We are thrilled to announce that we'll be hosting DeKalb Day of the Dead's third annual Celebration of Life on November 1! Walk with us in our Welcoming Procession as we honor those who have passed. We will meet at El Jimador to begin the...
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News, Adults, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Sep 29, 2025
In honor of National Library Card Sign-Up Month, this post is all about what you can do...without a library card! Don't get us wrong! If we could, every one of us here at the library would all carry spare library cards in our pockets to...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Sep 19, 2025
We want to thank our staff, partners, volunteers, and over 800 guests for making our 2025 '8 Countries in 1 Day' celebration such a huge success!Luckily, we skipped lunch, because we got to try over 18 types of food and drink from around the world!...
Kids, Family Fun Sep 5, 2025
Kotor, Montenegro: home to beautiful beach views, amazing architecture, and…countless cats? Yes, you read that right. Kotor is famous for its four-legged feline friends. In fact, Kotor has such a large cat population, it’s nicknamed...
News, Adults, Family Fun, Kids, Personal Enrichment, Teen Aug 25, 2025
Are you ready to travel the world from the comfort of your own library? Save the date for takeoff at our annual “8 Countries in 1 Day” event when we take you on a journey around the globe, on Saturday, September 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....
Family Fun, Adults, Kids, News, Personal Enrichment, Teen May 29, 2025
The DeKalb Public Library is pleased to announce that we will hold our tenth “8 Countries in 1 Day” celebration on Saturday, September 13, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. In 2024, we hosted performances by NIU's Ballet Folklórico Aztlán, the...
News, Adults, Books with All the Feels, Crafts & Hobbies, Family Fun, Kids, Makers, Reading, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Teen May 24, 2025
Our Summer Reading Challenge is about to begin! We have reading rewards for all ages, and no library card is required to sign up. You can register on our Beanstack site, download the Beanstack app, or stop by the Adult, Youth, or Teen...
Family Fun, Kids May 17, 2025
Bothered by getting bogged down in books? You’re not alone - Melvil Dewey was, too. Melvil Dewey was an American librarian who created the Dewey Decimal System (DDS). The Dewey Decima System provides an easy-to-understand way of finding your books....
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