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Printz Award-winning Teen Books
Earlier this week, the American Library Association awarded the the 2026 Michael L. Printz Award to the short story anthology Legendary Frybread Drive-in edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith . You may have heard of other book awards, but the Printz ... READ MORE
Help with College Planning at DKPL
While planning for college can be exciting, the process of applying and seeking financial aid can be overwhelming. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission will be joining us in February and March for three programs (2/3, 2/17 and 3/3) to ... READ MORE
Jubilee Artisans Featured Artwork
Jubilee Artisans is now displaying works by local artists in our Yusunas and Zimmerman Meeting Rooms! Stop in to each rooom during your next visit to the library to see the currently featured artists. If you fall in love with a ... READ MORE
DeKalb Public Library Community Survey 2026
We need your input! The DeKalb Public Library is collecting feedback to help shape our next strategic plan, and your opinions are important to us. Take our Community Survey today, and share your experiences, ideas, and opinions about ... READ MORE
Before Chat GPT: The Fiction That Imagined AI
Long before folks used it to create cringe-worthy photos of themselves for attention on social media, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) took a different form: on the pages of science fiction books. Early conceptions of A.I. were not happy web ... READ MORE
Author Highlight: Drew Daywalt
Crayons - those colorful commodities found almost everywhere. Stores. Classrooms. Libraries. Homes. Even though each box of crayons has the same colors, not all colors are used the same. Favorite-colored crayons are worn down to nubs, while ... READ MORE
What’s a “Decodable” anyway?
If you've clicked on this post, there’s a chance that you might be asking yourself “What is a Decodable?” If you're looking for an answer, well, you’ve come to right place! Decodables is a non-fiction book series created by Jump! This ... READ MORE
Winter Genre Challenge
When the weather turns cold and snowy it's the perfect time to curl up on the couch with a pile of books. In January the library is hosting a Winter Genre Challenge. It's an opportunity to explore books that you normally wouldn't consider ... READ MORE
“New to us”: Teen Staff Picks
What books did you read in 2025? The Teen Services Staff read plenty of books and we chose our favorites. Not all the books we read were published in 2025, but they were all “new to us.” Why did we pick ... READ MORE
2025 in Review
The New Year is almost upon us, and before we all start making our resolutions for 2026, we'd like to take a moment to thank all of you for a wonderful 2025! Over 29,000 people attended more than 1,700 events here this year, with more ... READ MORE
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