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...
The DeKalb Public Library received an $11.6 million check as a grant.The check was given by Secretary of State Jesse White Monday.The money will go toward the library’s remodeling project, which will cost an estimated $24 million, according to the Daily...
Fans and aspiring time lords of all ages convened at the DeKalb Public Library for a celebration of the British cult-classic television show “Doctor Who.”The science fiction show is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week. Fans gathered at the...
No. 5: Cafe has high hopes despite lease issueThe leasing issues with the House Cafe, 263 Lincoln Highway, have been going on for a while. While I’m not the biggest fan of the venue, I know many students find refuge here for music and find it a place...
The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., plans to spend a national grant on Big Read events throughout October for the seventh year in a row.The National Endowment for the Arts awarded the DeKalb Public Library a $15,000 grant to promote literacy through...
DeKalb | Book dramatist Barbara Rinella will appear as Cleopatra in DeKalb to raise funds for the DeKalb Public Library’s expansion project.She will appear at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. Rinella will be in character...
The DeKalb Public Library celebrated reading freedom on a grander level this year by bringing the adult section in on Banned Book Week.Activities for the library’s Banned Book Week included plays, children’s storytime and checking out banned books.“When...
I embarrassingly admit I probably know less about Harry Potter than anybody else in the world.So, in honor of my lack of awareness of that dude with a “Z” scarred on his face, I embarked on a journey Tuesday to discover what this whole Harry Potter...
It was a long broom ride from 4 Privet Drive to 309 Oak St., the DeKalb Public Library.Hogwarts felt closer to home Wednesday as the librarians hosted a Harry Potter Party in honor of the 15th anniversary of Harry’s arrival in the States. Young DeKalbians...
Members of NIU's quidditch club - (left to right) Jackie Fink, sophomore psychology major, Joe Wharram, junior sociology major, Nicole Bruno, sophomore nursing major, Allison McKenzie, junior business administration major, and Katrina Carpenter, senior...
County officials plan to break ground on the DeKalb public library expansion this fall, said library board president Clark Neher.Neher said this grant is the biggest construction grant awarded by the state to a library. He said the state had $50 million...
