Peoria Library Will Now Publish 1 Monthly Newsletter Instead Of 2

From the Peoria Public Library:

Posted 1/17/20

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

It’s a mantra that Peoria Public Library takes to heart, especially in 2020, which will be the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

Beginning this month, Peoria Public Library will only publish one printed event calendar/newsletter instead of a main newsletter and a separate Kid Events each month. Events will be separated by age range so finding kid-related events should still be easy to do.

“We became increasingly cognizant of the number of leftover newsletters we had each month, and even though we recycle, we thought it would be better if we could streamline and reduce the waste,” said Peoria Public Library Executive Director Randall Yelverton. “We know many patrons rely on the hard copy of our newsletter so we will not eliminate it entirely, even though we do have our entire calendar and newsletter on our website.”

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, paper and cardboard materials comprised the largest component in municipal landfills in 2017, the latest year for statistics. On a positive note, about 44.2 million tons of paper and cardboard were recycled in 2017 for a recycling rate of 65.9 percent, among the highest compared to other landfill waste materials.

Please look for Peoria Public Library’s event calendar every month at each of our five locations and Bookmobile.

This press release was produced by the Peoria Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.