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There’s a lot in the world to be uncertain about, but if there’s one thing I have always been sure of, it has to be the power of food!

Food brings people and community together and that’s what the library is all about!

Meeting wonderful new people and trying new things of all sorts! 

Food, and more specifically, cultural traditions are a huge part of Cafecito Y Libritos, DPPL’s Spanish Book Club of Two Years!

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Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 3rd and we have some exciting things going on at the library.

First, we want to see YOUR art!

For ages up to 12, enter our Comic Craze Raffle by submitting some of your own panels.  

Swing by the Youth Services Desk to pick up your blank panel and to bring it back when finished.  

You'll get one raffle entry per submission.

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Vote early for the 2025 election at Des Plaines Public Library

The polling site is located in Meeting Room A on the first floor of the building.

 

Please note that DPPL is NOT a polling location on Election Day (Tuesday, April 1, 2025). On Election Day, you must go to your neighborhood polling place. 

Find your local polling location.

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But here at the library, we don’t stop at just one time of year to appreciate our planet; we continuously work on initiatives that promote environmental stewardship and sustainability.

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