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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.

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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" →

In the next week, Illinois residents who haven't filled out the Census form online will receive a full paper form in the mail.

Because of Covid-19, the Census Bureau is suspending door-to-door  outreach, and doubling down on email and online outreach.

You can help Des Plaines get a head start by spreading the word about the Census online!

Use #2020Census on your Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or make up a Census dance on Tiktok!

About 50% of Illinois residents have filled out their form already.

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We’re sharing drinks from the books we’ve loved.

Try them while you’re sheltering in place or at your next Zoom cocktail hour!

Continue Reading "Do You Have a Favorite Fictional Drink?" →

The word “history” usually makes us think about the distant past - events of someone or something not connected to our daily lives.

There is nothing like a global crisis, however, to make us realize that we are making and living through history right now!

We invite you to help us document the impact of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic on the Des Plaines community by sharing your photographs and writing.

Continue Reading "Making History Together: Share Your 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Story" →