Cookie Policy
Pekin Public Library uses cookies to support website functionality and remember preferences. Learn how these cookies work and your available choices.
Last Updated: November 10, 2026
Pekin Public Library (“Library,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on its official website, https://pekinpubliclibrary.org (the “Website”). These technologies support website functionality, security, visitor preferences, performance monitoring, and access to certain digital library services.
This Cookie Policy explains the types of cookies used, their purposes, how third-party technologies operate, and the choices available to visitors. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how personal information is collected, used, disclosed, and protected.
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They support essential functions, maintain browsing sessions, remember selected preferences, and collect information about website activity. Cookies do not independently provide unrestricted access to personal files or private communications.
Cookies may originate directly from the Website (first-party cookies) or from external service providers (third-party cookies). Session cookies generally expire when a browsing session ends, while persistent cookies remain until their configured expiration date or until removed through browser settings.
Pekin Public Library may use different types of cookies to support website functionality, remember visitor preferences, analyze website activity, and monitor performance. Each category serves a specific purpose, depending on the features and third-party services available through our Website.
Necessary cookies support essential Website operations, including security, session management, form submissions, and access to certain library services. They help maintain secure connections, process requested actions, and enable core website functions that visitors rely on when accessing library information and resources.
Restricting necessary cookies may prevent certain Website features from operating properly. These cookies are not intended for targeted advertising or cross-site tracking and generally operate independently of optional cookie preferences where permitted by applicable law.
Functional cookies remember visitor preferences, including language selections, display settings, and accessibility-related configurations. They may also support interactive features such as embedded videos, digital library resources, and online event calendars, depending on the services available through the Website.
These cookies help maintain selected preferences and support interactive website features across browsing sessions. Disabling them may affect certain functions, prevent previously selected settings from being retained, or require visitors to configure their preferences again.
Analytics cookies collect information about Website activity, including page visits, traffic sources, navigation patterns, and visitor interactions. Services such as Google Analytics may process this information to help the Library understand how its online resources are accessed and used.
The resulting information supports evaluations of website content, navigation, and visitor engagement. Depending on the provider’s configuration, collected data may contain online identifiers or technical information associated with browsing sessions rather than solely aggregated statistics.
Performance cookies monitor technical aspects of the Website, including page loading times, response speeds, error rates, and compatibility across browsers and devices. They help identify operational issues that may affect access to library information and online services.
Information collected through these cookies supports website maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical improvements. Restricting performance cookies may limit the Library’s ability to identify certain technical issues without necessarily preventing access to essential website functions.
Marketing and advertising cookies may be associated with third-party technologies used to measure engagement with library programs, community announcements, social media content, and promotional activities. Depending on their configuration, these technologies may collect website interaction information and transmit data to external providers.
Pekin Public Library’s existing Cookie Policy states that the Website does not display commercial advertising or use cookies for targeted advertising or personal profiling. Any marketing or advertising measurement technologies operating through the Website must be reviewed for consistency with these statements and applicable privacy requirements.
Pekin Public Library uses cookies to maintain website functionality, support secure access to online services, remember visitor preferences, evaluate website activity, and identify technical issues. These functions assist with website administration, content organization, and the operation of digital library resources.
Certain technologies may also support embedded media, event calendars, external library resources, and interactions with community announcements. Information collected through these services may be processed by third-party providers according to their respective privacy policies and applicable legal requirements.
In addition to cookies, the Website may use tracking pixels, scripts, web beacons, local storage, and related technologies to support website functionality, analytics, and third-party integrations. These technologies may operate independently of traditional browser cookies and may require separate privacy controls depending on their configuration.
Information collected may consist of IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, device characteristics, referring websites, pages visited, interaction data, and approximate geographic information. The information processed depends on the technologies involved, visitor settings, and applicable privacy requirements.
Visitors may manage, block, or delete cookies through their browser settings. Most modern browsers provide options for restricting third-party cookies, removing stored information, and managing website permissions. Disabling certain cookies may affect account sessions, embedded content, saved preferences, or other website features.
Where a cookie preference tool is available, visitors may use it to manage optional cookie categories. Certain browsers also transmit privacy preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC). The Library will recognize applicable signals where legally required, subject to the relevant processing activities and technical requirements.
Browser-based restrictions do not necessarily prevent all information collection through scripts, pixels, server logs, or related technologies. Visitors may need to use additional privacy controls offered by the Website or relevant third-party providers to manage certain forms of data collection.
The Website may provide access to external library catalogs, online research databases, embedded videos, event calendars, and other digital services. These platforms may use cookies or similar technologies independently of the Library’s primary Website and may maintain separate privacy practices.
Google Analytics, YouTube, and other external providers may process technical or usage information under their respective privacy notices. Visitors may review the Google Privacy Policy and applicable provider notices for additional information about how those services handle collected information.
When visitors access independently operated websites or services, the privacy practices of those providers may apply. Pekin Public Library does not directly control every technology operated by external platforms, although its selection and integration of services remain subject to applicable legal responsibilities.
Visitors may have certain rights concerning information collected through cookies and similar technologies, depending on applicable federal and state laws. These may involve access to personal information, correction or deletion requests, consent withdrawal, or objections to particular processing activities where legally available.
Pekin Public Library recognizes its responsibilities under the Illinois Library Records Confidentiality Act (75 ILCS 70/1), which protects specified records identifying library users and their use of library materials or services. Website technologies and third-party integrations must be managed consistently with applicable patron confidentiality requirements.
Additional information about the Library’s privacy practices, information handling, and available request procedures is provided in its Privacy Policy. Visitors may contact the Library with questions concerning cookie-related information or applicable privacy rights.
Pekin Public Library may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in website functionality, cookies, third-party technologies, privacy practices, or applicable legal requirements. Revised versions will be published on this page with an updated date indicating when the changes took effect.
Where material changes affect the collection or processing of personal information, the Library will provide additional notice or obtain consent when legally required. Visitors are encouraged to review this policy periodically for current information about website technologies and available privacy choices.
If you have questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on our Website, please contact us:
Pekin Public Library
301 S. 4th Street
Pekin, IL 61554
Website: https://pekinpubliclibrary.org
Email: info@pekinpubliclibrary.org
