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With the exception of Ancestry Library Edition, you can also search our databases from home with your Des Plaines Library card.
If you’re new to genealogy or already an expert, we have resources you can use.
Continue Reading "Fair Warning! Genealogy can be addictive!" →
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Music is everywhere at the library. It's in the air, on our shelves and occasionally live in the plaza. Let's spotlight the ways the library can bring music to your life.
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Friends of the Des Plaines Public Library recently donated eleven books to the library in memory of long-time Friends member Roy Terp.
“Since he was a young boy, libraries were always an important part of Roy Terp’s life" says his daughter, Susan Terp.
“Dad was a life-long reader of books, as well as a daily reader of the Chicago Tribune. He enjoyed all types of books and his favorite topics were history, biography, historical fiction, and mysteries.”
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Whether you’ve lived here your whole life or moved to the area yesterday, you may be wondering just what Oakton Community College has to offer. The answer: more than you might think – including a whopping 80 associate degree and career certificate programs. With campuses in both Skokie and Des Plaines, Oakton enrolls over 10,000 students representing 50-plus countries and speaking 35 languages. Talk about diversity!
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Does seeing photos of freshly-minted graduates get you nostalgic for your high school glory (or not so glorious, but none the less fun) days?
Is your high school yearbook long gone? Buried in a box in your mom's garage? Lost in one of those *#xo#*#!!X floods?
If you graduated from a Maine Township high school in the 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's you may be in luck.
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