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    5.0 (1 review)

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    Peoria Public Library

    4.5(8 reviews)
    26.8 mi

    I went every single week on Saturdays when I was a kid for several years. I only remember having an…read moreerror with checking out a couple times. They have an above-average selection, comfortable areas to read in, beautiful exterior and interior, helpful librarians, storytime for kids and events for the community that are wholesome unlike so many other libraries. I moved to an area with a much smaller library and ran through their crummy selection in 2 years without even trying, and my college library has unfriendly librarians and a censorship problem plus obscene displays, but this library is all good in my book.

    The north branch opened on May 14th, 2011 and I'm already addicted! Addicted to books that is!…read more The library is beautiful architecturally and very state-of-the-art. There is a library self-checkout, drive through book drop off, meeting rooms, coffee/snack machine in the lobby, fun kids section and tons of books, audiobooks, DVDs, music - you name it! The whole book search and check-out process has been significantly streamlined and made very efficient. I usually have books from the other Peoria libraries sent to the north branch, and instead of waiting for the librarian to try to find your book, they now have "holds" in a special alcove section, alphabetized by YOUR last name, so that you can quickly find the book yourself, check-out and start the reading fun. The other cool thing about the north branch is that it has a "bookstore," similar to (but not as extensive) as the Lakeview Museum book court. The used books are EXTREMELY cheap, with a range of 20-80 cents a book. Everything is just so new and shiny! Even the seating area reminds me of a collegiate study library. Very nice indeed!

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    Peoria Public Library - Rows and rows and rows of information.

    Rows and rows and rows of information.

    Peoria Public Library - What the library looks like as you turn off of Townline Road.

    What the library looks like as you turn off of Townline Road.

    Peoria Public Library - What you see directly in front of you as you enter the library: the information desk.

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    What you see directly in front of you as you enter the library: the information desk.

    Parlin-Ingersoll Library - libraries - Updated May 2026

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