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Here at the Des Plaines Public Library Reader Services department, we encourage your group to read whichever book they would like at any given time.

We understand each book group has a unique path that it charts from title to title.

We work hard to acquire multiple copies of a book that a group has chosen instead of making it choose from a predetermined, and limited, set of titles

Continue Reading "Endless Possibilities for Your Book Group" →

How do you mark the years of your life…family photos? A shelf of school yearbooks? Gray hairs?

From a children’s librarian’s point of view, Summer Reading is a pretty big deal.

I have a collection of t-shirts that tell the story of all the eras of my career.

Continue Reading "My Life in Summer Reading T-shirts" →

Pint & Click Podcast has just released its 30th episode - where does the time go? On the latest episode, Dave, Tony and Joel go deep into the DC Comics universe to discuss Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing, a graphic novel compiling Alan Moore's first comics in the Swamp Thing franchise; and Wonder Woman, the new blockbuster adaptation of the DC comic, directed by Patty Jenkins. Have a listen below:

If you've missed any of the last 29 episodes of the Pint & Click Podcast, subscribe with iTunes or visit the Podomatic page to listen and share. If you're already a fan, we encourage you to take a moment to rate and review the podcast on iTunes - it helps other listeners find it more easily.

Astronomers, astrophiles and even casual stargazers are preparing for this solar eclipse coming to our area on August 21st.

The sky will darken at 11:54 am as the moon passes between the sun and the earth.

Continue Reading "Countdown to Totality" →

On the latest episode of the Pint and Click Podcast, Dave, Tony, Kristyn, and Joel discuss and recommend media that is currently available on hoopla. As you may have read here previously, hoopla is a digital service available to all DPPL cardholders that allows you to download or stream up to 10 ebooks, audiobooks, movies, comics, TV shows or albums each month. Topics discussed include the 1995 Abel Ferrara film The Addiction; the soundtrack to last year's Disney motion picture Moana; the DC comic Green Lanterns Vol. 1: Rage Planet, written by Geoff Johns; the 2006 Guillermo del Toro film Pan's Labyrinth; and Ghost In The Shell, the original 1995 anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii. Take a listen below:

To hear previous episodes of the Pint & Click Podcast, subscribe with iTunes or visit the Podomatic page to listen and share. Also, if you enjoy the podcast and have a free moment, take a moment to rate and review us on iTunes - it helps others find the podcast more easily!