The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will hold a celebration of the Chinese New Year at 6:30 p.m. today in the main floor reading room.The NIU Chinese Music Ensemble will welcome the Year of the Sheep with a lion and dragon dance and will perform,...

The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., has been closed due to a Sunday blizzard.The library is set to reopen 1 p.m. Monday.A blizzard warning was put into effect for all of northern Illinois along and north of I-80.

Here are some local art and music events you can attend this weekend:ThursdayFatty’s Pub & Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, is hosting Country Night events every Thursday leading up to the Brad Paisley concert Feb. 5 at the Convocation Center.Country...

DeKalb has four warming centers available for residents during extreme cold weather situations, according to a Jan. 5 DeKalb news release:DeKalb Public Library815-756-9568309 Oak St.9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday9 a.m. to 5 p.m....

DeKalb residents are able to donate to local nonprofits today for the first annual Illinois Gives Big event.Illinois Gives Big is a state-wide fundraising initiative for nonprofits sponsored by Donors Forum, an association of Illinois nonprofit organizations....

The city’s public library broke ground on its expansion Saturday.The groundbreaking was set to feature games, food and drink and music from the Barb City Stompers.During its expansion, the library will add a building and then renovate its existing location...

The darker side of fairy tales will be revealed with a May 13 presentation at the DeKalb Public Library.Judith Heineman and Daniel Marcotte, Road Scholars with the Illinois Humanities Council, will present fairy tales as told by the Grimm Brothers at...

The Friends of the DeKalb Public Library Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Monday in the DeKalb Public Library meeting room.The Friends support the library by providing programs, materials and services that are not part of the regular library budget. They...

DeKalb County Community Gardens is working in partnership with the Sycamore and the DeKalb Public Libraries to create one of the first seed libraries in Illinois.In preparation for the seed banks there will be community potlucks and seed-sorting events...

The DeKalb Public Library has added faxing, scanning and sending documents to email addresses and flash drives to the list of services it provides.Guests will also be able to send documents to Sky Drive, Google Drive or their smartphone. The services...

The DeKalb Public Library has secured additional funds for its remodeling project, which is set to begin construction in the spring.The project will begin with the construction of a new building. Once construction is completed, renovations will begin...