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Kids, Creative Art Scene, Teen Oct 14, 2025
Are you (or a younger family member) in 3-8 grade and love to perform? Do you have a hidden talent that you’re ready to share? Do you want a chance to win prizes? Get ready to show off, because Dekalb Public Library is hosting our third annual...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Oct 13, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that we'll be hosting DeKalb Day of the Dead's third annual Celebration of Life on November 1! Walk with us in our Welcoming Procession as we honor those who have passed. We will meet at El Jimador to begin the...
News, Adults, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Sep 29, 2025
In honor of National Library Card Sign-Up Month, this post is all about what you can do...without a library card! Don't get us wrong! If we could, every one of us here at the library would all carry spare library cards in our pockets to...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Sep 19, 2025
We want to thank our staff, partners, volunteers, and over 800 guests for making our 2025 '8 Countries in 1 Day' celebration such a huge success!Luckily, we skipped lunch, because we got to try over 18 types of food and drink from around the world!...
Kids, Family Fun Sep 19, 2025
Keep playing around - it’ll help you with your future! That’s right - playing cultivates five components in child development. The benefits will stay with children for their entire lives. The 5 Key Components of Play: Social and Emotional...
Kids, Family Fun Sep 5, 2025
Kotor, Montenegro: home to beautiful beach views, amazing architecture, and…countless cats? Yes, you read that right. Kotor is famous for its four-legged feline friends. In fact, Kotor has such a large cat population, it’s nicknamed...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Aug 25, 2025
Are you ready to travel the world from the comfort of your own library? Save the date for takeoff at our annual “8 Countries in 1 Day” event when we take you on a journey around the globe, on Saturday, September 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....
News, Action with Intention, Adults, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Aug 11, 2025
Our Main Lobby display case in August features the Barb Food Mart! Barb Food Mart is a non-profit organization founded in 2013 to help alleviate food insecurity for children and families in the DeKalb School District. More than 60% of the...
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