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Highlighting Black Voices: Week 1

Feb 11, 2021

The DeKalb Public Library is teaming up with local community members to celebrate Black book creators! Each community member will read a book by a member of the African diaspora. Videos are posted on Mondays and Thursdays on the library's YouTube...

Kids, News, Reading

Children’s Books to Celebrate Black History Month

Feb 6, 2021

To help you celebrate Black History Month, we have several bibliographies listing great children's books that you can find at the library. The downloadable versions of the bibliographies below have clickable links to make it easy for you to...

Kids, News, Reading

Vote for Your Favorite Children’s Book Award Nominees

Jan 28, 2021

Every year, children get to select the winners of Illinois state children's book awards, including the Monarch Award (for listeners and readers in kindergarten through 3rd grade), the Bluestem Award (for readers in 3rd-5th grade), and the Rebecca...

Kids, News, Reading

New Free Resources Just For Kids: ABC Mouse and Poisson Rouge

Dec 28, 2020

Hello, DeKalb Families! Miss Julie here to tell you about our latest acquisitions: ABC Mouse and Poisson Rouge. While you may have heard of these two subscription sites, we now have them for you to use for free! Poisson Rouge will entertain your...

Kids, News, Reading, STEM

We Have Three New STEM Books For You To Explore!

Dec 18, 2020

Hello, Families! Miss Julie here to bring you news of an exciting new trio of books that just arrived from the Mysteries of Space series. These books are perfect for the child that is fascinated by space science and needs something that digs deeper...

Kids, News, Reading

Add A Little Mystery To Your Child’s Life With Our Fun Grab Bags!

Dec 10, 2020

Hello, Families! Miss Julie here to tell you about a fun, new way to surprise your children. We know that getting children's books through curbside pickup can be daunting. What do you get if you don't already know what you are looking for? We hear...

Kids, News, Reading, STEM

New STEAM Interview With Tania Nezrick from Kishwaukee College!

Nov 11, 2020

The Children's Department is thrilled to introduce you to Tania Nezrick from Kishwaukee College's Biology Department. Read on for some fantastic advice on how to achieve your goals and some great reading suggestions that are highlighted with blue...

Kids, News, Reading

Seven Awesome New Novels Just Arrived in the Children’s Department!

Oct 8, 2020

Hello, my happy readers! Miss Julie is here again to tell you about our new book arrivals. This time, we have quite the selection! Horror, fantasy, some science fiction, and a few books about animals, all of which were written by bestselling...

Kids, News, Reading

Four New Children’s Books by Newberry Award-winning Authors

Sep 18, 2020

Miss Julie here, to bring you tidings of great joy for we have more new books! This time, I am featuring four books that are written by award winning authors, specifically, Newberry award-winning authors. What is the Newberry award, you might ask?...

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...

Highlighting Black Voices: Week 1

Children’s Books to Celebrate Black History Month

Vote for Your Favorite Children’s Book Award Nominees

New Free Resources Just For Kids: ABC Mouse and Poisson Rouge

We Have Three New STEM Books For You To Explore!

Add A Little Mystery To Your Child’s Life With Our Fun Grab Bags!

New STEAM Interview With Tania Nezrick from Kishwaukee College!

Seven Awesome New Novels Just Arrived in the Children’s Department!

Four New Children’s Books by Newberry Award-winning Authors

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

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