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i must be honest here:

even in the best of times

i don’t really

Understand Poetry

much less Write it

Continue Reading "It’s National Poetry Month, and You’re All Invited" →

We know that we have a bunch of super readers in Des Plaines! 

Rocky Raccoon is all about reading. After all he IS  the mascot of the Des Plaines Public Library's school-year reading programs (Patch Club and 1KB4K). 

And he wants you to keep up the good work you are doing during the stay-at-home order. 

Continue Reading "Rocky Raccoon to the Rescue!" →

 

Missing one-on one book recommendations from your favorite 3rd floor staffers? DPPL's new Miner Recs Book Talks are the next best thing! 

Each week DPPL's readers advisory staff will "talk" their best book "recs".

And while we're all sheltering in place, we're calling the first entries in this series Grounded Recs. 

In Episode 1, David discusses The Innocents by Michael Crummey. 

If it sounds like something you'd enjoy reading, DPPL cardholders can check out The Innocents today as an eBook through the Digital Library of Ilinois. Enjoy!

 

Some of you have asked about video conferencing to help stay connected to friends and family.

There are many options for video conferencing, but the one I like to use is called Zoom.

Continue Reading "How To Video Conference With Zoom" →

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 (Please note - this episode was recorded pre-lockdown, so some of their references may be slightly outdated!)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:

Interested in listening to more episodes of Miner Recs? You can subscribe with iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or on our Podomatic page.

For more information about the podcast and the DPPL staff who make it, visit our podcast page.