The Preschool Pages newsletter is full of new book recommendations, early literacy tips, news you can use, and a feature on one of our favorite authors or illustrators. Read the latest issue. Read More
Deerfield Public Library Podcast Presents Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., on his novel The El
This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we are very excited to share our conversation with Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., author of the new novel The El, published this August by Vintage Books. A love letter to our city of Chicago, The El follows a group of teen gang members in August 1979… Read More
October 2025 Grab & Go Kits
Below are the instructions for the October 2025 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Instructions for the PreK & K activity can be found in each kit! Instructions for the Grades 1-4 activity can be found in each kit!… Read More
October Selections
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Prepare For Our Haunted Library 👻
[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.deerfieldlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Haunted-Library-Teaser-2025.mp4"] Enter if you dare! Register today.… Read More
Programs This Week
October 19 - 25 Monday, October 20 Grab & Go Kits are available Youth All Ages Magic the Gathering Game Night Adults 6:00 pm - Register Tuesday, October 21 Movin' & Groovin' Ages 0-5 with Adult 10:00 pm - Drop in! LEGO Club Youth All Ages 3:45 pm - Drop in! Plan Tomorrow, Today Adult… Read More
September 2025 Grab and Go Kits
Below are the instructions for the September 2025 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Handprint Ladybug In this month’s Grab and Go, you will use your handprint to create a ladybug! Each kit contains: A black ladybug template A… Read More
Farmers Market Fun!
DPL was excited to host the kids' activities booth at the Deerfield Farmers Market on Saturday, September 6. We enjoyed the crisp autumn air as families stopped by to play the "I Spy" Game, spin the wheel for a prize, and color their own bookmarks. We are celebrating National Library Card Sign Up Month in… Read More
Deerfield Public Library Podcast Presents: Poet and Translator, James Shea!
Poet and Translator, James Shea This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we are very excited to share our conversation with poet, writer, and translator James Shea, whose extraordinary new collection of poems, Last Day of My Face (University of Iowa Press, 2025), was recently published as a winner of the prestigious Iowa Poetry… Read More
September Preschool Pages
The Preschool Pages newsletter is full of new book recommendations, early literacy tips, news you can use, and a feature on one of our favorite authors or illustrators. Read the latest issue. Read More
