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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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News, Kids, Reading

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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News, Adults, Seniors

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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News, Books with All the Feels, Teen

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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News, Adults, Genealogy and History, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Seniors

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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Teen, Action with Intention, News

National Teenager Day

Mar 24, 2025

Happy National Teenager Day! Since 2015, March 21 has been recognized as National Teenager Day (NTD). It’s a day dedicated to celebrating everything that is awesome about you and recognizing the struggles you’re facing. The library has plenty of...

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March Display Case: Stage Coach Players

Mar 18, 2025

Our March display case in the main lobby has been set up by the Stage Coach Players!   The Stage Coach Players have been performing in DeKalb since 1947, and was founded for the purpose of fostering an appreciation of the theater, creating...

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News, Adults, Art and Crafts, Books with All the Feels, Creative Art Scene, Family Fun, Kids, Making and Crafting, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors, STEM, Teen

World of Reading 2025

Mar 15, 2025

Explore literary worlds at one of our biggest events of the year!   On Saturday, March 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the library will be transformed into six different themed worlds with food, crafts, games, activities, and prizes.  You'll...

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News, Adults, Seniors

DeKalb Election Forum: Mayor, City Clerk, School Board, Township Supervisor

Feb 18, 2025

Local residents are invited to four forums for candidates vying for DeKalb offices in the spring consolidated election. The event is organized by the citizens’ group DeKalb Election Group and is provided in partnership with the library. The...

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