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Hey, Kiddos! It's time for a new edition of DIY with DPPL!

This time, you'll learn how to make your very own gratitude jar.

Starting on Saturday, November 23rd, stop by the Youth Services desk on the second floor of DPPL to pick up a kit (while supplies last!), and then use the materials to do the project we show you step-by-step in the video.

(Grade 1 and up.)

Here's what DPPL's Readers' Advisory staff recommends you read, watch, or listen to this month!

READ

The Youth Services Team loves going on adventures together through books, movies, video games, and much more. Find out where your favorite librarians have traveled this month!

READ IT NOW

It's been a minute since we've published a Des Plaines Memory post.

Des Plaines Memory was launched back in 2020, the brainchild of the late Steven Giese, DPPL reference librarian and all around wonderful soul.

Continue Reading "Des Plaines Memory is Back - and Celebrating Veterans Day" →

The Youth Services Department challenged all warlocks, vampires, ghosts, and children in grades K-8 to write a two-sentence, scary (or not so scary) story.

Continue Reading "Wicked Good Winners" →