Welcome to the 2025 year-long reading challenge! This year’s reading challenge is meant to help broaden your reading horizons and inspire you to explore genres outside your norm. You are the captain of your own reading journey! There will be 12 prompts and a selection of books that fit each prompt so that you can read at… Read More
February 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. Check out the latest issue. Read More
Black History Month 2025
In honor of Black History Month this February, we have compiled a list of resources to celebrate the culture, contributions, and triumphs of Black Americans. Click the links below: Book and Movie List Youth Picks Online Resources: CreativeBug: Sarah Bond: A Legacy of Quilt Making (Video) Deerfield Public Library Local History Archives: Deerfield Integration Case… Read More
Top Ten 2024
Another year has passed by and it is time to review what Deerfield has been checking out! Here are some of the top titles that have been read, watched, and listened to by our patrons. The following are the 2024 top ten items that have been checked out in select Adult, Teen, and Youth categories.… Read More
January 2025 Grab & Go Kits
Below are the instructions for the January 2025 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! A Winter Window Directions: You will need scissors and a glue stick. About 1” inch in from the top and side of the white paper,… Read More
Read for the Stars
We invite you to participate in our newly launched reading challenge for adults, “Read for the Stars!” Welcome to the 2025 year-long reading challenge! This year’s reading challenge is meant to help broaden your reading horizons and inspire you to explore genres outside your norm. You are the captain of your own reading journey! There will… Read More
Native American Heritage Month
At DPL, we have compiled a list of resources for Native American Heritage Month. Click the link below to find your next read or watch. Book and Movie List Youth List Events Native American Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt in Youth Services - Come explore the Native American books in Youth Services by completing our… Read More
December 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. Check out the latest issue.… Read More
October 2024 Grab & Go Kits
Below are the instructions for October 2024 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 Pre K & K activity are in each kit. Instructions for the Grades 1-4 activity are in each kit. Mini Pumpkin String Art… Read More
Podcast: Richard Powers on his new novel Playground
On this month’s episode of the The Deerfield Public Library Podcast, I have the great honor to share a conversation with Richard Powers about his new novel Playground (W. W. Norton & Co., 2024). Playground gives us a masterful braided narrative of lives devoted to oceanography, computer programming, art, and literature, taking us from French… Read More
