The DeKalb Public Library is pleased to announce that we will hold our tenth “8 Countries in 1 Day” celebration on Saturday, September 13, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. In 2024, we hosted performances by NIU's Ballet Folklórico Aztlán, the...
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Adults, Personal Enrichment May 28, 2025
Did you know that you can use your library card for more than checking out books, movies, and music? Your card is a doorway to experiences you might not otherwise have access to. Looking for a day out with your family or by yourself? Your library...
News, Adults, Books with All the Feels, Crafts & Hobbies, Family Fun, Kids, Makers, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Teen May 24, 2025
Our Summer Reading Challenge is about to begin! We have reading rewards for all ages, and no library card is required to sign up. You can register on our Beanstack site, download the Beanstack app, or stop by the Adult, Youth, or Teen...
News, Adults, Kids, Making and Crafting, Teen May 12, 2025
Our Main Lobby Display Case this month has been set up by the Glidden Homestead! The display features information about the many animals who have left their mark on the Homestead grounds, and on the history of barbed wire. Though you...
Adults, Making and Crafting May 7, 2025
Did you know that the library offers take-and-make kits for adults? Each month we have something different. Whether it's a tiny fabric gnome, a Mother's Day flower, or a homemade notebook, we've always got something interesting for you to make....
Adults, Personal Enrichment Apr 28, 2025
With the help of The Greenhouse in Sycamore, the library has installed three propagation walls in the Adult Services department. We’ve placed them in areas where people can sit, relax, and enjoy the greenery. There are plugs nearby so you can...
Adults, Personal Enrichment Mar 27, 2025
Ever wonder where your great-great-grandparents came from? Or maybe you’re on a mission to prove you’ve got a distant royal connection? No matter your reason for digging into your family tree, genealogy research can be exciting—and expensive. But...
News, Adults, Personal Enrichment 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, 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...
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