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Listen and ask questions of our panel of local homesteaders, and learn how you can live a self-sufficient life that is sustainable and ecologically friendly - even in the suburbs.This will be a conversational format, but if you wish to submit a question ahead of time, please include it with your registration. It will help […]
Celebrate the 2025 Downers Grove Founder of the Year, Anna Parker Paige, and her incredible contributions both in the community and inside the home by learning how to make soap with Soapy Roads of Lombard. Contact the Adult and Teen Services desk at ATS@dglibrary.org with questions. Registration opens April 15 and is required. Register here. This […]
Please join the Downers Grove Historical Society and the Downers Grove Library on October 14 when the Historical Society will honor the Library as its Historic Site of the Year. This special date is the 110th anniversary of the library. Guests will have an opportunity to walk around and view displays, including historical photos and […]
Interested in doing research about your family history, your historic home, or about general local history and don't know where to start? Join the Downers Grove Museum at the Downers Grove Public Library to learn how to get started! Learn more >
Join the Downers Grove Public Library and the Downers Grove Museum to learn how to research your historic home. Learn some of the best tips and tricks for researching a historic home and gain insight into the best sources to use. Did you know that Downers Grove has 67 confirmed Sears Kit Homes and many […]
