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We have some books that just might give you ideas for some new, easy-to-make lunches to send to school with your child.

Here are some books that will give you recipes that you can prepare, and a few that your little chef can make on their own. 

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Welcome Teens! After months of renovations, The Commons is now open and it rocks.

So what's so cool about it?

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My son received his first LEGO set for Christmas when he was 2½ , and ever since then, we’ve been a LEGO household: LEGO creations randomly left in rooms, LEGO manuals stashed, and trips to Target or Toys R Us that can never skip the LEGO aisle or requests for “just one small set?”

And don’t get me wrong, LEGOs are awesome – they build hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, facilitate learning to read instructions, encourage imaginative building, and they're a great way to entertain a little one when you're waiting for dinner at a restaurant.  But in a home, they can easily become a source of chaotic mess and deep foot pain (if you’ve ever stepped on a 2x2 brick camouflaged on a carpet, you know what I mean!)  

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We all know someone who doesn’t know how to use a computer or who secretly wants to become a little (or a lot) more computer savvy. Well, let them know their time has come! This month the Des Plaines Public Library is resuming its ever-popular computer and technology classes.

All of the sessions will be in the Forum, the library’s new educational center, located on the fourth floor:

Instruction is free and open to the public.

Registration is required for all these events, so don't delay.

To sign up, stop by the Reference desk on the fourth floor. Or, call us at 847-376-2917. Or, you can register online at the library’s web site; go to our calendar and click on the class you’d like to attend to access its online registration form.

 Our Adult Summer Reading weekly contest is almost over. Since June 4th, patrons have been voting for their favorites from a selection of 32 popular novels.  Each week, the winning books from that round moved on and one lucky voter won a gift card to Tap House Grill. The field of fiction has been narrowing. We’re down to just two challengers. On July 30th, we’ll finally see which book reigns supreme! 

Come on up to the 3rd floor to cast your vote and take a chance to win the last Tap House Grill gift card. It's head-to-head between The Help by Kathryn Stockett and the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. Which will you choose?

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