Editing Peoria, Illinois (section)

===Library===
[[File:Image Lincoln Branch Peoria Public Library.jpeg|thumb|[[Lincoln Branch Peoria Public Library]], a [[Carnegie library]]]]
Library services in Peoria originated in 1855 with two rival libraries, the Peoria Mercantile Library and the Peoria Library, which consolidated in 1856 as the Peoria City Library, and contained over 1,500 volumes.<ref>Bryan, W., & Noack, T. (2014). ''Historical Sketch of the Peoria Public Library''. peoriapubliclibrary.org. https://peoriapubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ppl-history-book.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128181356/https://peoriapubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ppl-history-book.pdf |date=November 28, 2022 }}</ref> The Peoria Public Library has five locations, including the Main Library in downtown Peoria, the [[Lincoln Branch Peoria Public Library|Lincoln Branch]], a [[Carnegie library]] opened in 1911, the Lakeview Branch, McClure Branch, and North Branch.