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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Check This Out At the Des Plaines Public Library

Access eBooks, More at Des Plaines Library

Find out how to get the most from digital resources at the Des Plaines Public Library.

The following information was submitted by Jacqueline Dennison of the Des Plaines Public Library. Keeping up with evolving technology can be a challenge. It seems that every year, more and more people are given a shiny new electronic device as a holiday gift. These include smartphones, eReaders, and, more and more, tablets such as the iPad mini. Many of these can even be used to check out and read eBooks and audiobooks from our library. However, not everyone knows all the ins and outs of using this technology. The library is here to help! We hold weekly walk-in classes in the Computer Lab on the fourth floor of the library to learn how to navigate our virtual library branch, MyMediaMall.net, and how to download materials onto your personal…

Friday, December 21, 2012

Check This Out At the Des Plaines Public Library

Des Plaines Librarians Write Mystery Novel

Staff at the Des Plaines Public Library participated in National Novel Writing Month by producing an original work, “Murder in the Des Plaines Library.”

The following information was submitted by Jacqueline Dennison of readers’ services at the Des Plaines Public Library. November was annual National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. Each year, participants scramble to write an entire novel, from beginning to end, within just one month. The goal is not necessarily to write the perfect novel, but to get something down on paper, sometimes with the intention of later editing and perfecting the work.  This year, the staff of the Des Plaines Public Library decided to participate by writing a group novel. How does a group write a novel? The participants decided together on a genre and premise, and then set to work. Each day in the entire month of November, one person wrote a chapter of…

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