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Vote early for the November 2018 election at Des Plaines Public Library

The polling site is located in Meeting Room A on the North side of the building.

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Beginning Monday, October 8th,  Otto Baum, Inc. (OBI)  will be doing cleaning and repairs to the exterior of the library building. The project will  be completed by November 29, 2018.

We do NOT anticipate any interruption to regular DPPL service during the course of the project.

The scope of work includes  the repair of leaking windows; power washing all the exterior stone and brick; applying a sealant to all the stone and brick; and applying filler to joints that are significantly eroded.

The City of Des Plaines is responsible for the upkeep of the exterior of the library and is paying for and managing this project, not the library.

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September is National Library Card Signup Month. 

Starting on September 4th, residents who sign-up for a new library card will receive

• A free DPPL tote bag,
• A Coupon for 1 free item off of The Friends’ book shelves,
• An entry into a weekly drawing for a gift certificate to Amazing Bread and Cakes! 

Already have a card? 

You can also have a chance to win. 

Come in and fill out a card telling us why you think the library is incredible.  Your name will also be entered into the weekly drawing for a gift certificate to Amazing Bread and Cakes!

It's that time of the year when you can't stay up late anymore nor sleep in, well at least on weekdays.

The worst has come, it's back to school.

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In June 2017 the Pew Research Center released a study reporting that Millennials are the most likely generation of Americans to use public libraries.  

Pew defines Millennials as anyone between the ages of 18-35 years-old as of the fall of 2016, the time at which the survey was administered. According to the study, 53 percent of the age group had used a public library or bookmobile within the previous year. The average across all adults 18 and older was 46 percent.

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