DeKalb-Barbed-Wire-FactoriesDownload Barb Fence Company | 1875 - Located at 128-140 South Second Street, DeKalb. The former Illinois Historic Preservation Agency always considered this factory to be the world’s first barbed wire factory. Isaac...
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Adults, News, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Nov 2, 2021
DeKalb-County-Spots-and-Tours-Ellwood-Family-HomesDownload DeKalb 205 Pine Street, DeKalb | 1857. Well known since its historic preservation crisis in the late 1970s as Gurler House, it started life as an Ellwood Family home. Ellzey and Alida...
Adults, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Nov 2, 2021
DeKalb-County-Spots-and-Tours-Historical-Markers_combinedDownload Hinckley John Sebree Log Cabin | This granite marker from 1917 is located in Pioneer Park at Hinckley, on the west edge of town, on Routh 30. It was originally on railroad...
Adults, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Nov 2, 2021
DeKalb-County-Spots-and-Tours-Historic-Farm-HousesDownload Benjamin Gurler House | 1860. Just less than one mile west of South First Street on Furler Road. The road is the dividing line between DeKalb and Afton Townships. The two story center...
Action with Intention, Adults, Crafts & Hobbies, Creative Art Scene, Kids, Makers, News, Personal Enrichment, Teen Oct 26, 2021
The DeKalb Public Library introduces 309 Creative, a new makerspace and craft studio! 309 Creative is a place where patrons can unleash their imagination, express themselves through arts and crafts, and explore ideas of innovation and technology....
Adults, Kids, Media, News, Personal Enrichment, Teen, Virtual Events Aug 14, 2021
Women ragtime composers faced challenges – it wasn’t considered very “ladylike” to write this kind of music, and once they got married, they were expected to give up their career and raise a family. Still, a surprising amount of ragtime was written...
Adults, News, Personal Enrichment May 4, 2021
Have you been feeling stressed or anxious? Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves...
Adults, News, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Mar 30, 2021
Art Deco Style by Bevis Hillier and Stephen Escritt - 709.04012 HIL Characterized by geometric shapes, stylized natural forms and the use of luxurious materials Art Deco originated in France and spread quickly all over the globe during the 1930s....
Adults, Media, News, Personal Enrichment Mar 28, 2021
Inga Witscher, host of the PBS series Around the Farm Table, joined us virtual on March 27 for a spring themed food and farming adventure. Inga taught us how easy it is to make homemade focaccia, a spring savory tart, and how to turn your rhubarb...
Adults, News, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling Feb 16, 2021
Pathfinders are guides to library resources for a variety of topics. The second topic we’re covering is African American classical composers, musicians, and singers. This list, gathered by Teresa, an adult services reference librarian, includes...
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