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UPDATED FRIDAY JANUARY 15, 2020

The Carry-Out Service Desk is Open

Visit the Carry-Out Service desk located at the North Entrance to pick up holds and utilize many of our standard library services.

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This week on the Great DPPL Bake-Along:

We make fry bread in honor of Native American Heritage Month.  Inspiration comes from the book Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard.

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. 

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Here's what the experts at DPPL recommend YOU read, watch and listen to this month.

And more!

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It’s hard to believe it’s cuffing season in Illinois when temperatures are 70 in November.

Despite the gorgeous warm weather, we are well into fall.

Now is still a prime time to break out the toasted marshmallow hot chocolate and cozy socks.

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In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose“ – the more things change, the more they stay the same…

Take a look at November in Des Plaines, 1905.

We think there's some truth to that!

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