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The building is closed but the library is open. 

A picture is worth a thousand words. 

World War II.

The Civil Rights Movement.

The 9/11 attacks.

Some of the most important historical events have been captured through photos.

It might not seem like it, but we're in the middle of making history too. 

Continue Reading "It’s Wednesday. Let’s Look Back!" →

This week on The Great DPPL Bake-Along:

We bake Pumpkin Pasties, a classic from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling!

We’ll share our results, our recipes, and a little bit about our chosen stories on this blog.

AND we invite YOU to bake along with us.

Share what you make by tagging us with #DPPLBakes, send us your favorite recipes, or just enjoy reading our entries.

Continue Reading "Harry Potter’s Pumpkin Pasties" →

As we shelter-in-place, we are creating memories every day.

In the Youth Services department, we decided that one of the best ways to capture favorite moments is to draw a picture.

Of course, we then decided to take it a bit further.

We are creating  a "quilt" of pictures drawn by children and families of Des Plaines, and we invite YOU to contribute. 

And we plan to display on the second floor when the library reopens. 

Continue Reading "Send DPPL Your Piece of Patchwork Memory" →

Hey Kiddos! It's Thursday and time for DPPL Storytime. We miss you all and hope you will tune in for a new episode each week! On this week's episode, Miss Elizabeth reads you The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak (with kind permission of Dial). Don't forget, you can follow us on Facebook or Instagram to see more virtual programming like this.

 

Missing one-on-one book recommendations from your favorite 3rd floor staffers? DPPL's new Miner Recs Book Talks are the next best thing! 

Each week DPPL's readers advisory staff will "talk" their best "recs" of books, movies and more!

And while we're all sheltering in place, we're calling the first few entries in this series Grounded Recs. 

In Episode 5, Natalie tells you about The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, a workplace romance about two adversarial coworkers battling it out for the same promotion - until they realize they are falling for each other.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, DPPL cardholders can read The Hating Game as an ebook or audiobook today through the Hoopla links below.

The Hating Game ebook
The Hating Game audiobook

Enjoy!