Peoria Reads! is a project instituted and led by Common Place and the Peoria Public Library

Goals of Peoria Reads!

• Bring our diverse community together in ways to promote better understanding.

• Broaden and deepen readers' appreciation for books dealing with significant issues.

• Bring more people into libraries, bookstores, and literacy institutions

• Increase opportunities for discussion between youth and adults

• Achieve a better understanding of ourselves and of our own humanity.