Reviews of Peoria Public Library System (Library)

Carlos Borbon-Acosta

Friendly and knowledgeable staff

Caleb Jenkins

I use to ride my bike here after school, its a very nice library its just hard to get on a computer sometimes.

Alec Stultz

Good library but SO LOUD. Everyone inside is basically yelling, including the people who work there.

Ashley Nelson

Do not bring food or drinks they are strict on that but other wise had a great experience.

Gary R

Very helpful

Not Needed

Just tried to get a library card and they refused me one cause I wasn’t carrying a copy of a current bill and my ID hasn’t been updated yet. You got people sleeping on your lobby you probably have no ID on but you need proof of my residence to rent a book? I expect better from city funded establishments

Nicole The Drawer

I love the computers to work on homework and print them out for 20 cents. And the they have AMAZING BOOKS to read about and you can checkout movies like Transformers or Pokémon movies.

Daryl Pope

Great place to read, learn & check out books

Alexander Foster

Doesnt allow food or drinks which is a little annoying

Kat L

I liked the library, good amount of space and lots of outlets throughout. I just thought it was wild they show movies for kids on fridays, where you can hear the movie throughout the whole library. Also, showing movies in a library seems a bit contradicting too...

Stacey L

Nosiest library

Donna Krause

A very nice place with helpful, friendly staff. As for the "wah, wah no food or drink allowed" thank you Peoria. I appreciate not having grimy, greasy handprints or spilled drinks on a table. Honestly people, where were you raised? its a library, not a community center.

Gene Noel

They also support the 'Overdrive' app for your phone, iPad, Kindle or desktop; allowing you to download e-books and audio books.

Jess González

The library is set in an odd way. There is a great selection and very friendly staff.

Cande Gonzalez Torres

If the female librarians cared about the community and its patrons this library would be a wonderful place. Unfortunately, this location is too concerned with allotting thefty, ridiculous fines on top of fines for no other reason of because they can. They make poor people feel even worse than we already do by forcing us to have to ask to check out dvds which they've put behind their counter because they cannot trust us. First, it started with the "rap" cds. Next it was the new dvds. Sunrise Mountain does trust its patrons because they are located in an "affluent" area of Peoria. It's sad to have to leave this library when I was here every other day. I told my students to go there. I promoted you. Now I can only speak poorly of you as you already had a bad reputation. My best friend, my mom, my sister, and my girl scout troop leader have all had bad experiences with the librarians and their too good for us attitude. Goodbye, Peoria.

John L

Friendly staff and a nice library. I wish they would allow more computer hours for those with library cards but besides that, cant complain.

Kim Le

Nice place, just needs to work on contacting people back when they're emailed

Diamond Jackson

It’s pretty lame that there’s no food in the library. Like, why? Is it because they don’t clean up there? They could easily hire someone to clean because during events for children, eating in the library doesn’t seem to be an issue.

Shemshanitta USA

It's just perfect place and I love it

Christina Chavez

The staff is very helpful and friendly

Brenda McAuliffe

I like that you are allowed to use the computers for two hours, unlike the Phoenix libraries. I wish they would just keep adding time when there isn't anyone waiting, like the Maricopa libraries. They librarian is always very helpful and friendly.

Annette Saavedra

Nice and big fun activities for the kids clean and quiet big beautiful campus

Chris Bell

Beautiful place, friendly and helpful staff. A wealth of knowledge to be gained.

Jeffrey N

Great library, staff and selection of books movies music and magazines. I love going to this library it has plenty of room to study and is usually very quiet. If you need more isolation there are study rooms upstairs.

aw043258

The staff was very friendly to our family. There’s a good variety of children’s books. Good space for the kids area. The toys look dirty though. We had a great visit.

Amanda Madrid

My fave for 18 years and counting. Since I was a child...and of course my kiddos love it here like mama

Anjul

You'll find me upstairs, in the corner, frolicking at another world.. In my imagination.

Elaine Murphy

Pleasant people. Clean and organized

Veronica Trigueros

Staff is always very helpful and the library is always clean and quiet.

Eric Winkler

Despite the Sunrise Mountain Library is closer to my home, I like this library too because it is well organised and maintained by very kind and helpful staff. They even have a separate kid play area and do storytime for different age groups from toddlers to kids. Although our kids are adults already, I can imagine that this is helpful if a mom or dad wants to search through certain topics, books etc without being interrupted by their kids for a short period of time. Please make sure to "like" my review if you find it informative and helpful. Thank you!

Madison Hatch

Have good books

Brittany Brown

The reason why I like Peoria Library is because, if you need some finding a particular book that want to check out they will help you find the book you are looking for! As for the no food and drink rule, I understand why they don't want you to bring any food or drink in because it is not food court/ library, it is a library. Even the School libraries don't allow food or drinks in their buildings.

Kaitlyn Strickland

It is nice and clean and it's easy to find books. The staff is also really nice, once a had a book on hold and went to get it but I didn't have my card so the library used the.computer to show I checked it out.

Cynthia Robertson

My happy place. A trip to the Peoria Main Library is always a treat.

Joseph Rosso

Clean and Safe for Seniors.

Sunny Anderson

Wonderful public library, with great resources for adults and kids alike. We regularly check out books and movies, and my kids like the little dollhouse and play kitchen set up in the children’s area. I have also brought my kids here for story time during the week, and it’s a great experience. The librarians sing songs, read stories, and every story time ends with coloring time for the kids. The Thursday story time is set up for younger toddlers, which is nice for parents of kids who maybe don’t have the attention span of older children. Very interactive and educational time for the little ones.