Nearly a year ago, several DeKalb Public Library employees were lucky to be invited to act as official witnesses to Northern Illinois University students and staff creating the largest paper-cut snowflake. We just received word that NIU...
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Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
Do you love to look at the stars, but you aren't sure what you're looking at? This kit is for you! Filled with materials to help you enjoy the night sky, this kit will help you to learn the constellations and enjoy the heavens. STEM Kit: Star...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
It's time to get outdoors and experience the beauty of Northern Illinois! We've got a STEM kit designed to help you do that. If your children are like mine, they are always pointing to something outside and saying, "What is that?" This kit will...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
It's another tree-themed kit! This time, it's a kit for the preschool-aged dendrologist. Here's what it contains: Safari Toob Trees with matching cards Tallest Tree Stacking Blacks Tree Leaves puzzle Parts of a Tree puzzle Tap the Magic Tree book...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
Let the good times roll! Our new STEM Kit: Marble Run is fun for many types of builders: young, old, and of course, anyone who has lost their own marbles. (Just kidding!) This kit contains: One Hape Marble Run kit. It includes 3 spirals, 7 straight...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Nov 1, 2022
We have quite a few STEM kits at the library that help you enjoy your time outside: Star Gazing, Hiking, Bugs, Bird Watching. These kits all focus on things that you can see with your naked eye. But what about all the nature that's smaller than us?...
Art and Crafts, Educational Connections, Kids, Making and Crafting, Making and Crafting, News Oct 8, 2022
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 got the pictures and idea from this site,...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Aug 11, 2022
This set comes complete with goggles, test tubes, beakers, and chemistry experiments... and everything is safe and unbreakable. Are you not very familiar with Chemistry and you don't know where to start? No problem... it is called ChemisTRY for a...
Adults, Educational Connections, Kids, Library & Family Fun, Local Artists, Media, News, Oral Histories & Interviews, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors Jun 2, 2022
Please join DeKalb Public Library as we host the traveling exhibit called Voices of Belonging from Friday, June 10th to Friday, June 24th in the Main Lobby. Voices of Belonging is an interactive audio exhibit that aims to deepen our communiversity...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures May 26, 2022
Trees are amazing, and I (Laura) am obsessed with them! That's why we're going to have two STEM kits on trees, one a Preschool kit and one an Elementary kit. This kit is for the Elementary-aged students ages 5 & up, but look for another kit...
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