MyHeritage - genealogy at your keyboardToo cold for outside projects? Stay warm with genealogy using the library's MyHeritage collection, free with your Peru Library Card.
eRead Illinois - books anytime, anywhereDownload books for reading and/or listening from eRead Illinois.
Download the free Axis 360 app to use eRead Illinois on your mobile device. Search your app store for eRead Illinois or Axis 360.
Explore More Illinois
Planning winter breaks? Spring Daycations? Use Explore More Illinois to plan your trips with discounts and coupons, all available with your Peru Library card. The list of attractions includes the Deere-Wiman House, Hegeler Carus Mansion, and the Peoria Riverfront Museum.
Programs
Blood Mobile at Library
Give Blood at the Library on Saturday, 4 December with appointments scheduled between 9 am and 12:30 pm. To schedule an appointment, contact the Library at 815-223-0229, or go online at www.bloodcenter.org. ImpactLife's Blood Mobile will be in the Library's lower parking lot.
Take and MakeThe December (winter) Take and Make kits for children and adults (including teens) are available. Make a snowflake out of strips from old books (adults/teens) or trees with fabric strips (children). Craft kits are available while supplies last.
In-person Groups
Peruvian Purlers - Saturday mornings, 10-12
Color Me Calm - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 10-12
20 & 30 Something Book Club - 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-7:30
Adult Book Club - last Monday, 6:30-7:30
Mark Your Calendars An Evening with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Wednesday, January 26 at 7 p.m. CST | Zoom
Bestselling author Silvia Moreno-Garcia discusses her newest book, Velvet Was the Night, and her genre-defying mashups of cultural noir and Lovecraftian horror. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed novels Certain Dark Things, Gods of Jade and Shadow and Mexican Gothic.
An Evening with Jasmine Guillory, Wednesday, February 16 at 7 p.m. CST | Zoom
Join us for a lively evening with bestselling author Jasmine Guillory as she discusses the importance of real life and the modern rom-com. Jasmine Guillory is a writer, lawyer, and New York Times bestselling author of six romance novels, including The Wedding Date, The Proposal, and While We Were Dating.
The group is meeting in person in the library's meeting room Monday evening on December 27th starting at 6:30. Everyone is welcome to attend. Everyone attending the group discussion is asked to mask.
Peru Public Library
815-223-0229 | fax 815-223-1559
Our Service Hours
Monday - Thursday 9am to 8pm | Friday & Saturday 9am to 5pm
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