Kids, News, Reading

Welcome to the World of E-Readers and Audiobooks

Apr 24, 2020

Step-by-Step Guide to Borrowing E-Books Have you read through your stack of books at home? In need of something new? Don't fret, just head over to the DeKalb Public Library's website and check out their e-book selection. Here is a nifty guide to...

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Resources for At-Home Learning

Mar 16, 2020

The DeKalb Public Library has compiled a list of free resources for parents (and others!) who need ideas for engaging activities while practicing social distancing.  Some require a DeKalb Public Library card, but many are available for anyone. ...

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Around Town Scavenger Hunt

Jun 3, 2019

It’s Showtime At Your Library! Join the DeKalb Public Library for spectacular events, fun activities, and, of course, lots of good reading! This summer, a NEW addition to our programs is the Around Town Scavenger Hunt. Each week, the library will...

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Adults, News

DeKalb High School Alum Richard Powers Wins Pulitzer Prize

Apr 16, 2019

“Listen. There’s something you need to hear.” According to The Washington Post, “The Overstory, by Richard Powers, a sprawling epic about the wonderful life and alarming death of trees, has won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for fiction." To view the...

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Library to Celebrate Eight Worlds in One Day

Feb 6, 2019

On Saturday, March 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., let your imagination soar at the DeKalb Public Library's "Eight Worlds in One Day" event! Grab a passport and travel to one of our eight Worlds of Reading. Ask for a sticker at each world you...

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Library Receives Promise Grant from DeKalb County Community Foundation

Jan 3, 2019

The DeKalb Public Library has been awarded a 2018 Promise Grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation for the amount of $1,000.00 to provide story time activities and a book to children in the Early Learning and Development Center (ELDC)! The...

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New Sound Studio Opens

Oct 15, 2018

Are you a Musician, podcaster or Youtuber? Come check out the library’s new insulated sound studio where we have a variety of equipment available for use. The studio is an approximately 80 square foot sound resistant room located in the historic...

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Paint-a-Plug Contest

Sep 29, 2018

Patrons of DeKalb Public Library have the opportunity to be the first to engage in a brand new Paint-a-Plug Program to turn DeKalb’s fire hydrants into works of art. Artists are encouraged to incorporate different elements of the community or their...

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Library Receives YEP Grant from DeKalb County Community Foundation

May 7, 2018

The DeKalb Public Library "Little Learners" Program recently received a $1,000.00 grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation in support of the Outreach Program at the Early Learning and Development Center, DeKalb School District. To continue...

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A Very Magical Big Read!

Sep 30, 2014

September 30th, 2014 The Big Read of DeKalb County is coming back for another year! This is our eighth consecutive grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.  We received $15,000 to read and celebrate...

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