February 26th, 2021
Thanks for joining us this month as we lifted up Black book creators! Local community members read children's books created by members of the African diaspora, and I think we can all agree that it was a lot of fun! ...
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February 26th, 2021
We've been adding to our Highlighting Black Voices playlist! Check them out here: Highlighting Black Voices playlist.
Highlighting Black Voices is the DeKalb Public Library + local community members celebrating Black book creators. Each community member will read a book ...
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February 11th, 2021
The DeKalb Public Library is teaming up with local community members to celebrate Black book creators! Each community member will read a book by a member of the African diaspora. Videos are posted on Mondays and Thursdays on ...
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February 6th, 2021
To help you celebrate Black History Month, we have several bibliographies listing great children's books that you can find at the library. The downloadable versions of the bibliographies below have clickable links to make it easy for you to reserve copies ...
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January 28th, 2021
Every year, children get to select the winners of Illinois state children's book awards, including the Monarch Award (for listeners and readers in kindergarten through 3rd grade), the Bluestem Award (for readers in 3rd-5th grade), and the Rebecca Caudill Young ...
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January 28th, 2021
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow this February? What weather will the groundhog predict? If you haven’t had a chance to see the library’s display table in the Children's Department with books celebrating Groundhog Day, don’t worry! We've created a ...
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December 28th, 2020
Hello, DeKalb Families! Miss Julie here to tell you about our latest acquisitions: ABC Mouse and Poisson Rouge. While you may have heard of these two subscription sites, we now have them for you to use for ...
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December 26th, 2020
Our Winter Reading program has begun at the DeKalb Public Library, and we are ready to have some fun! Just like Summer Reading, this will be a virtual program hosted by READsquared. Just go to the DKPL's READsquared ...
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December 18th, 2020
Hello, Families! Miss Julie here to bring you news of an exciting new trio of books that just arrived from the Mysteries of Space series. These books are perfect for the child that is fascinated by space science ...
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December 10th, 2020
Hello, Families! Miss Julie here to tell you about a fun, new way to surprise your children. We know that getting children's books through curbside pickup can be daunting. What do you get if you don't already know what ...
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