Our Main Lobby display case for April has been set up by Safe Passage in DeKalb. Join them for their Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event, an international march to stop rape, sexual assault & gender violence. It is an opportunity to raise...
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Adults, Genealogy and History, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Seniors 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, 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...
Adults, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors Mar 7, 2025
Books have been challenged and banned for centuries, for all sorts of reasons. Some are banned because they contain explicit content, others for their political or religious themes, and some simply because they make people uncomfortable. But when...
Adults, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Jan 29, 2025
There’s something magical about a library. The smell of old books, the quiet hum of people reading, and the endless shelves of stories just waiting to be explored. Libraries are places of adventure, mystery, and sometimes even a little romance....
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,...
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