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National Poetry Day was founded in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets to celebrate the art of poetry and its impact on our lives. This year, the Des Plaines Library will be celebrating National Poetry Day by inviting our staff to read some of their favorite poems. These videos will be shared on our Facebook, Instagram and TikTok pages, and you can also watch them in the player below:

 

On this episode, Charlie, Angelo, Nina and Maureen discuss Jennette McCurdy's bestselling memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, as well as some other recently-released and revelatory celebrity autobiographies and documentaries.

(Please note: this episode does contain discussions of traumatic childhood events and abusive behavior.)

Listen to their conversation in the player below:

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The Youth Services Team loves going on adventures together through books, movies, video games, and much more. Find out where your favorite librarians have traveled this month!

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Hey, Kiddos! It's time for DPPL Storytime, presented en español!

This week, Miss Monica will read ¿De dónde eres? written by Yamile Saied Méndez and illustrated by Jaime Kim, read with permission from HarperCollins Publishers.

Don't forget, you can follow us on Facebook or Instagram to see more virtual programming like this.

Here's what DPPL's Readers' Advisory staff is reading this month, and suggest you do as well!

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