Events
Story Time meets on Tuesdays at 10:30am. Ages 0-8+ with a caregiver are invited to participate in stories, songs, crafts, and more early literacy activities. Please contact the library to register.
Chess Club is running at the new building! Join in on Wednesdays at 6pm. All ages and abilities are welcome.
Kids Book Club will meet Tuesday, November 3rd at 4pm to discuss and munch. Pick up a copy of the "Pets Rule" book today. For grades K-5+
Try It Club will explore torn paper collage art for its next project. Ages 12 to adult. Saturday, November 14th at noon. Please contact the library to register.
Virtual Program
Words, Power, and Community: Dr. Eve Ewing
November 12, 7-8pm
Register for the virtual program before November 12.
Engage in an important and thoughtful conversation with Dr. Eve L. Ewing, acclaimed author, educator, poet, and cultural organizer whose work explores race, education, identity, and community. Through writing that blends scholarship, storytelling, and activism, Dr. Ewing has become one of today’s most influential public voices on culture and education.
Explore the power of language and storytelling as Dr. Ewing reflects on how words shape public memory, challenge systems of inequality, and help communities imagine new futures. From classrooms and libraries to poetry and popular culture, this conversation will consider the many ways stories influence how we see ourselves and one another.
Perfect for librarians, educators, students, writers, and readers alike, this event invites attendees to think critically about the role of literature, learning, and community in times of change. Whether you are familiar with Dr. Ewing’s work or discovering it for the first time, this conversation promises insight, inspiration, and meaningful discussion.
Moderator:
Brandis Friedman will moderate the event. Friedman is a writer and anchor for WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, and also serves as a champion for libraries.
Events below are held at the DeKalb Public Library: 309 Oak St in DeKalb. They are open to residents of other communities.
Try out these upcoming programs at the DeKalb Public Library, generously shared with the Hinckley community:
After-hours Concert: Banda NIU (DeKalb)
November 7, 2026, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Banda NIU performs a concert in our main lobby to conclude our Day of the Dead Celebration!
Banda NIU is an ensemble at NIU that honors the tradition of the great bandas of the western Mexican state of Sinaloa. Its long and rich history is drawn on collaboration between European immigrants to Mexico in the 1800s and popular Mexican song.
With its roots in military and municipal bands performing at large outdoor events, Banda evolved over the past century, blending dance rhythms and song forms including the Son, Cumbia, Ranchera, Polka, Bolero, Vals, Merengue, Bachata, Corrido, Balada, Mambo and Cha-Cha-Cha. Banda NIU brings the infectious energy of this exciting music to NIU through concerts in the school of music as well as the surrounding community.
El Jimador will have beverages available for purchase during the performance. This free concert is open to all ages. No registration is required.
For additional information, please contact Samantha at samanthah@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.
We the People: Protest Songs and Stories through the Ages (DeKalb)
November 14, 2026, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
This ‘edu-tainment’ program features tales of people who have faced a fight against inhumanity, discrimination, slavery, abuse, and racism. You’ll hear songs and stories about people like Stephen Foster, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, and Billie Holiday, along with tales about groups of people who faced discrimination as well.
Barry Cloyd is an award-winning singer and songwriter. This program is free and open to all. No registration is required.
This event is part of the America 250 initiative; celebrating our nation throughout the year.
This concert is sponsored by Gretchen and Charles Moore.
For additional information, please contact Samantha at samanthah@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.
Agatha Christie: A Body of Evidence (DeKalb)
November 17, 2026, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
In the Spring of 1950 Agatha Christie accompanied her husband, archeologist Max Mallowan to Iraq and the tells of Kalhu; the ancient city also known as Nimrud. Join Agatha Christie in Beit Agatha as she reminisces with you about her childhood, her life as a writer and adventurer, and contemplates beginning her autobiography- a project that took nearly 20 years. This presentation is followed by Q&A and photo opportunities.
A mystery train photo op will be set up in the lobby and guests will get an Agatha Christie activity booklet and complete booklist to take home.
This event is sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Registration is not required. All ages are welcome.
For more information, please contact Susan at susang@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.