Archive for 04/2015

Happening at the library

4 Ways to Get the Hottest New Video Games at DPPL

Video games have risen to national prominence in our culture, with AAA video game budgets exceeding Hollywood blockbuster films.  As video games have gained wide popularity, they have also attracted strong demand here at DPPL.  We’re happy and eager to meet this growing demand with a greater number and selection of games.

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Staff Picks

A-Camping We Will Go!

Six-year-old Ali by the campfire.

Six-year-old me (in the yellow jacket) camping with my grandparents and cousins. I am currently stalking vintage awning lanterns on eBay.

My husband and I both grew up in Michigan -- I hail from the Upper Peninsula (UP), and he grew up in Southeastern Michigan (but with a deep love for the UP and all things outdoors.) Early on in our relationship we discovered we also shared a love of camping; our families had both spent a lot of time camping on family vacations when we were kids. 

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YS Welcomes a New Family Member

The Youth Services Department is so excited to share some big news that we have been tirelessly working on all winter long. We're sure you've seen us running around the department, measuring, and talking excitedly about the renovation project that has been ongoing since last spring when the Storytime Room was expanded. Through programs and conversations at the desk, we've gotten to be close with families that frequent our department. Because of that, we wanted to be the ones to break the news to you, our dear library family, ourselves.

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