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Events

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Story Time still has spaces open. Ages 0-8 and their caregivers are invited to enjoy songs, stories, crafts, and more on Wednesdays at 10:30. Contact the library to register.

 

Book Club for adults meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7pm. Pick up a copy of this month's title and join in our friendly discussion.

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Try It Club will meet on Saturday, March 23rd at 2pm to attempt needle tatting. Learn the basics of this classic needlework skill and decide if it’s your new favorite craft. All supplies are provided for this free class. Ages 16 to adult. Contact the library to register.

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Spring Break is coming up! During the break, kids can visit the library for three free snacks per day from our Snack Station. Anyone under age 8 needs to be accompanied by a caregiver at least 13 years old when using the library. Ages 8+ are welcome to visit on their own.

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Big event! The library received a grant from Altrusa with a focus on literacy and food literacy. On March 25th, ages 5-14 can join in a book club. Check out one of two book choices at the library, then discuss the book and enjoy some treats. The book choices are at different reading levels but both involve cooking competitions. Read whichever one you like (or both). Discussion of The Super Chef Contest will be at 1pm and Next Best Junior Chef will be at 3pm.

Next, show off your own culinary skills in a cooking competition! Create your own team or sign up alone and be assigned a team. We’ll have a technical challenge and a showstopper challenge in the style of Junior Bake Off. Ages 5-18. March 28th, 5:00-6:30pm. Parents are welcome to spectate. Space is limited; contact the library to register.

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Hinckley Hub Event Calendar for All Things Hinckley

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Try out these upcoming programs at the DeKalb Public Library, generously shared with the Hinckley community:

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Women of Ragtime with Cherry & Jerry

March 23, 2024, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Women ragtime composers faced challenges – it wasn’t considered very “ladylike” to write this kind of music, and once they got married, they were expected to give up their career and raise a family. Still, a surprising amount of ragtime was written by young women, and much of it was very successful in its time.

 

We’ll share some music by May Aufderheide, the Indiana composer who is considered the best of the female composers; Charlotte Blake of Detroit, who was known not only for ragtime but also for popular songs; and Irene Giblin, who got her start demonstrating sheet music in a St. Louis department store. Along with that were some famous singers; vaudeville performer Sophie Tucker had an unusual rag written especially for her.

 

“Cherry & Jerry” is Isaac Cherry on percussion and Jerry Rabushka on piano. Based in St. Louis, the duo is also part of the larger “Ragged Blade Band,” and has toured music of the ragtime era throughout a several state area. They’ve found this music is great for good times – brewpubs, wineries, markets, festivals, and more! They’ve appeared in the Big River Steampunk Festival in Hannibal, MO, the Oddities and Curiosities Expo in Chicago and Tulsa, the RAGBRAI bicycle event in Iowa, and the St. Louis World’s Fare in their hometown. A typical performance includes some well-known songs of the early 20th century as well breathing life back into some rarely played tunes.

 

This performance is free and open to all. No registration is required.

 

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

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Goat Yoga with Blue Sky Farms

April 13, 2024, 1:00pm - 1:45pm and 2:15pm - 3:00pm

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Blue Sky Farm Goat Yoga is looking forward to providing a “bucket list” event at the DeKalb Public Library! Our baby goats love to snuggle, run, and jump on you as you enjoy some soul-stretching yoga with our certified yoga instructor.  It may seem silly to some, but we can assure you the experience is unlike any other. Interacting with any animal is therapeutic, but combining the beautiful practice of yoga with animal therapy is a joy you will feel deep in your heart.

 

Each session will include 30 minutes of yoga, followed by 15 minutes to snuggle and pet the goats, as well as take photos.

 

This event is intended for ages 12 and up. Attendees must bring a yoga mat or towel (please remember that this item may get dirty). Participation is first come, first served, as there is a limit of 20 participants per class.

 

For more information, please contact Chelsea at chelsear@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 1700.

 

 

After-hours Concert: NIU Steelband

April 13, 2024, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

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Join us in the library’s main lobby for an after-hours concert performed by the Northern Illinois University’s renowned Steelband. The concert will be an eclectic program of musical styles highlighting the versatility and profundity the steelpan.

 

The NIU Steelband is dedicated to demonstrating the versatility and profundity of the steelpan, the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.

 

Created in 1973 by G. Allan O'Connor, the NIU Steelband is the first active steelband formed at an American university. NIU is also one of the few institutions in the world at which students may pursue undergraduate and graduate music degrees with the steelpan as the major instrument of choice.

 

The ensemble has performed throughout the United States and across the globe. Some of the band’s most notable appearances include a performance for 18,000 soccer fans at Yankee Stadium, tours of Taiwan in 1992 and 1998, concerts with symphony orchestras (including the St. Louis Symphony and the Chicago Sinfonietta), and several performances at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). In 2000, the NIU Steelband had the distinction of placing 2nd at the World Steelband Festival in Trinidad, and represented the USA at the 2002 Seoul Drum Festival in South Korea.

 

The NIU Steelband regularly appears in concert at public schools, universities, conventions and arts series, and has many recordings to its credit, including Dangerous, which features an eclectic blend of musical styles.

 

After many years under the leadership of G. Allan O’Connor and steelband legend Clifford Alexis, the ensemble is now directed by Head of Steelpan Studies and Professor of Music, Liam Teague and Music Instrument Technician, Yuko Asada.

 

This concert is free and open to all. No registration is required. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and music will begin at 6:30 p.m.

 

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

 

 

Carl Sandburg’s Lincoln: A Living Portrait

April 20, 2024, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Why should Abraham Lincoln matter to you? Picture yourself sitting next to Carl Sandburg in his cozy study, among his books and papers, as he tells you his intimate stories about why Lincoln still matters today. Sandburg said his biography of Lincoln “returned him to the common people”. Hear why Lincoln's words can revive a “Lincoln-hearted” people to reclaim the American promise.

 

Steve Duchrow is a spoken word performer and musician who has performed the works of Prairie Poets, Carl Sandburg and Vachel Lindsay, at theatre fringe festivals, the Illinois State Library, historic history sites, fairs and festivals.

 

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.

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