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      Miner Recs Newsletters & Podcasts

      Read, Watch & Listen: Miner Recs November 2024

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      by Readers Advisory Staff
      11.21.24

      Here's what DPPL's Readers' Advisory staff recommends you read, watch, or listen to this month!

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      Rocky’s Recs

      Picks For Kids: Rocky’s Recs November 2024

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      11.21.24

      The Youth Services Team loves going on adventures together through books, movies, video games, and much more. Find out where your favorite librarians have traveled this month!

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      Des Plaines Memory

      Des Plaines Memory is Back - and Celebrating Veterans Day

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      by DPPL Archivists
      11.08.24

      It's been a minute since we've published a Des Plaines Memory post.

      Des Plaines Memory was launched back in 2020, the brainchild of the late Steven Giese, DPPL reference librarian and all around wonderful soul.

      Continue Reading "Des Plaines Memory is Back - and Celebrating Veterans Day" →

      Kids & Parents

      Wicked Good Winners

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      by YS Staff
      11.01.24

      The Youth Services Department challenged all warlocks, vampires, ghosts, and children in grades K-8 to write a two-sentence, scary (or not so scary) story.

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      eForward Newsletter

      Happening at DPPL in November

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      11.01.24

      Check out more than 50 things to do at DPPL this month. Programs, crafts, classes and more for Adults, Kids and Teens.

      Read the November Newsletter Now

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      Accessibility

      The Des Plaines Public Library District strives to ensure that the community has access to our full range of collections, programming, events, meetings, and services. In keeping with the Library’s commitment to digital accessibility, and its ongoing efforts to provide digital accessibility for all users, the Library has adopted the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 2.1, Level AA (WCAG 2.1 AA), as its accessibility standard.

      If you encounter any accessibility barriers when using the Library’s website or apps, or if you would like to report any accessibility concerns, whether digital, technological, or physical, or if you would like to request reasonable accommodations, please contact us at access@dppl.org. We will provide effective communications to provide you with accessible content and reasonable accommodations to address your needs.