Community Calendar

Dr. Greg Ross, former coordinator of The Foreign Language Residence Program at Northern Illinois University would like to cordially invite you to Le Baratin. Come speak French with members of the surrounding francophone community and enjoy the convivial atmosphere of the library. Anyone who speaks French is welcomed! A Bientôt!

This program is free and open to all; no registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Samantha at samanthah@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.

Listen to On Being with Krista Tippett 9 am each Sunday on WNIJ or better yet on Zoom, hosted by Emmanuel Lutheran Church. We listen on ZOOM, follow the transcript and pause occasionally to reflect on what we're hearing. Just click the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88058004528#success

On Tuesday, February 1st at 6:00 p.m. central, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host Veronica Hinke, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Public Affairs Officer and Public Services Team Leader, when she presents part one of a two-part program on Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

The USDA Forest Service’s Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is located on 18,500 acres in Wilmington, Illinois, where the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant once stood.

At one time, tallgrass prairies dominated over sixty percent of the landscape in Illinois – over 21 million acres. Presently, less then one hundredth of one percent of Illinois is native tallgrass prairie.

In part one of this two-part program, learn about the origins and geography of this very special place, explore wetlands and prairie, and find out about wildlife, and why ecological restoration is important at this site, located only 64 miles from LaSalle.

The second part of this program will be virtually presented on Tuesday, March 1st at 6:00 p.m. Details to register for that part will be available closer to that date.

Veronica Hinke is the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Public Affairs Officer and Public Services Team Leader. As a child, she started her neighborhood Ranger Rick club and was very involved in her local library. She continues to try to make a difference in helping people connect in more ways with nature.

This program is free and open to all. Register by going to – https://bit.ly/3fkRGb5. For more information, please contact the LaSalle Public Library at 815-223-2341.

The DeKalb School District’s food pantry is moving from Huntley Middle School. Beginning on Thursday, July 29, Barb Food Mart’s new home will be Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden Street in DeKalb. Barb Food Mart will continue to be open every week on Thursdays between 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
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The pantry’s final food distribution day at Huntley is on July 14. The pantry is closed on July 22.
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Barb Food Mart serves families with children in DeKalb schools. Those using the pantry must register every year, either online at www.barbfoodmart.com or by contacting the office of the school attended by a child. Send questions to barbfoodmart@d428.org.
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At Chesebro, food will continue to be distributed outdoors with curbside pickup for those who drive up to the front door at the Garden Street entrance. Walk-up pickup will be available for those who park in the parking lot accessed off Taylor Street and walk to the entrance. Wagons will be available to help people carry food boxes to cars.
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Beginning on July 28, donations of food and personal care items may be dropped off at Chesebro using the Garden Street entrance. Donation times are Wednesdays between 1:00-2:30 p.m. and Thursdays between 9:00-10:30 a.m. Beginning July 26, mail monetary donations to Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden St., DeKalb, IL 60115. Do not mail or drop off donations at Huntley at this time.

Dr. Greg Ross, former coordinator of The Foreign Language Residence Program at Northern Illinois University would like to cordially invite you to Le Baratin. Come speak French with members of the surrounding francophone community and enjoy the convivial atmosphere of the library. Anyone who speaks French is welcomed! A Bientôt!

This program is free and open to all; no registration is required.

For additional information, please contact Samantha at samanthah@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.

It may be cold in Illinois, but it’s nice and sunny down in beautiful Costa Rica! The library hosts a series of virtual tours of Costa Rica. These tours are in real time, with a guide who is happy to take questions from our virtual audience while showing us the sights.

Our first tour is all about coffee. It takes place in a coffee producing farm belonging to an enterprising Costa Rican family who created their own coffee brand. In the tour, you will “walk” among the coffee plants, learning how the chemistry behind coffee works. You will also learn about other fruit crops that this farm provides.

This virtual event is free and open to all. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Please register for this event at dkpl.org to attend on Zoom. Once you register you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting, a phone number to call into the Zoom meeting, and a password to the meeting. Join the Zoom meeting 5 minutes prior to the program, especially if you haven’t used Zoom before.
You can also view the tour on the library’s Facebook page. No need to register to view it here.

For additional information or help with registration, please contact Samantha at samanthah@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.

On Saturday, February 5th at 1:00 p.m. central, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host Father Dominic Garramone, when he presents a special program celebrating Valentine’s Day.

Prepare for Valentine’s Day with Father Dominic. In this virtual program, learn how to make flaky puff pastry from scratch in less time then it takes to go to the store, and see how to use it to make buttery, bite-sized treats like heart-shaped cronuts, savory cheese puffs and butterscotch napoleons. Father Dominic will answer any baking questions at the end of the presentation and will provide a link to all featured recipes.

Father Dominic Garramone, OSB is a monk of Saint Bede Abbey in Peru, Illinois. He was the host of the PBS cooking show, “Breaking Bread with Father Dominic,” from 1999 to 2001, and has written several cookbooks. Father Dom says he got his culinary education ''between my mother's kitchen, PBS and the public library.''

This program is free and open to all. Register by going to – https://bit.ly/33cud9W.

For more information, please contact the LaSalle Public Library at 815-223-2341.

Listen to On Being with Krista Tippett 9 am each Sunday on WNIJ or better yet on Zoom, hosted by Emmanuel Lutheran Church. We listen on ZOOM, follow the transcript and pause occasionally to reflect on what we're hearing. Just click the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88058004528#success

Listen to On Being with Krista Tippett 9 am each Sunday on WNIJ or better yet on Zoom, hosted by Emmanuel Lutheran Church. We listen on ZOOM, follow the transcript and pause occasionally to reflect on what we're hearing. Just click the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88058004528#success

The DeKalb School District’s food pantry is moving from Huntley Middle School. Beginning on Thursday, July 29, Barb Food Mart’s new home will be Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden Street in DeKalb. Barb Food Mart will continue to be open every week on Thursdays between 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
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The pantry’s final food distribution day at Huntley is on July 14. The pantry is closed on July 22.
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Barb Food Mart serves families with children in DeKalb schools. Those using the pantry must register every year, either online at www.barbfoodmart.com or by contacting the office of the school attended by a child. Send questions to barbfoodmart@d428.org.
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At Chesebro, food will continue to be distributed outdoors with curbside pickup for those who drive up to the front door at the Garden Street entrance. Walk-up pickup will be available for those who park in the parking lot accessed off Taylor Street and walk to the entrance. Wagons will be available to help people carry food boxes to cars.
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Beginning on July 28, donations of food and personal care items may be dropped off at Chesebro using the Garden Street entrance. Donation times are Wednesdays between 1:00-2:30 p.m. and Thursdays between 9:00-10:30 a.m. Beginning July 26, mail monetary donations to Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden St., DeKalb, IL 60115. Do not mail or drop off donations at Huntley at this time.