Spotlight
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, not enough.
Quite some decades ago, a nun took me aside and urged me not to fraternize with a then-close friend and neighbor who also was my classmate in Catholic elementary school.
Why?
Kids & Parents
Recently released movies such as Aladdin and Toy Story 4, along with the highly anticipated opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World mean Disney mania is at an all-time high.
Happening at the library
Jo is a famililar face around the library, having worked for over a decade as the Head of Adult Services.
She is also a familiar face in the community as an active participant in the Des Plaines Arts Council and other Des Plaines initiatives.
Continue Reading "Jo Bonell Is DPPL’s New Library Director" →
Spotlight
On the latest episode of Miner Recs, Dave, Jami, Tony and Joel discuss Octavia E. Butler's 1979 novel Kindred, as well as the 2017 graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings. Hear it on the player below:
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Kids & Parents
Stephanie Gelb, space librarian, reporting for duty.
Outer space props, robots, a prize wheel, glow in the dark T-shirts and my blow-up astronaut costume all make getting the attention of a room full of children for fifteen minutes a piece of cake.
Continue Reading "Parenting Small Humans: There’s A Book for That" →
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