DPL Highlights

Happy New Year! Below are the instructions for this month’s Grab & Go kits! Grab one at our outdoor Creation Station or stop by the Youth Department. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEW GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Our Pre K-Kindergarten craft is a fun snowman ruler. Whenever it snows this year, have some fun… Read More

Think you have what it takes to guess the winners of this year’s Grammy Awards?  Whether you are an avid music listener or just want to play for fun, we welcome you to participate in our 2023 Grammys Contest.  Take your best guess in 13 music categories, and if you guess the most correct answers… Read More

The Deerfield Public Library youth librarians are happy to present our favorite books from 2022! Books are mostly listed by author's last name. Baby's Firsts Nancy Raines Day ; illustrated by Michael Emberley. Baby Book (E BABY BOOKS GROWING UP D)   Yes! No! A first conversation about consent words by Megan Madison & Jessica… Read More

  Deerfield Public Library has received recognition as one of America’s Star Libraries for 2022, as announced by Library Journal. Of the more than 5,300 public libraries evaluated, only 258 were designated as Star Libraries. This is the first time that the Deerfield Public Library was named a Star Library, and received four stars.  Ratings are… Read More

Happy November everyone! Matthew and I are back with 4 more album recommendations. If you feel so inclined, please email me at “reference@deerfieldlibrary.org” with your own recommendations, I’d love to hear them! For each album recommendation, I have provided a YouTube link to a song from that particular album. Feel free to give each song… Read More

November is officially recognized as Native American Heritage Month. The aim is to provide a platform for Native people in the United States of America to share their culture, traditions, crafts, and ways and concepts of life. It is not only a month to celebrate these cultures, but also to bring awareness to the concerns… Read More

We have expanded the hours of our MakerSpace and will now be open on Fridays from 10am-6pm. Our hours are now Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm and Saturdays 9am - 5pm. Appointments are still encouraged Monday to Friday and can be made by going to the MakerSpace page on our website and clicking on… 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

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