to share stories and for feedback and encouragement, you will want to join us. The Circle is open to Playwrights and Poets, Bloggers and Freelancers, Chil......More

If you have a knack and passion for creative writing, and are looking for a place for peer support, for networking, to share stories and for feedback and encouragement, you will want to join us. The Circle is open to Playwrights and Poets, Bloggers and Freelancers, Children’s authors and Graphic Novelists, Fiction and Nonfiction writers - anyone who enjoys writing in any form. Writing is presented from participants for review and feedback. Meets in the Quiet Reading Room

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Valentine Party Storytime In-Person

Enjoy this special Valentine's theme storytime! Activities and snacks to follow storytime. Best for children aged 18 months to 5 years old, but all are welcome!

Storytime Room

Galentine's Paint and Sip In-Person

Gather your friends and follow along to a painting tutorial presented by Tianna. Sip on mocktails while you paint and enjoy an evening of socializing and creating.First-come, first-served for the first 15 participants - while supplies last.

Community Room

Baby Bounce In-Person

This storytime, geared for the tiniest of library users and their caregivers, is full of stories, bouncing songs, rhymes, and movement to encourage the development of your baby’s pre-literacy skills. Best for children aged 0-18 months, but all are welcome. Children must......More

This storytime, geared for the tiniest of library users and their caregivers, is full of stories, bouncing songs, rhymes, and movement to encourage the development of your baby’s pre-literacy skills. Best for children aged 0-18 months, but all are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Small floor cushions and chairs will be provided; feel free to bring your own blankets.

Storytime Room

DIY Felt Pennants In-Person

Create a customized pennant for your room!First-come, first-served for the first 15 participants - while supplies last. For grades 3rd-6th.

Storytime Room

Early Release Day: Monster Truck Mayhem In-Person

Get ready to rumble! Join us for our Monster Truck Mayhem event. Engage your imagination as we dive into the world of monster trucks with fun crafts and activities that celebrate these massive machines.Drop in anytime between 11-4

Conference Room

Puzzle Swap Event In-Person

Finished a jigsaw puzzle and ready for the next one? Have a puzzle in a box that you no longer love? Please bring your clean, gently used treasures to swap (or give away) in exchange for ones that are new to you."Honor system" swap (we are not keeping track of what you ......More

Finished a jigsaw puzzle and ready for the next one? Have a puzzle in a box that you no longer love? Please bring your clean, gently used treasures to swap (or give away) in exchange for ones that are new to you."Honor system" swap (we are not keeping track of what you bring.) Give what you can and take what you love.Puzzles must be new or like-new and come from a smoke-free environmentEither tape your boxes closed or keep the pieces in a ziplock bag inside the boxNo puzzles with missing pieces, please!Participants must be 13 or older, unless accompanied by an adult Event will take place in the Lobby. Please sign-in upon arrival.

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Memories of the Tazewell County Anti-Slavery Society In-Person

In the Pekin Public Library's second program in its series for the U.S. Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary), library historian Jared Olar will tell of the work of the Tazewell County Anti-Slavery Society and Underground Railroad in the decades before the Civil War.

Community Room