Events at this location

Join us for a new, all-ages story time! We’ll be reading books, singing songs, blowing bubbles, and having loads of literary fun. This program is intended for children ages 0-5, although older siblings are welcome to attend if they’d like.

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Join Miss Brianna from 4-C in a monthly opportunity immersing children in language & music! Bond with your infant or toddler in this program that supports language development, early literacy, listening skills & concentration, and fine & gross motor skills.

No registration is required.

For more information, please contact Theresa at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

The year is 1925, and diphtheria is spreading in Nome, Alaska. Without medicine, the sick children will die. But it’s winter, and trains can’t get through with the medicine. Enter twenty-one brave dog teams, including the last team, Balto and Gunnar.

Will Balto and Gunnar make it through the brutal Alaska winter and save the children? The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto is our Bookworm Barbs book for February. Bookworm Barbs is our book club for students in K-2. We read shorter chapter books with lots of pictures. Older first and second grade students may be able to read on their own, but the books also make a nice family read aloud, too.

Bookworm Barbs is a book party! Not only will we talk about the book, we’ll enjoy a snack and do a craft, too.

Pick up a copy of the book at the Children’s Department Desk while supplies last. Please register, as space is limited.

For additional information or to register, please contact Laura at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Can a kid climb Mount Everest? Summit Athletic is sponsoring a contest to find a kid to climb Mt. Everest, and Dominic wants to win badly. But the contest isn’t all as it seems—is someone sabotaging the results?

Everest Book One—The Contest is this month’s book for BARB book club! BARB (Books Are Really Brilliant) book club is for students in grades 3-5. At our meeting, we talk about the book, but that’s not all! We’ll also play a game and eat a fun snack inspired by the book.

Pick up a copy of the book and a free bookmark at the Children’s Department desk while supplies last. Register now, as space is limited to 8 participants.

For additional information or to register, please contact Laura at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Toddlers are at a great age to have fun reading and learning together! Toddlers soak up information from the world around them, and we expand their learning by reading, singing, and talking together.

Toddler Time will feature books, songs, and activities especially aimed at children 18 months-36 months. Of course, older and younger siblings are welcome to attend, but please be aware they may find activities too simple or difficult.

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Books are for everyone, even our littlest library patrons! Our Book Babies program is aimed at children age 0-18 months, although older children are welcome to attend. We will sing lots of simple and interactive songs, do finger plays and rhymes, practice sign language, and read an easy book. All of these activities are great for babies’ developing brains. We hope this program gives you lots of fun ways to play with your baby during the program and at home!

For more information, please contact Laura at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

We are excited to be offering preschool story times at the library! Aimed especially at our 3-5 year old friends, these story times feature books, songs, and activities especially to help those growing preschool brains! Reading, singing, talking, and counting are great literacy and math activities that will help prepare kids for Kindergarten.

Tuesday preschool story times at 9:30 a.m. are offered at the same time as our Book Babies program. Feel free to drop off your preschool child at the Preschool story time and attend Book Babies right next door with your younger one(s).

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

At Craft Corner this week, join in with the festive Valentine’s spirit and create a cute, little love bug!

This craft is intended for children. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Amanda at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Join us for a new, all-ages story time! We’ll be reading books, singing songs, blowing bubbles, and having loads of literary fun. This program is intended for children ages 0-5, although older siblings are welcome to attend if they’d like.

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

At Craft Corner this week, join in with the festive Valentine’s spirit and create a cute, little love bug!

This craft is intended for children. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Amanda at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Una oportunidad para que los niños sean expuestos a su lengua materna, la música, el baile y para también aprender un poco del lenguaje de señas para bebes.

Este evento es gratis occure el tercer jueves de cada mes.

No registration required.

For more information, please contact Theresa at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Does your child or tween play some of the popular games like Minecraft, Fortnite, or Roblox? Are you aware that these games and many more have an element of skill sets that are beneficial to their development via education and potential career paths? Through video games we will be extracting those skill sets with professional gamer and Head E-sports Coach for Kishwaukee College, Matthew Hixon, while simultaneously having fun.

This program is for ages 7-14. Registration is advised, as space is limited, but walk-in spaces may be available on the day of the event. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the DeKalb Public Library.

