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10/02/2021

Today Saturday 1-4pm Be Anything Event at the Noble Center (next to Lakeview Library). It is covered & outside. $5/kid to drop-in. If you can’t make it, there is an online auction of experiences from today until next Saturday.

09/22/2021

Be a reporter! 🎥 Join us on October 2nd for a LIVE Be Anything! Career Workshop with Shelbey Roberts from WMBD news! Your child will have a chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put together a broadcast and do an activity to try it themselves!

Career Workshops will take place during our Be Anything! Career Day on October 2nd at the Noble Center and feature Be a Reporter!, Be a Paleontologist!, and Be an Animal Keeper!

Register for this workshop today! Workshop space is limited & pre-registration is required. http://ow.ly/JMhc50GbhS0

07/08/2021

Tickets for Oklahoma go on sale to the public this Friday, July 9th. You can order your tickets at www.performpeoria.com. Oklahoma will be held outdoors at the Moonshine Stage at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe. Audience members will bring their own chair and blanket. Food and Beverage will be sold by Three Sisters. (Alcohol for sale for those of age.)

Saturday and Sunday performances we will have our Okla-hoedown before the show.
-Music
-Line Dancing
-Square Dancing
-Horse Shoe Throwing and more.....

07/01/2021

We will have six weeks of FREE nutrition lessons for children in grades K-5 on Wednesdays at 3pm starting July 7th. This 30 minute program includes a physical activity and snack. Please register on our website.

06/30/2021

With contruction completed, we are happy to announce that the farm park is OPEN for our 2021 season. Our hours are Wednesday through Friday 9-3. Saturday and Sunday we will be open 9-4! We will be open this holiday weekend. Stop in to enjoy our newly renovated ponds and playground!

06/16/2021

Perfect day to come out and visit our at North Branch. We've just installed a new book -- "Flower Garden" by Eve Bunting.
Which reminds us, it's also a great time to walk our prairie paths and see all the flowers. Or draw your own flowers. We have colored chalk for you at the Information Desk!

06/16/2021

06/01/2021

Wildlife Prairie Park is excited to announce our summer hours are now in effect! Open 9am-6:30pm 7 days a week! We are excited to share all the park has to offer from hiking, fishing, unique lodging options, mountain biking, disc golf, and of course the animal trails!

We look forward to seeing you this summer!

05/26/2021

05/26/2021

Are you counting down the days until reopening? We sure are! The PlayHouse opens in just TWO days!

Purchase your tickets now and come join us for the PlayTime starting May 28. To visit the PlayHouse, we ask that you book your tickets in advance. Tickets are for a two-hour PlayTime. Members are free, and tickets for non-members are $8 for ages 1 and up.

Purchase tickets now! https://webtrac.peoriaparks.org/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/search.html?display=listing&module=PST&type=peoria%20playhouse%20admissions

05/26/2021

04/28/2021

In a galaxy far, far away... but coming to a PPL branch soon very near you...

04/23/2021

On May 15, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Camp Wokanda will host the grand opening of a new trail very near the Nature Lab constructed especially for our youngest explorers (infant to 10 years old).

In addition to exploring the new trail, please bring your boots for a mini-creek stomp (parent-guided), build a bird feeder, play parachute, read on a blanket, and enjoy our beautiful camp.

Please call the camp office 309/259-2157 or email clane@peoriaparks.org to register. There is no cost, but your registration helps us prepare materials.

04/21/2021

Starting tomorrow, FPNC Discovery Packs will be available for hikers to check out and enjoy while hiking Forest Park Nature Center's trails! We have Bird Observers, Insect Investigators (pictured), and Nature Detectives available, and Trees of FPNC is coming soon. 🌲

This project was possible thanks to the llinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Grant.

04/21/2021

04/11/2021

Amongst all our amazing digital offerings, don't forget about Kanopy -- and Kanopy Kids.
Access PBS programs -- including ones you love that don't air on PBS anymore -- and so much more. Movies, storybooks, animated Highlights.
Kanopy Kids is a treasure we're thrilled to share with you. All you need is a Peoria Public Library card.

04/06/2021

Tweens and teens, are you interested in a possible future in healthcare? We'll be talking to professionals over the next few weeks and asking questions with you in mind.
You can even be part of our student panel. Email programming@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us for more information.