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Did you miss the class? Watch the recording! Join us for a nostalgic and intimate hour-long conversation with Emmy-nominated actor Steve Burns, best known as "Steve" from the beloved Nickelodeon show Blue's Clues. Burns has built a unique career in entertainment, encompassing acting, directing, music, and, new this fall, a podcast which "listens back" - Alive with Steve Burns. He will be joined in conversation with Arionne Nettles, a Chicago based storyteller and cultural reporter. Click here to watch the recording!

(This program originally aired over Zoom on September 16, 2025 and will be available until October 20, 2025.)

Hey, Kiddos! It's time for a new edition of DIY with DPPL! This month, make your own hanging opossum!

Starting on Saturday, September 20th, stop by the Youth Services desk on the second floor of DPPL to pick up a kit (while supplies last!), and then use the materials to do the project we show you step-by-step in the video.

(Grade 1 and up.)

There’s a lot in the world to be uncertain about, but if there’s one thing I have always been sure of, it has to be the power of food!

Food brings people and community together and that’s what the library is all about!

Meeting wonderful new people and trying new things of all sorts! 

Food, and more specifically, cultural traditions are a huge part of Cafecito Y Libritos, DPPL’s Spanish Book Club of Two Years!

Continue Reading "Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Cafecito Y Libritos,  DPPL’s Spanish Book Club" →

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

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