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I love making things.

Much of my free time is devoted to crafting: embroidering my mon (Japanese family crest) onto a tea towel, knitting my daughter's Halloween costume, cutting a garden out of paper.

And until the library opens its own Makerspace, I'm making do by turning my family room into my own defacto Makerspace (much to my husband's chagrin).

Continue Reading "Crafting on the Cheap" →

Friday October 18th at 9pm through Monday October 21st, online access to accounts and holds placement will not be available.

We expect to restore service by Tuesday October 22nd.

During this time, DPPL and 24 other area libraries in the CCS consortium will welcome the Indian Trails Public Library District to our shared catalog.

For you, this means MORE books, movies, and music will be available for library users.  

Continue Reading "The DPPL Catalog is Growing - Again!" →

Families come in all shapes and sizes. 

Whether a child has two parents that live together, lives with a grandparent, or lives with a single parent.

And families are not just about what a child born into, families are also created.

Continue Reading "Family Reading Night 2019 - We Are Family! " →

Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're always there. 

- Unknown-

You may have seen folks straightening the shelves of the Book Nook, or carrying boxes of books into the mysterious room by the first floor drinking fountain.

We hope you have seen the grand banners advertising the semi-annual BOOK SALE!

But who are these mysterious and dedicated souls?

Continue Reading "Celebrating 65 Years with the Friends of the Library" →

Des Plaines Public Library has a tradition of celebrating the many cultures that make up our vibrant community.

In October our focus will be on India and Diwali: Festival of Lights, an important Hindu holiday celebrated around the world.

Continue Reading "Diwali: Festival of Lights" →