Peoria Public Library, union workers heading to mediation

 The Peoria Public Library and the union representing many of its employees are headed into two days of labor mediation sessions beginning Wednesday.

Workers have been without a contract since the beginning of the year, and discussions over a new agreement have reached an impasse.

Dozens of library workers represented by AFSCME Local 3464 staged an informational picket Saturday outside the Peoria Public Library’s North Branch during the kickoff for the summer reading program.