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On this episode, Dave, Tony, Jami and Joel talk about streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and more, as well as ask some of the tough questions about how watching content on demand has changed the viewing experience. Are we better off now than we were in the days of cable? What's worth watching and what isn't? And how many streaming services is too many? Give it a listen in the player below:

This episode comes with a bit of bittersweet news - it will be Tony's last episode as a panelist. Tony has been on nearly every episode of the podcast to date and we'll miss his insight and knack for asking smart questions that get to the heart of the matter. We wish him all the best in his new position at the Geneva Public Library District!

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January 4th though March 1st, 2020

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READING!   TRIVIA!   PRIZES!

Sponsored by our wonderful Friends of the Library.

Continue Reading "Winter 2020 Reading Clubs For Teens & Adults" →

On January 15, 2020, The Shakespeare Project of Chicago will present a theatrical reading of Richard III at the Des Plaines Public Library. 

Register here to attend the performance.  

Written by William Shakespeare around 1593, this historical play depicts the rise to power and short reign of King Richard III.

Continue Reading "Shakespeare at the Library" →

First Things First:

Currently, January 6, 2020 the library is bedbug free.  (whew!)  Between September and November 2019, a small number of bedbugs were found at DPPL in specific chairs on the 3rd and 4th floors.  On November 23rd, DPPL proactively conducted a library-wide professional extermination of the building. It included full inspection, contact treatment of affected areas, and the application of a top to bottom barrier treatment to all areas on all floors of the library to prevent future occurrences.

Continue Reading "10 Things You Need to Know About the Recent Bedbug Incident at DPPL" →

There’s no central authority on the best video game of the year, like the Oscars. 

Every website, podcast, and blogger has their own opinions. So, the race for best game of 2019 is less about competition and more about a celebration of all the great games we enjoyed this year. 

Here’s what some of us played in 2019:

Continue Reading "What’s YOUR 2019 Game of the Year?" →