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Warning! Danger! Please, whatever you do, don't read this powerful, well-written, Pulitzer Prize-winning example of classic literature that has sold millions of copies since it's publication in 1960. It includes racism, offensive language, and is unsuited for any age group. (Interested yet?)
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At the library board meeting Tuesday, September 16, Des Plaines Public Library trustees approved a 2015 budget that funds Phase One of a Master Plan Study trustees have been working on for the past several years.
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With the exception of Ancestry Library Edition, you can also search our databases from home with your Des Plaines Library card.
If you’re new to genealogy or already an expert, we have resources you can use.
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Music is everywhere at the library. It's in the air, on our shelves and occasionally live in the plaza. Let's spotlight the ways the library can bring music to your life.
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Friends of the Des Plaines Public Library recently donated eleven books to the library in memory of long-time Friends member Roy Terp.
“Since he was a young boy, libraries were always an important part of Roy Terp’s life" says his daughter, Susan Terp.
“Dad was a life-long reader of books, as well as a daily reader of the Chicago Tribune. He enjoyed all types of books and his favorite topics were history, biography, historical fiction, and mysteries.”
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