Events at this location

Start your morning with a hot beverage and a creative project! Join us bright and early for our Paint & Sip event. Patrons will be provided all materials to paint a canvas and drink hot chocolate while working. No instructions are necessary as this is a time to relax and create whatever comes to mind. This workshop is an open paint time, and no formal instruction will be provided – it is a time to be creative and paint whatever a patron would like. Reference pictures may be provided if a patron wishes. Paint something for a loved one or for yourself.

This program is free and open to all. No registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Grace at [email protected] or 815-756-9568 ext. 2110 or Iris at [email protected].

Are you a fan of horror? Do you miss Halloween? Join us as we make horror masks using glitter, paint, and other materials. Make your mask grisly or pretty; let your imagination soar!

This program is first come, first served as space is limited. It is intended for ages 16 and up.

For additional information, please contact Leah at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 2112.

Celebrate Mardi Gras at the library! Design your own Mardi Gras mask using glitter, paint, ribbons, and more. You can also create your own Mardi Gras beads.

This event is first come, first served as space is limited. All ages are welcome.

For additional information, please contact Leah at [email protected] or Grace at [email protected] or call (815) 756-9568, ext. 2112.

Learn about the STEM features of a steel band!

At our monthly Teen STEM Cafés, we have short talks about STEM fields, related STEM activities and enjoy free Pizza from Hy-Vee. Family members are welcome.

This free presentation is for all ages. Registration is required.

For additional information or help with registration, please contact Susan at [email protected] or (815) 756-9568 ext. 3400.

Calling all performing artists! Join the teen team as we host open mic. Actors, musicians, poets, and writers are encouraged to join this fun environment for teens to show off their skills and talents.

This program is intended for teens in grades 6-12. Register to perform when you arrive, as space is limited. All teens are free to drop in and listen.

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

Pull up a sandbag and swing the lantern! The phrase, initially of British military origin, refers to the lamps hung from a ship’s beams that would swing while the ship was out at sea. This expression has come to be synonymous with the telling of tales (mostly true, some tall tales) in maritime culture.

Join singer, songwriter, and storyteller Dave Martin on an exploration of the vast wonder of the world’s oceans and Great Lakes. Casting off, listeners will be regaled with legendary incidents that have occurred on the high seas near and afar, and become acquainted with colorful characters that have forged the flinty character of sea-going people. In this program, audience members meet a real pirate of the Caribbean, end up in a precarious position with the captain of a Boston Whaler off Nantucket, and experience the legendary fury of a ‘November Witch’ on the Great Lakes; a storm that occurred in 1913, and is referred to by Great Lakes mariners and historians as the ‘White Hurricane.’

Dispatched from the Third Coast, Dave Martin entertains and delights with his keen sense for stories and wry presentation sensibility.

This event is free and open to all. No registration is required. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the DeKalb Public Library.

For additional information, please contact Samantha at [email protected] or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.

Time to put on your dancing shoes! Join us for a short history lesson about the popular Latin dance music: Bachata! Afterwards, patrons will be able to learn how to dance Bachata with easy-to-follow steps. No prior experience is necessary! Este evento será en inglés y español.

For additional information please contact Iris at [email protected].

¡Hora de ponerse los zapatos de baile! Únase a nosotros para una breve lección de historia sobre la popular música de baile latina: Bachata. Posteriormente, los asistentes podrán aprender a bailar Bachata con pasos fáciles de seguir. No es necesaria experiencia previa.

Para obtener información adicional comuníquese con Iris en [email protected].

Ready to get crafty? Join us for our DIY Workshop: Plush Gnomes, specifically designed to accommodate families! Parents and children will be provided with all materials to create a plush gnome and decorate it to their own style.

This program is first come, first served as space is limited. It is intended for families.

For additional information, please contact Grace at [email protected] or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2110 or Iris at [email protected].