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One place I’ve missed during quarantine is the bowling alley.

I’m not a good bowler. I don’t have my own ball and I don’t bowl strikes. I just love the experience of the bowling alley itself. 

All the lanes, the sound of the ball striking the pins, and especially when they turn on the neon lights!

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Youth Services is all about projects. 

It. Never. Ends.... 

BUT on the bright side, it keeps us on our toes. 

Our next project involves you. Yes, YOU! 

How, you ask? Well...

IT'S SUMMER!!!! At least by our standards. 

And by every kid who would've been starting "summer vacation" right now. 

And you know what that means for Youth Services. 

Time to DECORATE!!

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Calling all lego lovers, block builders and future architects. 

Our Family Friday challenge this week is to build a model of a favorite Chicago landmark to share with the Des Plaines community.

Building blocks, cups, boxes, legos and toothpicks are all fair game along with playing cards, magnatiles and craft sticks or really anything your imagination allows and your home has available. 

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As we shelter-in-place, we are creating memories every day.

In the Youth Services department, we decided that one of the best ways to capture favorite moments is to draw a picture.

Of course, we then decided to take it a bit further.

We are creating  a "quilt" of pictures drawn by children and families of Des Plaines, and we invite YOU to contribute. 

And we plan to display on the second floor when the library reopens. 

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Each story matters, every child counts.

El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) is a celebration of children and wonderful books.

Día honors the cultures and language of all children.

Here are some ideas for celebrating at home.

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