Norton Juster (1929 – 2021) was a master of word play who believed that “for kids, there are no difficult words, only words they haven’t met yet”. I first came across The Phantom Tollbooth in fourth grade at my school library. The cover art by...
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News, Adults, Kids, Makers, Personal Enrichment, Teen Dec 31, 2025
The New Year is almost upon us, and before we all start making our resolutions for 2026, we'd like to take a moment to thank all of you for a wonderful 2025! Over 29,000 people attended more than 1,700 events here this year, with more than...
Kids, Art and Crafts, Family Fun, Reading Dec 15, 2025
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the astronomical start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which this year falls on December 21st. On this day the Earth's axis is tilted farthest from the sun,...
News, Action with Intention, Adults, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Dec 12, 2025
Our main lobby display case for December has been set up by Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County! Habitat for Humanity has been providing affordable housing here in DeKalb since 1996, with their newest project 'Sweat, Smiles, and Sawdust'...
Kids, Art and Crafts, Reading Dec 11, 2025
Mittens. Hats. Gingerbread babies. Snowy settings. What do they have in common? Winter and Jan Brett! Jan Brett, born in early December, is an American children’s author and illustrator with more than 44 million books in print. Her most well-known...
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