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Calling all Kids in Kindergarten through Third Grade.

It’s Monarch Award time and we need your help to pick the winning book!

Every year, the Association of Illinois School Library Educators chooses 20 books to participate in the Monarch Reader’s Choice Awards for kindergarten through third grade.  

Kids all over the state get to vote for their favorite book on the list and you can be one of them!

Continue Reading "It’s Monarch Award Time - Vote by March 10th" →

How Will Your Garden Grow?

Look no further than DPPL for ideas and activities to learn, enrich and keep active all season long.

Continue Reading "It’s Springtime in Des Plaines" →

On this episode, Angelo (the Dungeon Master), Amy (the Druid), Quinn (the Sorcerer) and Sarah (the Paladin) talk about the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

Listen to their conversation in the player below:

Continue Reading "Miner Recs Episode 86: Dungeons & Dragons" →

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

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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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