Plans to expand and update the DeKalb Public Library will go ahead as scheduled even with a budget cut. The library received the green light for the $20 million expansion project at a March 26 City Council meeting. The original financing plan was scrapped...
The closing of DeKalb’s unemployment office has put a strain on residents hoping to utilize the state’s support. In January, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that cuts on federal funding will force the closing of seven...
The DeKalb Public Library will be hosting a series of events throughout the coming weeks to celebrate the community, holidays and reading. The library, 309 Oak St., will be hosting events throughout December to encourage community members to read and...
The DeKalb Public Library will be hosting a square dance and pie baking contest at 6 p.m. Saturday. The event will be held at Hopkins Park Shelter, 1403 Sycamore Road. During the event, participants have a chance to enter a pie baking contest. The deadline...
J.K. Rowling, author of the much-beloved Harry Potter book series, is releasing her first novel since 2007, when readers said goodbye to the cast of magical characters our generation grew up with. The releases of the last few Harry Potter films has kept...
DeKALB | Many agencies will come together to celebrate Nonprofit Day on Wednesday. “Nonprofit day is a workshop that has occurred three years before by leaders in the nonprofit community to offer resources and training to other area nonprofits,” said...
DeKalb residents will travel into the world of books tonight at the DeKalb Public Library. The library, 309 Oak St., will host a meeting of Destination Wonder, a book discussion group for older teens and adults, according to a press release from the library....
Howl-leluja, DeKalb Public Library’s NIU Huskie has been found. DeKalb Police discovered the abandoned mascot Sunday in Afton Forest Preserve, located roughly 20 minutes from its home at 309 Oak St. Edith Craig, the library’s public relations coordinator,...
Who let the dog out? The NIU Huskie in charge of guarding the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., must have been asleep at its post last night or early this morning. Edith Craig, DeKalb Public Library public relations coordinator, said that during a routine...
Jesse White, secretary of state and state librarian, awarded the DeKalb and Sycamore public libraries with grants from the Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid grants funding. The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., received $44,980.48,...
The DeKalb Public Library announced it will form two groups to assist in receiving a state grant and other funding for its upcoming expansion.The library announced its plan at the DeKalb Public Library board meeting Feb. 8. The proposed addition would...
Those useless coupons now have a purpose other than being stuffed in the bottoms of handbags and trash bins. Kelly Champion, creator of Northern Illinois Couponing Moms held a class at 2 p.m. Feb. 4 at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak Street. Their...
