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Amy Timberlake, author of "One Came Home," reads a snippet from her book Tuesday at the Ellwood House Visitor's Center, 509 N. 1st St., as part of the Big Read "True Grit" event sponsored by the DeKalb Public Library. Timberlake's book centers around a Western mystery and adventure. The library will hold Western-themed events all through October.

‘Grit’ comes to DeKalb

By Keisha Howerth | October 2, 2013

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 public library recognizes ‘Superhero Librarian’

By Ryan Felgenhauer | September 8, 2011

The DeKalb Public Library held an open house to honor one of its librarian's recent achievements on Thursday. The event was held in recognition of Teen Librarian Steve Roman's recent receipt of the Gale Cengage Superhero Librarian award. The Superhero...