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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 4, Alejandro tells you about A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, a humorous but melancholy book about a curmudgeonly Swedish man.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, DPPL cardholders can read A Man Called Ove as an ebook or audiobook through the Overdrive links below.

A Man Called Ove ebook
A Man Called Ove audiobook

Enjoy!

The building is closed but the library is open. 

Who here LOVES to make slime? 

Well, say hello to Slime's rebel cousin, OOBLECK!  

First introduced in a Dr. Seuss book, Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid. 

It doesn't follow Newton's law of fluids having constant viscosity. 

Viscosity is how fast or slow a liquid moves. 

But Oobleck is a shape-shifter. 

Sometimes, it's a liquid and sometimes, it's a solid.

Continue Reading "It’s Wednesday. Let’s Get MESSY!" →

 

Do you have a musical instrument at home gathering dust? Looking for free music lessons?

Continue Reading "Learn A Musical Instrument Using ArtistWorks" →

This week on The Great DPPL Bake-Along:

We bake Tembleque, a traditional puerto rican desert made by Emoni in the book With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo!

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 "Tembleque from With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo" →

May 4th is Star Wars Day, and though all of the droids and Storm Troopers are sheltering in place there is still fun to be had! 

Having trouble feeling the force this Star Wars Day?

I hope this simple origami Yoda helps you find your inner Jedi.

Continue Reading "May the 4th Be with You" →