Adults, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling

Catch Up on BookPage

Jul 30, 2020

Did you miss getting your copy of BookPage while the library wasn't open to the public? Good news! BookPage has made its most recent issues available to read online. The newest issue of BookPage is now available in the library. If you're using...

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Adults, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling

Self-Guided Walking Tour: North 1st to North 4th, Locust St. to Fisk Ave.

Jul 16, 2020

Local DeKalb historian and library employee Steve Bigolin has created a self-guided walking tour for patrons. This will be the first of multiple walking tours that will cover different areas of DeKalb. We hope that you enjoy getting to know more...

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Adults, News

Library Board Issues Statement on Inequality

Jun 17, 2020

June 10, 2020 The DeKalb Public Library believes that Black Lives Matter. In the wake of the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and far too many others who preceded them, communities across our nation, including our...

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News, Adults, Kids, Teen

Resources for At-Home Learning

Mar 16, 2020

The DeKalb Public Library has compiled a list of free resources for parents (and others!) who need ideas for engaging activities while practicing social distancing.  Some require a DeKalb Public Library card, but many are available for anyone. ...

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Adults, Kids, News, Teen

Around Town Scavenger Hunt

Jun 3, 2019

It’s Showtime At Your Library! Join the DeKalb Public Library for spectacular events, fun activities, and, of course, lots of good reading! This summer, a NEW addition to our programs is the Around Town Scavenger Hunt. Each week, the library will...

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Adults, News

DeKalb High School Alum Richard Powers Wins Pulitzer Prize

Apr 16, 2019

“Listen. There’s something you need to hear.” According to The Washington Post, “The Overstory, by Richard Powers, a sprawling epic about the wonderful life and alarming death of trees, has won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for fiction." To view the...

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Adults, Kids, News, Teen

Library to Celebrate Eight Worlds in One Day

Feb 6, 2019

On Saturday, March 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., let your imagination soar at the DeKalb Public Library's "Eight Worlds in One Day" event! Grab a passport and travel to one of our eight Worlds of Reading. Ask for a sticker at each world you...

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Adults, Kids, News

Library Receives Promise Grant from DeKalb County Community Foundation

Jan 3, 2019

The DeKalb Public Library has been awarded a 2018 Promise Grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation for the amount of $1,000.00 to provide story time activities and a book to children in the Early Learning and Development Center (ELDC)! The...

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Adults, News, Teen

New Sound Studio Opens

Oct 15, 2018

Are you a Musician, podcaster or Youtuber? Come check out the library’s new insulated sound studio where we have a variety of equipment available for use. The studio is an approximately 80 square foot sound resistant room located in the historic...

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Adults, Kids, News, Teen

Paint-a-Plug Contest

Sep 29, 2018

Patrons of DeKalb Public Library have the opportunity to be the first to engage in a brand new Paint-a-Plug Program to turn DeKalb’s fire hydrants into works of art. Artists are encouraged to incorporate different elements of the community or their...

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