Thank you to the Glidden Homestead for setting up this month’s display case, featuring the Phineas W. Vaughan Blacksmith Shop! Get a closer look at some of the beautiful handcrafted items made in the shop, and find more information...
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Adults, Art and Crafts, Creative Art Scene, Kids, Library & Family Fun, Making and Crafting, Making and Crafting, News, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Seniors, STEAM Adventures, Teen Oct 4, 2024
We’ve been planning for the Halloween season since the first candy corn appeared on grocery store shelves! (Which was sometime in July, by our recollection.) Now that the leaves are officially falling, it’s time to head to the...
Educational Connections, Kids, Library & Family Fun, Personal Enrichment, Reading Romp!, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, STEAM Adventures, Uncategorized Sep 10, 2023
Start off the school year with a boost! At the DeKalb Public Library, you can find books that can help little (and big!) learners improve their skills in different subjects like art, math, reading, and science. By reading about subjects of...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
Do you love to look at the stars, but you aren’t sure what you’re looking at? This kit is for you! Filled with materials to help you enjoy the night sky, this kit will help you to learn the constellations and enjoy the heavens. STEM...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
It’s time to get outdoors and experience the beauty of Northern Illinois! We’ve got a STEM kit designed to help you do that. If your children are like mine, they are always pointing to something outside and saying, “What is...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
It’s another tree-themed kit! This time, it’s a kit for the preschool-aged dendrologist. Here’s what it contains: Safari Toob Trees with matching cards Tallest Tree Stacking Blacks Tree Leaves puzzle Parts of a Tree puzzle Tap the...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Dec 8, 2022
Let the good times roll! Our new STEM Kit: Marble Run is fun for many types of builders: young, old, and of course, anyone who has lost their own marbles. (Just kidding!) This kit contains: One Hape Marble Run kit. It includes 3 spirals, 7 straight...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Nov 1, 2022
We have quite a few STEM kits at the library that help you enjoy your time outside: Star Gazing, Hiking, Bugs, Bird Watching. These kits all focus on things that you can see with your naked eye. But what about all the nature that’s smaller...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures Aug 11, 2022
This set comes complete with goggles, test tubes, beakers, and chemistry experiments… and everything is safe and unbreakable. Are you not very familiar with Chemistry and you don’t know where to start? No problem… it is called...
Educational Connections, Kids, STEAM Adventures May 26, 2022
Trees are amazing, and I (Laura) am obsessed with them! That’s why we’re going to have two STEM kits on trees, one a Preschool kit and one an Elementary kit. This kit is for the Elementary-aged students ages 5 & up, but look for...
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