Happening at the library
Mailed Overdue Notices Discontinued
Starting March 1, 2017 Des Plaines Public Library discontinued printing and mailing overdue notices, except for the Final Billing Notice.
Happening at the library
Starting March 1, 2017 Des Plaines Public Library discontinued printing and mailing overdue notices, except for the Final Billing Notice.
Staff Picks
I use the Youth Media Awards to help me gage how I am doing with my reading....and by that standard, I did not do very well this year.
True confession: I read ONLY ONE book for teens that appeared on the list of winners chosen by my fellow librarians and literature experts.
Continue Reading "Read it! Loved it! Teen Titles For Everyone." →
Staff Picks
His name is the most popular place name in the United States by a wide margin.
His image is on two items of our currency, and he is one of the first American historical figures children learn about in school.
You got it - George Washington.
Spotlight
Spotlight
I like to joke that I'm not a librarian, but I play one on TV.
(But seriously, being a librarian is no joke. Librarians have master’s degrees and are some of the smartest, kindest, hardest-working professionals I know. And they are not in it for the money either, folks).
Continue Reading "10 Fab Things You Can Get at DPPL (That I Didn’t Know Until I Worked Here)" →
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