Des Plaines Memory
March 2021 Newsletter
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03.12.21
Plus MORE new features on the Des Plaines Memory website; Des Plaines gets artsy; history-related Zoom events; and more!
Des Plaines Memory
Plus MORE new features on the Des Plaines Memory website; Des Plaines gets artsy; history-related Zoom events; and more!
Staff Picks
If you're like us you are hoping that day comes SOON!
Two of the best:
Read travel books and watch travel videos on Kanopy.
Continue Reading "Two Ways to Feed Your Wanderlust at DPPL" →
Staff Picks
For my first Dungeons & Dragons campaign, I played a halfling wizard librarian who consistently carried at least 13 books in her pack.
Her most devastating moment in the campaign was when a magical scroll burst into flames in front of her eyes before she had the chance to fully read it.
Take a look and see if you agree or disagree with your recommended read!
Continue Reading "What YA Book should you read based on your D&D Class?" →
Spotlight
Feb 2021 Mystery Newsletter
There is something sublime in its randomness, its supreme ability to surprise.
Mail is the completion of an event, an act.
It’s a concept similar to the light of stars, but in a different scope.
Every birthday card, holiday melange of pictures of relatives, or a mere note sent by a treasured friend: all are the representations of someone else’s present, now a few days in the past.
Wednesday Crafternoons
Just like our feathered friends do.
One of the coldest months of the year, February makes it harder on birds to find food.
So sometimes, they have to improvise.
And that's where you come in.
Especially in the cold.
But seeds and nuts are easy enough to get at the store.
They're packed with nutrients and a great high energy food for birds to survive the winter.
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