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This summer, more than a thousand people contributed to our community art project! Together, we transformed the giant letters on the third floor from blank white to confetti-colorful. Come see the finished piece through the north windows of the library lobby.

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We want to see YOUR Art-rageous Masterpiece! All Ages are invited to participate.

Between June 5 - June 30, design a bookmark using the template and paint, crayon, pencil, markers or mixed media.

Return your completed entry and work of art to the 1st floor customer service desk or scan and email to summer@dppl.org.

Winners will be selected in four age categories and will be featured on professionally printed bookmarks given out at DPPL for all to enjoy!

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Starting May 1st, Des Plaines Public Library is joining hundreds of libraries across the United States, and 23 other libraries in our local CCS consortium, in eliminating overdue fines!

We look forward to welcoming past users back and meeting new members of the community! 

Here's what you need to know.

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No question, 2020 has been a bleak year.

Here’s how the library staff made it a little brighter.

All while reducing expenses by almost half a million dollars in supplies, staffing, and other pandemic economies, and without raising the tax levy in 2021!

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When the pandemic hit and staying at home became the norm for an unpredictable amount of time, library staff were full of thoughts from "how do we do this?" to "let's tell everyone that the library can be used from wherever they are!", and more. 

As Program Coordinator in the Youth Services department, my focus went from Spring Break concert logistics and scheduling Summer Reading fun to training for Zoom storytimes and figuring out what virtual and home-based programming we could bring to our community.

Continue Reading "In 2020, We Kept Families Crafting, Reading, Moving, and Learning!" →