Celebrate Women's History Month with your Library in March by exploring library resources and events. This annual event honors women's achievements and contributions throughout history.
Don’t forget to check out the women’s history book display in the lobby.
Browse Titles We Recommend
Titles for middle schoolers and teens
Fiction and nonfiction titles for adults
Women's History Month and Your Digital Library
Women's History Month Collection - hoopla
She Creates, She Inspires - Works of Inspirational Women - hoopla
Women's History Month Movie Collection - Kanopy
Women's History Month Collection - Libby
Library Events
Sunday, 3/2, 2-3:30 PM, Mary Todd Lincoln: A First-Person Portrayal
First-person historical presenter Valerie Gugala kicks off Women's History Month at the Library with this portrayal of one of America's most famous First Ladies. Learn more.
Tuesday, 3/4, 7-8 PM, Illinois Libraries Present: Exploring Space with Coralie Adam, Adult (virtual)
Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetarium at Peoria Riverfront Museum. Learn more and register.
Sunday, 3/9, 2-3:30 PM, Women’s History Hindsight: The Struggle for Suffrage, Adult
Women's History Month at the Library continues with this talk by historian, performer, and museum professional Ellie Carlson on the history of the suffrage movement that won the right to vote for women. Learn more.
Friday, 3/21, All Day Illinois Libraries Present: 9to5: The Story of a Movement (Documentary)
Illinois Libraries Present an opportunity to watch a new documentary about the founding of the 9to5 organization.
Click here to register and receive a link to view the film.
When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment—but their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change. Featuring interviews with 9to5’s founders, as well as actor and activist Jane Fonda, 9to5: The Story of a Movement is the previously untold story of the fight that inspired a hit and changed the American workplace. The recording can be viewed starting at 2pm, Friday, March 21 through 11:59, Sunday, March 23. Registrants will receive an email with a special link to the performance.