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The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit is Now Open!

Jun 26, 2025

The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit is now open! Visit our main lobby and explore the full display, featuring interactive digital kiosks, display panels, compelling storytelling, and unique artifacts connecting audiences with the...

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June Display Case: DeKalb Master Gardeners

Jun 6, 2025

Our June display case has been set up the our DeKalb County Master Gardeners!   In their display, you'll find information about different species of Illinois prairie wildflowers and trees, resources about identifying them, and the flyer for...

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Sponsorships Available for 8 Countries in 1 Day

May 29, 2025

The DeKalb Public Library is pleased to announce that we will hold our tenth “8 Countries in 1 Day” celebration on Saturday, September 13, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.   In 2024, we hosted performances by NIU's Ballet Folklórico Aztlán, the...

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Summer at the Library 2025

May 24, 2025

Our Summer Reading Challenge is about to begin!   We have reading rewards for all ages, and no library card is required to sign up. You can register on our Beanstack site, download the Beanstack app, or stop by the Adult, Youth, or Teen...

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May Display Case: J.F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center

May 12, 2025

Our Main Lobby Display Case this month has been set up by the Glidden Homestead!   The display features information about the many animals who have left their mark on the Homestead grounds, and on the history of barbed wire.   Though you...

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Apr 29, 2025

The DeKalb Public Library is now a proud partner of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, and registration is now open!   What is Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library?   The Imagination Library is a literacy program founded by the legendary...

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Disability Book Week

Apr 21, 2025

Did you know? In the United States, there are 7.3 million children who have a disability. And even though representation in the media has improved, only 3.4% of books published have a main character with a disability. That’s why, in 2021, a group...

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April Display Case: Safe Passage

Apr 14, 2025

Our Main Lobby display case for April has been set up by Safe Passage in DeKalb.   Join them for their Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event, an international march to stop rape, sexual assault & gender violence. It is an opportunity to raise...

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Tomi Adeyemi and the Legacy of Orisha

Mar 26, 2025

The Teen Room is transforming into Orisha from the Legacy of Orisha trilogy for World of Reading on Saturday March 29th from 10-1.  The books are New York Times best-sellers and the first book of the series, Children of Blood and Bone, is...

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The Port Chicago Disaster

Mar 25, 2025

Following two massive explosions in 1944 in Port Chicago, California, that killed 320 American sailors and injured 390 more, the US Navy branded 50 young Black sailors as mutineers for their refusal to return to the unsafe working conditions that...

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