Thank you to Barb City Manor for setting up a beautiful display for September! Barb City Manor is a not-for-profit retirement home, located six blocks from downtown DeKalb, in the historic Joseph F. Glidden and Jacob F. Haish hospital. Barb...
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News, Adults, Kids, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Sep 1, 2026
As we remember Dolly Parton and her extraordinary impact on the world, we want to focus on an important part of her legacy: her Imagination Library. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends free books to children every month from birth to age five,...
News, Adults, Personal Enrichment Aug 31, 2026
We are proud to announce that The Legacy Wall, created by The Legacy Project in Chicago, will be arriving to our library this fall! This exhibit will be on display in our Main Lobby from November 7 to 20. This one-of-a-kind,...
News, Adults, Kids, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Aug 14, 2026
Explore the earliest chapters of our nation's history! Our Main Lobby will host the exhibit Becoming the United States: Colonial America to Reconstruction from August 14 to September 11. This series from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of...
News, Adults, Personal Enrichment Aug 11, 2026
Our Main Lobby display case in August has been set up by the Barb Food Mart! Barb Food Mart is a non-profit organization founded in 2013 to help alleviate food insecurity for children and families in the DeKalb School District. More than...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Jun 29, 2026
The first half of 2026 has been a whirlwind as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and we're just getting started! Below you'll find information about our featured events commemorating this...
News, Adults, Gardening, Personal Enrichment Jun 15, 2026
Our June Display Case has been set up by the DeKalb County Master Gardeners! The 2026 DeKalb Master Gardeners Annual Garden Walk is right around the corner, and tickets go on sale today, June 15! This year, seven home gardens and one educational...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Jun 2, 2026
We're thrilled to announce that our After-hours Concert Series is about to begin! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and 94.9 WDKB, each performance is free and open to all ages. We have more than a dozen performances planned for 2026...
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