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Happy October! We hope that you have the perfect Halloween costume picked out for the season. As always, Matthew and I are back with our monthly music recommendations. Both of us will recommend 2 albums each. For each album recommendation, we have provided a YouTube link to a song from that particular album. Feel free… Read More

Calling All Pumpkin Picassos! This month’s Grab & Go kits include a real mini pumpkin, a paintbrush, and paint.  You can use this and any other supplies you have at home to decorate your pumpkin and bring it back to the Library to enter our Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest which runs through Friday, October 28th!… Read More

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! ¡Feiz Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana! National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15. This month recognizes the contributions, achievements, and influences of Hispanic Americans to the history and culture of the United States. Check out these books that are written by Hispanic authors… Read More

This month's Teen Grab & Go is going to teach about all the amazing ways to use Mod Podge (a sealer, glue and finisher all-in-one). The main craft is to make magnets for your locker, but there will be plenty of left overs to decoupage something else (ex. I also decoupaged a wooden coaster)! Decoupage… Read More

This month, we're using paper to create bracelets! This craft is intended for grades 4-6 Your kit includes: 20 pieces of paper 1 paper clip Follow the instructions in the pictures below. Here's a video if you need more help!… Read More

Are you a gamer? Do you love getting lost in fantastical worlds that you have the power to navigate? Look no further than Deerfield Public Library to provide you with your gaming needs. Recently, we have added the popular Nintendo Switch to our Library of Things collection. This kit comes with all you need to… Read More

Happy August! As summer comes to a close, Matthew and I are back with four more music recommendations! Both of us will recommend two albums each. For each album recommendation, we have provided a YouTube link to a song from that particular album. Feel free to give each song a listen!  If you have any… Read More

We recently purchased a new piece of equipment for MakerSpace. We’ve tested it out, learned how to use it, and are ready to introduce it to our patrons. Please come and try out our new Sublimation Printer. Sublimation printing is a process that is very similar to standard inkjet printing. But it uses a special… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we are thrilled to present a dynamic conversation with Chicago-based poet and writer Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, author most recently of the poetry collection Madness (Nightboat Books, 2022). Gabriel was one of our Queer Poem-a-Day poets earlier this year, also featured on our podcast feed, and we are so… Read More

The Library wants to hear from you! Beginning today, August 11, we have a survey to ask for YOUR opinion. Take the survey The Deerfield Public Library is planning for the future and we need your feedback. We are in the process of developing a strategic plan to help guide the direction of the library… Read More