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DeKalb County Tours: Barbed Wire Factories
DeKalb-Barbed-Wire-FactoriesDownload Barb Fence Company | 1875 - Located at 128-140 South Second Street, DeKalb. The former Illinois Historic Preservation Agency always considered this factory to be the world’s first barbed wire factory. ... READ MORE
DeKalb County Tours: Ellwood Family Homes
DeKalb-County-Spots-and-Tours-Ellwood-Family-HomesDownload DeKalb 205 Pine Street, DeKalb | 1857. Well known since its historic preservation crisis in the late 1970s as Gurler House, it started life as an Ellwood Family home. Ellzey and ... READ MORE
DeKalb County Tours: Historic Markers
DeKalb-County-Spots-and-Tours-Historical-Markers_combinedDownload Hinckley John Sebree Log Cabin | This granite marker from 1917 is located in Pioneer Park at Hinckley, on the west edge of town, on Routh 30. It was originally on railroad ... READ MORE
DeKalb County Tours: Historic Farmhouses
DeKalb-County-Spots-and-Tours-Historic-Farm-HousesDownload Benjamin Gurler House | 1860. Just less than one mile west of South First Street on Furler Road. The road is the dividing line between DeKalb and Afton Townships. The two story ... READ MORE
DeKalb County Tours: Miscellany
DeKalb-County-Spots-and-Tours-MiscellanyDownload Waterman’s Rock Monument |A 15 foot tall structure on the 400 block of Hickory Street, dating back to 1931. Waterman’s foremost Doctor- Paul E.N. Greeley- had it erected to honor the town’s ... READ MORE
Pathfinder: Senior Fitness
Books 6-Minute Fitness at 60+: Simple Home Exercises to Reclaim Strength, Balance and Energy in 15 Days by Dr. Jonathan Su, DPT 613.710846 SU 2020 In this book you will learn a straightforward, science-based exercise plan ... READ MORE
Recommended Reads – Essay Collections
All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays by George Orwell – Best known for his novels, Orwell was also a prolific essayist. In this collection his critical essays focus on literature and the politics of literature. Also in the library’s ... READ MORE
Books for Day of the Dead / Libros para el Día de Muertos
Here at the library our Halloween books are flying off the shelves, but Halloween is not the only holiday celebrated this time of year. Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos or Día de los Muertos) is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November. This ... READ MORE
Library to Open 309 Creative, Makerspace and More
The DeKalb Public Library introduces 309 Creative, a new makerspace and craft studio! 309 Creative is a place where patrons can unleash their imagination, express themselves through arts and crafts, and explore ideas of innovation ... READ MORE
STEM Kit: Code & Go Robot Mouse
Coding doesn't need to begin on a computer! Children as young as 4 can begin to learn coding skills with the Code & Go Robot Mouse. The Code & Go Robot Mouse Kit contains: Code & Go Robot Mouse Activity Kit My First ... READ MORE
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