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Books make great holiday gifts! In our latest Parent Café video, you’ll find recommendations of picture books, early readers and early chapter books, fiction, and non-fiction titles that your children...or any special children in your life...will enjoy. All of these titles are available in the Youth Services Department if you’d like to try before you… Read More

Prepare to get cozy as our Youth Grab & Go Kit this November features yarn art! Be as creative as you’d like with this ball of yarn and piece of paper. Create any design that you want or, like me, make a dinosaur! First, trace the design you’d like on your piece of paper. Next,… Read More

It's spooky season. Enjoy Halloween season with these great books, from the scariest to the not-so-scary. Find more teen horror reads on our Teen Horror booklist! Teen House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland Something happened to Iris Hollow and her two older sisters Grey and Vivi when they were children, something they can't quite remember but that left… Read More

This month, kids and teens have the same Grab and Go kit - a watercolor set! Watercoloring is a fun, easy, and relaxing activity to do. And with some common household items, you can create special effects too!  Layers: After painting with one color, immediately paint with another color on top to create a different… Read More

On September 15, Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off and will go until October 15. Are you looking for book suggestions or activities to do with your children? Well, look no further! We also have a display in the Youth Department at the library. Stop by and check it out! Picture Books: ¡Vamos!: Let’s Go Eat … Read More

This month’s Grab & Go Craft Kit lets your child’s imagination sail away! Make an interactive toy while supplies last (available in our outdoor Creation Station and inside the Library in the Youth Services Department). Directions to create a tall ship are included in the kit. Enjoy these extension activities to go along with the… Read More

It’s that time of year when we start getting ready for school and getting our school supplies together. How about putting a little pizzazz into your school supplies? Our Grab & Go kits, available Monday, August 16, are first-come, first-serve, and have everything you need to bling out your folders, pencils, and paper clips which… Read More

Does the appearance of school supplies at Target fill your heart with anticipation or dread? Perhaps a little of both? Whether you’ve taken the summer off from academics or can’t wait to get back to school, the Deerfield Public Library has an online resource for you! All you need is your library card. On the… Read More

This year’s summer reading program theme is Reading Colors Your World. So for July, our youth craft is making one of the most iconic view of colors in the sky—your very own northern lights with chalk. Grab & Go kits will be available beginning July 19th while supplies last. You can pick up a kit… Read More

Happy June! I hope you all have been enjoying your summer vacation. This month, our kids Grab & Go craft is Pool Noodle Pals. I wanted to put something together sturdy enough to withstand vacations and outdoor play, and pool noodles can withstand a lot! If you have extra pool noodles lying around at home,… Read More