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DPPL Storytime

Virtual Storytime: La Oruga Muy Hambrienta y Incy Wincy Araña

Hey Kiddos! It's Thursday and time for DPPL Storytime - presented this week en español! We miss you all and hope you will tune in for a new episode each week! First, Miss Becky reads La Oruga Muy Hambrienta by Eric Carle and then Miss Esli sings a fun rendition of Incy Wincy Araña! Don't forget, you can follow us on YouTube for programs like this.

Miner Recs Newsletters & Podcasts

The Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel

 

Missing one-on-one book recommendations from your favorite 3rd floor staffers? DPPL's new Miner Recs Book Talks are the next best thing! 

Each week DPPL's readers advisory staff will "talk" their best "recs" of books, movies and more!

And while we're all sheltering in place, we're calling the first few entries in this series Grounded Recs

In Episode 3, Jami tells you about The Wolf Hall trilogy by Hilary Mantel, a Booker Prize-winning series of engrossing historical fiction.

The Wolf Hall series follows Thomas Cromwell, an advisor to King Henry VIII, and the political intrigue that happened in his court. Through her exhaustive research and compelling storytelling, the author brings characters like Anne Boleyn, Katherine of Aragon, and Thomas More to life. For further background, here's Hilary Mantel giving a one-hour lecture on her research process!

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, DPPL cardholders can read any of the books as ebooks or eaudiobooks through the Overdrive links below:

Wolf Hall ebook
Wolf Hall audiobook
Bring Up the Bodies ebook
Bring Up the Bodies audiobook
Mirror & the Light ebook
Mirror & the Light audiobook

Enjoy!

Happening at the library

An Update From the Director

Dear Des Plaines Friends and Neighbors:

We miss all of you!

During this period when the coronavirus keeps us physically apart, we hope you are enjoying all of the new virtual programs and services launched online in the past several weeks.

Staff has been busy creating and delivering your favorite in-person library programs and services, as well as brand new virtual offerings, on our website and social media. 

We are also ordering plenty of new eBooks, new eAudiobooks and more online resources.

The building might be closed but the library is definitely open!

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