2010
June 29, 2010: "DPPL Board Confirms Previously Approved Succession Plan, Appoints Holly Sorensen to DPPL Director Position"

June 3, 2010: "Des Plaines Public Library director Sandra K. Norlin is retiring from the library September 1, 2010"

May 21, 2010: "Lack of State Funding Eliminates Interlibrary Van Delivery Service For DPPL Patrons."

January 6, 2010: "Des Plaines Library Offers Food For Fines January 18 – 31"

2009
December 16, 2009: "Library Board Approves Payroll, Accounting Vendors, Costs Lower Than Those Proposed by City."

November 17, 2009: "Library Board Approves Budget Delivering 7.5% Tax Decrease, Provide Own Administrative Services."

November 4, 2009:"Library Continues to Cut, Considers Intergovernmental Agreement with City."

October 28, 2009: Board Requests Time to Review Budget

October 21, 2009: "October Des Plaines Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Notes."

September 16, 2009: "Des Plaines Public Library Delivers a Record-Breaking Summer and a 4% Decrease in Library Allocated Property Taxes in 2010."