Rain or Shine, Geocaching is Awesome!
Hello! Miss Julie here to tell you all about the fun time we had on October 17 at the Learn to Geocache Program at Prairie Park. Though the air was chilly and the sky was misting, these ...
Kids
Money Smart Initiative DeKalb County, 2021
Kishwaukee United Way, DeKalb Public Library, and local partners offer the national Money Smart Week (MSW) initiative in DeKalb, LaSalle, and Lee County communities. This initiative brings together businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies, and the media to ...
How to Crochet in the Round, Part 1
Hello, my crafty friends! Miss Julie here with another crochet video, which is the first in a several part series. Ultimately we will be making the fun, textured ball that you see in the featured image. I ...
Seven Awesome New Novels Just Arrived in the Children’s Department!
Hello, my happy readers! Miss Julie is here again to tell you about our new book arrivals. This time, we have quite the selection! Horror, fantasy, some science fiction, and a few books about animals, all of ...
Hispanic Heritage Month
Papel Picado Teen Take & Make Craft: Celebrate the life element of wind by making your own Papel Picado banner. Papel Picado is a decorative Mexican folk art craft made by cutting elaborate designs into sheets of tissue paper. Individually ...
Teen Take and Make Craft
Felt Succulents What are Succulents? Succulents are plants that store water in their leaves. Their leaves are thick so the plant can thrive in dry climates. Succulents can survive long periods of time without water (drought), they rely on ...
The Children’s Department Wraps Up a Fun September
Despite our current pandemic situation, the Children's Department has still been able to provide our area's children and families with some fun activities to keep them safe, busy, and learning all month long. Between story times, virtual crafts and ...
Great Resources to Supplement Your Home Learning Adventure, Part 2
Hello! Miss Julie here, to bring you more information about what our amazing library has to offer. In my last article on home learning, I talked about how to use the non-fiction section, and then presented some of my favorite book series. ...
Four New Children’s Books by Newberry Award-winning Authors
Miss Julie here, to bring you tidings of great joy for we have more new books! This time, I am featuring four books that are written by award winning authors, specifically, Newberry award-winning authors. What is the Newberry ...
New Free Learning Resource: Scholastic Teachables!
The Children's Department is thrilled to announce that we have a new subscription for families to use, and it is completely free to our patrons. Scholastic Teachables gives you access to downloadable and printable PDFs that cover all the ...
