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Why Should My Family Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?

09.27.21
What is Hispanic Heritage Month and why is there such a thing?
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Hey, Kiddos! It's time for a new edition of DIY with DPPL!
This time, you'll learn how to make a dragonfly using objects like pipe cleaners, beads, and (everybody's favorite) googly eyes!
Then use the materials to do the project we show you step-by-step in the video.
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But, this program had to happen with both of us SAFELY in a room together.
And on zoom.
If you missed them then, you are in luck!
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You can always call (847.376.2839) or email (YSDesk@dppl.org) the Youth Services Staff and we will happily grab books for you, but now there's another super easy option.
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From time to time, a parent comes up to the Youth Services Desk with a rather sheepish look on their face.
“Ahh...sure...no problem. Captain Underpants?”
The parent, relieved, follows me to the “P” for "Pilkey" section of J Fiction, explaining along the way that they’re trying to get their kid to read something else, but all they want is Captain Underpants.
“I get it,” I reply. “My kids loved it too.”
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