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This week on The Great DPPL Bake-Along:

We bake apple turnovers, a delicious and comforting treat from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

We’ll share our results, our recipes, and a little bit about our chosen stories on this blog.

AND we invite YOU to bake along with us.

Share what you make by tagging us with #DPPLBakes, send us your favorite recipes, or just enjoy reading our entries.

Continue Reading "Apple Turnovers From Little Women" →

 It's time for another installment of DPPL's Move & Groove Tuesday!

Each week, look for a new fun way to get moving around Des Plaines.

We'll post them on DPPL's Facebook and Instagram pages and here on the blog. 

Continue Reading "We Wiggle and Wiggle and Stop!" →

Hey Kiddos! It's Thursday and time for DPPL Storytime. We miss you all and hope you will tune in for a new episode each week! This week, we're presenting our storytime en español - Miss Esli starts out by telling you the story of Los Tres Cerditos, followed by Miss Becky performing the rhyme Debajo de un Boton. Enjoy! Don't forget, you can follow us on Facebook or Instagram to see more virtual programming like this!

♫ We like to move it, groove it ♫  

♫ We like to move it, groove it ♫ 

♫ Ya like to MOVE IT! ♫ 

Strike 2! Move 'n Groove is inside again.

But we've got you covered! 

Your couch potato days are over. 

Because sitting all day leads to decay... 

Continue Reading "♫ We Like to Move It, Groove It ♫ - Pt. II" →

2020 has been a STRANGE year.

And that’s putting it lightly.

Those of you who’ve visited the library recently have seen that the 2^nd floor is a ghost shell of what it used to be.

No crowd of kids, no computers, no toys, no iPads… even sitting and lingering has become a bit of a crime.

Continue Reading "It’s Wednesday. Let’s Look Back! Pt. II" →