June 18th, 2022
In this event, kids will learn about the basic building blocks of life, cells, when we extract DNA from strawberries with volunteers from the Society of Women Engineers!
Facilitators: Sahara Becker (Tech Support Manager at McMaster-Carr, Society of Women Engineers SWENext ...
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June 7th, 2021
Hello, fellow science lovers! Miss Julie here to tell you about a most unusual STEM kit... a box full of colorful tumblers from IKEA.
Actually, I'm just being silly. The library would never hand you just 6 ...
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May 21st, 2021
Hello, DeKalb Families! Miss Julie here to tell you that we have two new STEM kits available for circulation. Both of them are magnetic building sets, and both are super cool!
First off, we have our Magformers Kit. ...
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March 17th, 2021
It's Women's History Month, and here at the library we have tons of books about awesome women! Here are some of our recent arrivals about women in math and science.
Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician
Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani ...
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December 18th, 2020
Hello, Families! Miss Julie here to bring you news of an exciting new trio of books that just arrived from the Mysteries of Space series. These books are perfect for the child that is fascinated by space science ...
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October 27th, 2020
Edit: Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we are offering this program at four different times: 10 AM, 10:30 AM, 11 AM, and 11:30 AM. For safety reasons, we are limiting attendance to eight participants per timeslot. After each ...
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October 22nd, 2020
Did you ever wonder why haunted houses are so scary? Join us on October 28 and find out!!! As part of STEMFest Week, NIU presents: The Science Behind Haunted Houses with Paul Kassel, Dean of the NIU College of Visual ...
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August 6th, 2020
Did you know you can raise worms AND they can make compost for your garden? This project can take a while (worms are garden superheroes, but they are slow superheroes), so start now to get ready for next spring. ...
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August 4th, 2020
This week, the DKPL Children's Department would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Chris Hill, Assistant Professor of Biomechanics at NIU. If you have ever wondered how the brain makes your body work, then read on to ...
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July 24th, 2020
This week we will be reading a story about Anna and Elsa, and their frozen, icy antics in the castle! Come join us for Anna and Elsa’s Secret Playtime, written by Victoria Saxon, Illustrated by the Disney Storybook Art Team, and published by Penguin Random House. ...
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