Adults, Crafts & Hobbies, News

Let’s Bake!

Aug 30, 2020

It's not too late to join the Great DeKalbian Nailed It Bake-Off. Every other week there will be a challenge. Try your best to nail the recipe and the decorating. Here's more information about the program. https://youtu.be/00NRYs1ttWY Film your...

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Kids, News

Great Resources to Supplement Your Home Learning Adventure, Part 1

Aug 28, 2020

Miss Julie here to bring you the first of several articles that will focus on how to use the library to its fullest in order to ensure a successful, knowledge rich school year your for your child. What a year this has been so far! Scary,...

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Kids, News, STEM

STEAM Interview with Professor Duvall from NIU!

Aug 26, 2020

Do you know what a botanist does? This week, The Children's Department is delighted to welcome Dr. Duvall from NIU's Biology Department, so keep reading to find out more about what a botanist studies, and get some reading ideas to enhance your own...

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Kids, News, STEM

STEAM Challenge # 6: Solar Cooker

Aug 25, 2020

Let's take advantage of our August summer sun and cook some food! Sunlight is very powerful. Using a solar cooker, we can use some of that solar energy to heat up some food! This is a great project for kids of all ages (K-12th grade) to learn about...

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Books with All the Feels, News, Teen

Teens’ Top Ten

Aug 25, 2020

Cast your vote for your favorites of the nominees. The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Voting is open from August 15-October 12 for readers ages twelve to eighteen. For...

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Adults, Media, News, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Virtual Events

Marti Brown Discusses her Father’s Experience in WWII

Aug 20, 2020

Local author, Marti Brown, assembled her father’s scrapbooks and over 300 letters sent to family members during World War II and compiled these artifacts into a book entitled From Cornfield to Battlefield: A Young Farmer’s Journey Through World War...

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News, Teen

Women’s Suffrage 100th Anniversary

Aug 11, 2020

In 1848 an amendment to the U.S. Constitution was proposed to congress. It took 72 years between the first demand for women to vote and the passing of the 19th amendment in 1920. In 1971 Congress officially recognized August 26 as Women's...

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Family Fun, Kids, News, Reading

New Book Arrival: Dad Jokes for Kids, by Jimmy Niro

Aug 7, 2020

Q:  Why didn’t the dragon eat the clown?  A: He thought it would taste funny! Jimmy Niro Hello everyone!  Miss Julie here with another new book to tell you about, and this time, it is full of silly fun.  If you are into...

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Kids, News, STEM

STEAM Challenge #5: Pet Worms aka Vermicompost

Aug 6, 2020

Did you know you can raise worms AND they can make compost for your garden? This project can take a while (worms are garden superheroes, but they are slow superheroes), so start now to get ready for next spring. Parents, this could be a good...

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Kids, News, STEM

STEAM Interview with Dr. Chris Hill

Aug 4, 2020

This week, the DKPL Children's Department would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Chris Hill,  Assistant Professor of Biomechanics at NIU. If you have ever wondered how the brain makes your body work, then read on to find out about Dr....

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