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Important: for programs that require registration, you must register via our library calendar. Signing up through meetup will not count! Please direct any questions you have to the library at help@dppl.org or by calling (847) 827-5551.
The Des Plaines Public Library Hosts a wide range of events from book clubs to film screenings and discussion, trivia and game nights. Some events are in person and some are online via zoom. Join us for fun and enrichment!
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Tuesday Morning Book Club: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St, Des Plaines, IL, USRead The Wedding People by Alison Espach and then come discuss it with us at the Des Plaines Public Library.
It's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the Cornwall Inn. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she's actually the only guest who isn't here for the big event.
Copies of these books are available at the Readers Services desk on the 3rd floor of the library. Registration required. The book club will meet in the Commons on the third floor of the Des Plaines Public Library @ 10:00am on January 13th.
Register for this event using this link here.2 attendees
Adult Board Game Night
Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St, Des Plaines, IL, USMeet fellow board gamers! Join us at the Library for a night of drop-in board gaming. Play one of the games from the Library's collection or bring your own.
This program will meet on the first floor in Meeting Room B/C.
Registration is required - visit our website to save your spot today!5 attendees
•OnlineFilm Talk Tuesdays: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
OnlineWatch Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) at home, and then come join us over Zoom to discuss it. This movie can be watched on Kanopy, a free movie streaming app which you can sign up for with your library card. A library staff member will lead the film discussion.
A Coen Brothers film about a week in the life of a young folk singer navigating the music scene of Greenwich Village in 1961 who, with his guitar in tow, struggles to make it against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, some of them of his own making.
Register for this event using this link here.6 attendees
Thursday Evening Book Club: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St, Des Plaines, IL, USRead The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon and then come discuss it with us at the Des Plaines Public Library.
Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community.
Copies of these books are available at the Readers Services desk on the 3rd floor of the library. Registration required. The book club will meet in the Room C on the first floor of the Des Plaines Public Library @ 7:30pm on January 22nd.
Register for this event using this link here.4 attendees
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