Happening at the library
The summer reading program for teens in grades 7 - 12 runs June 7 - August 31, 2014.
Every reader is a winner! Read 4 books or for 20 hours to earn a Starbucks gift card.
Earn a chance to win an iPad!
Spotlight
Reading is Your Superpower. Here's a round up of all the ways kids can exercise thier superpowers at the Des Plaines Public Library this summer.
Happening at the library
It’s time for Summer Reading Club (or SRC as we fondly call it) again! The professional life of a children’s librarian revolves somewhat around this yearly ritual. It is something we work on. All. Year. Long. It may sound like I think it’s tedious, but really it’s a wonderful thing, for lots of reasons. Let me tell you about one of the reasons by way of a story…
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Back in 1979, the kids summer reading theme at the library was "Super Heroes Are Super Readers." The kids wrote letters to some celebrities of the day - their Super Heroes - and a lot of the celebrities wrote back. Twelve of those Super Hero letters have been preserved on Des Plaines Memory, the library's online local history and culture collection, including a letter from my former Super Hero, Bruce Jenner.
Spotlight
When I first heard of Bitcoin the first image that came to me was of a pirate testing the gold content of a coin by biting it. But, in this case 'bit' refers to binary unit or the smallest unit of information in computing. And of course, coin, refers to the oldest form of currency. Therefore, digital currency. Bitcoin is not without its conflicting aspects. So, I'll use the two sides of the coin analogy to outline the conflicts while trying to describe what Bitcoin is.
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