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Board games are a multibillion dollar industry that is growing every year.  

So, DPPL is bringing the games to you with our circulating collection.  

That’s right, you can bring a board game home from the library to play with your family and friends.

Continue Reading "4 Reasons to Checkout a Board Game at DPPL!" →

About a month ago, I saw an exotic looking bird in my neighborhood.

It was a big, gangly thing with a long beak and a bright orange patch, two feather plumes sticking out of its head and HUGE feet.

I was sure I had spotted an escapee from the zoo.

Continue Reading "For the Birds" →

On the latest episode of Miner Recs, Dave, Tony, Jami and Joel dive deep into Acorn TV, a video streaming service available for free to DPPL cardholders featuring television shows and movies from Britain and beyond! Shows discussed include Detectorists, Loch Ness, Rebecka Martinsson, Jack Taylor and more. Have a listen to their recommendations on the player below:

Interested in hearing more episodes of Miner Recs? You can subscribe with iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or on our Podomatic page.

For more information about the podcast and the DPPL staff who make it, visit our podcast page.

Do you have a business is located in Des Plaines?

If you do, you are eligible to receive a Company Library Card good for three years.

Here are some of the benefits you get from using your Company Library Card.

Continue Reading "3 Reasons Des Plaines Businesses Need a Library Card (and how to get one)" →

Hands down, the best hiding place in the world was Grandma and Grandpa Beckwith’s hall closet: Long…narrow… seemingly endless.

One of the Great Cousin Myths was that no one ever reached the end of the closet; we all agreed to believe that it went on forever.

You would crawl in earthworm-style, navigating the maze of shoes and handbags and wool coats by feel more than sight.

Between the excited anxiety of hiding and the lack of air movement, you'd get sweaty – but your hair would be full of static from the friction of the carpet. Sweat and static cling at the same time - a distinctly uncomfortable feeling.

When you finally found your knee-hugging spot between the sneezy burlap-covered walls and the scratchy wool coats waiting for someone to find you, time would slow down so the space between every heartbeat felt like an eternity. 

Until recently, I got that same anxious, itchy, uncomfortable feeling whenever I thought about trying to learn how to code.

Continue Reading "Ready or Not, Here I Code!" →