The DeKalb Public Library is now a proud partner of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, and registration is now open! What is Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? The Imagination Library is a literacy program founded by the legendary...
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Chelsea Racine
News, Adults, Genealogy and History, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Seniors Mar 25, 2025
Following two massive explosions in 1944 in Port Chicago, California, that killed 320 American sailors and injured 390 more, the US Navy branded 50 young Black sailors as mutineers for their refusal to return to the unsafe working conditions that...
News, Adults, Creative Art Scene, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Seniors, Teen Mar 18, 2025
Our March display case in the main lobby has been set up by the Stage Coach Players! The Stage Coach Players have been performing in DeKalb since 1947, and was founded for the purpose of fostering an appreciation of the theater, creating...
News, Adults, Art and Crafts, Books with All the Feels, Creative Art Scene, Family Fun, Kids, Making and Crafting, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors, STEM, Teen Mar 15, 2025
Explore literary worlds at one of our biggest events of the year! On Saturday, March 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the library will be transformed into six different themed worlds with food, crafts, games, activities, and prizes. You'll...
News, Adults, Making and Crafting, Making and Crafting, Seniors Jan 8, 2025
Our January display case has been set up by the Society for Creative Anachronism. The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international educational nonprofit organization dedicated to recreating the arts, foods, clothing, martial arts,...
News, Adults, Books with All the Feels, Kids, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors, Teen Dec 31, 2024
We surveyed our staff about their favorite books of 2024, and we want to share them with you as you build your reading list for the new year! Click on any title to place a hold, or call (815) 756-9568 ext. 2150 for...
News, Action with Intention, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Seniors, Teen Dec 28, 2024
We want to extend our thanks to everyone who participated in one of the many programs this year that have focused on giving back to our community. If you fulfilled a local senior's wish from the Giving Tree, donated winter clothing to the...
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