For additional information or help with registration, please contact Theresa at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

It’s time to build on that attraction…with paper clips! Join us for this month’s magnet-ful Family Fun Science! We’ll be building paper clip bridges, making magnets run a simple motor, seeing what a magnetic field looks like by playing with iron filings, and pulling the iron out of iron-fortified cereal.

This program isn’t polarizing—it’s for everyone! Please register, as there is a limit of 12 families.

For additional information or to register, please contact Laura at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

We are excited to be offering preschool story times at the library! Aimed especially at our 3-5 year old friends, these story times feature books, songs, and activities especially to help those growing preschool brains! Reading, singing, talking, and counting are great literacy and math activities that will help prepare kids for Kindergarten.

Tuesday preschool story times at 9:30 a.m. are offered at the same time as our Book Babies program. Feel free to drop off your preschool child at the Preschool story time and attend Book Babies right next door with your younger one(s).

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Books are for everyone, even our littlest library patrons! Our Book Babies program is aimed at children age 0-18 months, although older children are welcome to attend. We will sing lots of simple and interactive songs, do finger plays and rhymes, practice sign language, and read an easy book. All of these activities are great for babies’ developing brains. We hope this program gives you lots of fun ways to play with your baby during the program and at home!

For more information, please contact Laura at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

At Craft Corner this week, practice the concept of opposites by making a dog that can be short or long!

This craft is intended for children. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Amanda at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Join us for a new, all-ages story time! We’ll be reading books, singing songs, blowing bubbles, and having loads of literary fun. This program is intended for children ages 0-5, although older siblings are welcome to attend if they’d like.

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

At Craft Corner this week, practice the concept of opposites by making a dog that can be short or long!

This craft is intended for children. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Amanda at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

LEGO Club is back! Join us on the 4th Thursday of every month as we explore our creativity with Legos. Either participate in our monthly-themed builds or enjoy the time to free build. You might have your creation proudly displayed in the Children’s department.

This club is free and intended for ages 5-14. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Stormy at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Toddlers are at a great age to have fun reading and learning together! Toddlers soak up information from the world around them, and we expand their learning by reading, singing, and talking together.

Toddler Time will feature books, songs, and activities especially aimed at children 18 months-36 months. Of course, older and younger siblings are welcome to attend, but please be aware they may find activities too simple or difficult.

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Explore facets of electrical engineering with a variety of experiments. This event, intended for students in grades 2-5, is led by volunteers from the Society of Women Engineers.  K-1 students welcome if accompanied by a parent. This event is first come, first served as space is limited.

Facilitators: Sahara Becker (Tech Support Manager at McMaster-Carr, Society of Women Engineers SWENext Programs Committee Chair Elect), Rosana Fernandez (Society of Women Engineers), and Michael Cha (Data Scientist, John Deere).

For additional information, please contact Theresa at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Celebrate National Pokémon Day and our kick-off event to our monthly Pokémon Club! We will do Pokémon related crafts, talk about teams and moves, and have a show & tell about your favorite Pokémon.

Learn about the upcoming monthly club, which will be on the second Wednesday of each month, beginning March 8th. During Pokémon Club, you will discover how to be a Pokémon trainer! You will learn how to train & battle your Pokémon, learn interesting things about your Pokémon, learning about different moves, make battle mats, and prepare for battle.

This club is intended for ages 5-13. No registration is required.

For more information, please contact Stormy at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

We are excited to be offering preschool story times at the library! Aimed especially at our 3-5 year old friends, these story times feature books, songs, and activities especially to help those growing preschool brains! Reading, singing, talking, and counting are great literacy and math activities that will help prepare kids for Kindergarten.

Tuesday preschool story times at 9:30 a.m. are offered at the same time as our Book Babies program. Feel free to drop off your preschool child at the Preschool story time and attend Book Babies right next door with your younger one(s).

For more information, please contact John at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Books are for everyone, even our littlest library patrons! Our Book Babies program is aimed at children age 0-18 months, although older children are welcome to attend. We will sing lots of simple and interactive songs, do finger plays and rhymes, practice sign language, and read an easy book. All of these activities are great for babies’ developing brains. We hope this program gives you lots of fun ways to play with your baby during the program and at home!

For more information, please contact Laura at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

At Craft Corner this week, decorate a popsicle stick airplane to fly among your cotton ball clouds!

This craft is intended for children. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Amanda at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

At Craft Corner this week, decorate a popsicle stick airplane to fly among your cotton ball clouds!

This craft is intended for children. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Amanda at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.