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Services for Preschools and Day Care Centers Our Youth Services Department offers a variety of services to support early childhood educators in Des Plaines. For further information or to arrange for one of these services, please contact Preschool Liaison Courtney O'Keefe at 847-376-2797 or by email. Preschool and Day Care Center Library Cards All preschools and day care centers located within incorporated Des Plaines (excluding home-based centers) are eligible for a library card. To receive a library card, request an application from the Registration Desk at 847-376-2787, or download the application. Teacher Bookbags A Book Bag is a collection of up to 25 library resources (books, music, or DVDs), selected by the Youth Services Staff, that may enhance lesson plans and help boost the classroom library. Book Bags may be checked out for four weeks using a personal library card or the school’s library card. Simply call the Youth Services Department at 847-376-2839, or fill out the request form online. Your Book Bag will be ready for pick-up at the Library in three business days. The Mobile Library may also be able to deliver Book Bags directly to you. Due to changes in van delivery services previously provided by NSLS, we will no longer be able to request titles from other libraries to supplement the copies we own. If you would like to obtain books for lit circles or classroom sets, please see Classroom Sets for Book Discussions. Storytime Visits We would love to present special stories and songs to your preschool-aged students. Storytime Visits can be scheduled to fit into your school’s schedule in the fall, winter/spring, and summer. Storytime Visits can also be combined with a visit from the Mobile Library. Mobile Library Services Have the Mobile Library, our library on wheels, come to your school! This big “bus” is filled with books and other items for preschoolers. A visit from the Mobile Library is a fun way to introduce children to the treasures of the public library. During a Mobile Library Visit, students can check out materials using their personal library card or the school’s library card. Library Tours Bring your students to the Library for a tour of the Youth Services Department. We will include a storytime, and classes can stay to play with puzzles and puppets in the Friend Ship, enjoy the train tables, and read quietly in the Poet Tree Corner. The children will be encouraged to browse the picture book collection and can check out materials using their personal library card or the school’s library card. Preschool Fair Watch for information on our annual Preschool Fair, held at the Library each year in January. The Preschool Fair provides area parents with the opportunity to learn about the different preschool programs available in our community. Area preschools and day care centers can reserve a table to display information and materials. Our Youth Services Department offers a variety of services to support elementary and middle schools in Des Plaines. For information, please contact School Liaison Librarian Sara McLaughlin via smclaughlin@dppl.org or by phone at 847-376-2795.
Our Youth Services Department offers a variety of services to assist homeschooling families in Des Plaines. For more information, please contact Librarian Lee Cho via email (lcho@dppl.org) or by phone at 847-376-2804.
Additional Services Junior Great Books These discussions for grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 are directed by trained leaders. They feature stories and texts that help children develop literacy skills, such as reading carefully, thinking critically, and speaking persuasively. |
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