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On this episode, Dave, Joel, Natalie and Charlie discuss some of the films nominated for Academy Awards this year, including Parasite, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit and Joker. (Please note - this episode was recorded pre-lockdown, so some of their references may be slightly outdated!) Listen to their conversation in the player below:

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Now that we are Safe at Home, I'm spending a lot of time looking out my "office" window.

For the last year or so, my western view has looked out onto construction on River Road.

There is light at the end of that tunnel, I can see they are ready to pave the other half of the road any day now.

Check the City's website for weekly updates. 

Continue Reading "What do you see from YOUR window?" →

I have learned a lot about myself in quarantine these past two weeks.

For instance, I am capable of eating frozen pizza five days in a row.

I am very bad at puzzles and should never attempt them.

And I really do enjoy spending time with my family, something I wish I did more of when the world wasn’t at a standstill. 

Continue Reading "April is Arab American Heritage Month" →

Feel like staying in?

Good idea!

Luckily, you can enjoy ebooks, movies, music, and magazines from home with your Des Plaines Library card. Convenient, portable, and available 24/7! 

Explore all the ways you and your family can read, watch, or listen without leaving the comfort of and safety of your own home. 

Continue Reading "DPPL: Your (At) Home Library" →

Why is the 2020 Census a big deal?

Well, for one thing it dates back more than 200 years. 

The first U. S. Census was organized by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.

Both he and President Washington worried that the population was undercounted at less than four million souls (Native Americans were not included). And after spending more than $40,000 on it!

The President blamed (in part), "The fears of others that it was intended as the foundation of a tax.”

Continue Reading "The U. S. Census - Tell Me More" →