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...
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Adults, Making and Crafting, Personal Enrichment Jun 10, 2026
A successful garden doesn't have to begin with an expensive trip to the garden center, and it doesn't have to end when you pick your last tomato! At DeKalb Public Library, we're helping gardeners make the most of every stage of the growing season,...
Personal Enrichment, Maker Machines, Makers Jun 5, 2026
After celebrating Ancient Greece for 2022's 8 Countries in 1 Day, the Tech Desk & Studio Department moved on to Ancient Egypt in 2023. Dozens of artifacts, amulets, and statues were printed for the event, though the majority were...
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...
Adults, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Jun 1, 2026
Happy Pride Month, DeKalb! Every June, communities around the world come together to celebrate Pride: honoring the history, achievements, diverse identities, and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community. Here at DeKalb Public Library, Pride is an...
Adults, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling May 30, 2026
Walking into DeKalb Public Library, you immediately understand why modern libraries are known as community hubs. The lobby hums with activity: the beep of scanners, the chime of elevator doors, and conversations blending in multiple languages. It...
News, Adults, Books with All the Feels, Kids, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Teen May 29, 2026
Our Summer Reading Challenge is about to begin! This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, andyou can celebrate the occasion by joining our "Read, White, and Blue" challenge! We have reading rewards for...
Personal Enrichment, Art and Crafts, Computers and Software, Crafts & Hobbies, Maker Machines, Makers, Making and Crafting May 27, 2026
Sculpting from scratch by hand is great, but it is also very possible to "kitbash" new models from the pieces of other models. Kitbashing You Say? Kitbashing is an artform originating with customizing model kits. Practitioners (often model-builders...
News, Adults, Kids, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling May 26, 2026
Explore languages in all their beauty this summer! Whether you're hoping to learn an entirely new language, dust off your high school French, or already speak another language with ease, we hope our collection will have a book for...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen May 18, 2026
The DeKalb Public Library is pleased to announce that we will hold our tenth annual “8 Countries in 1 Day” celebration on Saturday, September 19, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. In 2025, we hosted performances by Xochitl-Quetzal Aztec Dance and...
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