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, Job-seeking Sep 3, 2026
A job search can be time consuming and fraught with emotions. Whether your job search is motivated by a job loss, a career transition or a desire for more pay/responsibility, searching for a job takes time and effort. The best job searches happen...
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,...
Adults, News, Personal Enrichment Aug 25, 2026
Every August, thousands of people fill downtown DeKalb for a beloved tradition: Corn Fest! With free sweet corn, live music, local vendors, carnival rides, and community spirit, the festival has become a highlight of the summer....
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...
Adults, News, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Aug 7, 2026
When you're a child, teachers can seem almost mythical. They control when you can talk, when you can go to the bathroom, whether your work deserves to pass or fail, and even where you sit. A stern look from across the classroom could stop you in...
Personal Enrichment, Adults, News, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Aug 5, 2026
Sadako Sasaki images: Children’s Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan, Sadako Sasaki in formal kimono, International Peace Crane Forever Stamp, Brother Maschiro & Sadako, American Newspapers days following the Atomic Bomb drop in 1945, images of the afte...
Personal Enrichment, Maker Machines, Makers, STEM Aug 4, 2026
The Open-Source Museum isn't just for showcasing artifacts that people otherwise might not be able to see (much less touch!) themselves. It's also a way to show off our 3D printers and give examples on how a model can look different from an...
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