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Looking for something to do this winter?

Look no further than DPPL for ideas and activities to warm up, learn, enrich and keep active all season long.

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

Starting on Monday, November 22nd, stop by the Youth Services desk on the second floor of DPPL to pick up a kit (while supplies last!).

This time, you'll learn how to make a scarecrow!

Then use the materials to do the project we show you step-by-step in the video. 

On this episode, Charlie, Ariana, Joel and Lydia discuss their likes and dislikes when it comes to horror films. They talk about the horror-comedy Tucker & Dale vs. Evil at length, and also touch on other scary films such as Midsommar, The Blair Witch Project, Young Frankenstein and more!

Listen to their conversation in the player below:

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Holiday shopping is much changed from the days of Des Plaines yore, circa 1900 - 1970.

Back then there was no "Black Friday". No Amazon Prime and next day delivery. No Target or Walmart or Old Navy.

The shopping was slower, locally based, at stores and local merchants who served generations and knew families by name.

Today on Des Plaines Memory, we take a stroll down the streets of our town and remember some of our favorite establishments.

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Like many Midwesterners, I hate winter.

Nothing transforms me into a winter troll quite like commuting home on a dark night in the gray slush, shivering even in my -20 degree-rated parka. 

But one positive thing about winter?

Fewer plans and more time for reading!

I hope these cozy holiday romance reads warm your soul and make you forget you haven’t seen the sun in days.

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