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We are thrilled to announce that after a whopping, amazing, incredible, record-setting 20,875 votes, the 10th annual Tournament of Books has 8 new champions! The winners were: Picture Books:  The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak Early Readers: all of the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems Chapter Books: The One and Only… Read More

Below are the instructions for May 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one at our outdoor Creation Station or stop by the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Sun with Rainbow Streamers Happy May! This month, PreK-K kids can make a sun with a rainbow hanging… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, it is my great honor to present a conversation I had with the poet Robert Pinsky on the occasion of the publication of his new memoir, Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022). Robert Pinsky is a celebrated poet, essayist, translator, teacher,… Read More

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. According to the AAPI government webpage: "A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we are sharing the recording of the special in-person interview we held earlier this month with New York Times bestselling author—and Deerfield resident—Lisa Barr. Our conversation was recorded live in front of an enthusiastic audience of fans, family, friends, book clubs, book bloggers, and neighbors. Lisa Barr’s… Read More

In case you haven’t heard, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of our beloved Tournament of Books! Each year, children in the Library and across the DPS 109 schools vote in the Tournament to determine a winning book in various brackets. This year, the Tournament features eight brackets: Picture Books, Early Readers, Chapter Books, Juvenile Series,… Read More

Below are the instructions for April's Grab & Go kits! Grab one at our outdoor Creation Station or stop by the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. Instructions for the Pre K & Kindergarten craft can be found inside each kit. Instructions for the Grades 1-4 craft can be found inside each kit.… Read More

Believe it or not, Summer is fast approaching, and Deerfield Library is looking for some stellar teen volunteers (pun intended) for our S*T*A*R Volunteer program. The program goes from June 10 through August 8; training sessions will be held between May 31 and June 8 (specifics to be shared later). We will be taking applications… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, I am very pleased to share a conversation with acclaimed critic Merve Emre on the beloved Italian writer Italo Calvino, known for his genre-defying stories and novels like Invisible Cities and If on a winter’s night a traveler. Merve Emre is a contributing writer at The New… Read More

In early 2020, the Library had started the process of drafting a new Strategic Plan. The work was paused for the Board and staff to focus on our response to the pandemic. In August 2022, the Library conducted a community survey to see how we can improve our services to our community. This survey was… Read More