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On July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In 2015, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared July Disability Pride Month in celebration of the ADA’s 25th anniversary.
Today, this Disability Pride Month is many things.
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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and we felt it fitting to cover what pride is, as well as a brief history of the event.
Originally, LGBTQ+ Pride events took place on June 28th to commemorate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which began on June 28th after the Stonewall Inn was raided by law enforcement and lasted until July 2nd.
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To gain a better understanding of what led to this conflict and what is currently happening we have compiled a list of books and other resources the library has to offer.
People still in Sudan and Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries are in dire need of medical supplies and other assistance.
Continue Reading "Learn About Sudan, Understand the Conflict, and How to Help" →
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This program is targeted toward teens, but anyone over 13 years old can access.
Each week the SYNC program provides two thematically paired audiobooks for checkout and use with the Sora app. Sora is the student reading app from Overdrive.
Once the titles have been downloaded to your shelf in Sora, you can listen to them again and again.
Continue Reading "Curated Audiobooks! Two Free Downloads a Week from May - August" →
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National Poetry Day was founded in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets to celebrate the art of poetry and its impact on our lives. This year, the Des Plaines Library will be celebrating National Poetry Day by inviting our staff to read some of their favorite poems. These videos will be shared on our Facebook, Instagram and TikTok pages, and you can also watch them in the player below:
Open until 9:00pm today.