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DPPL's Winter Reading Clubs for kids, adults and teens run December 17 - January 29.   All the details here or check out listings on the DPPL calendar.

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 Our Adult Summer Reading weekly contest is almost over. Since June 4th, patrons have been voting for their favorites from a selection of 32 popular novels.  Each week, the winning books from that round moved on and one lucky voter won a gift card to Tap House Grill. The field of fiction has been narrowing. We’re down to just two challengers. On July 30th, we’ll finally see which book reigns supreme! 

Come on up to the 3rd floor to cast your vote and take a chance to win the last Tap House Grill gift card. It's head-to-head between The Help by Kathryn Stockett and the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. Which will you choose?

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New at Des Plaines Public Library. Enjoy your checked-out materials longer with Automatic Renewals.

Items checked out at Des Plaines Public Library will automatically be renewed on their due date for up to 3 renewal periods.

The renewal happens automatically and there is NO action you need to take. Just sit back and keep reading - or watching, or listening.

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We are going to be rocking, rolling, jazzing, rapping, poetry-slamming, dancing, singing and moving all summer long.  DPPL's 2015 Ready to the Rhythm is going to be FANTASTIC!    READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE. 

Here are the highlights:

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DPPL's collection of picture books for kids on the 2nd floor will be temporarily unavailable both on the floor and in the catalog beginning Friday, May 15.

We are installing new, forward facing shelving and when the project is complete, it will be awesome! The project is expected to take about 2 weeks.

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