Below are the most accurate, up-to-date resources for information about COVID-19. Lake County Health Department Illinois Public Health Department CDC World Health Organization If you have traveled to affected geographic areas in the past two weeks or may have been exposed to someone who may have COVID-19, please call your healthcare provider so they can […] Read More

On this episode of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we talk with Charlie Meyerson, a longtime area “bringer of news.” Charlie is currently the proprietor of ChicagoPublicSquare.com, a free, daily email news roundup, with links relevant to Chicago-area news consumers. We had an illuminating conversation about the state of the media today. A great show for […] Read More

Budgeting for college expenses can be tricky and stressful, and those aren’t exactly words you want attached to such an amazing adventure, right? The Library offers a wealth (pun intended) of information that may help parents and students alike as they venture into those college unknowns. This month we’ll be welcoming the My College Planning […] Read More

The library is excited to announce that our new catalog, Aspen Discovery, will be available on Monday, February 26, 2024. For a preview, visit https://catalog.deerfieldlibrary.org/. Thank you to the generous support of the Friends of the Deerfield Public Library for sponsoring this purchase. Our new catalog has a modern, colorful interface that mimics websites you […] Read More

In our third and final video session of Project Granny Square with Lucie Sinkler, owner of CloseKnit Yarn Store in Evanston, IL, you will learn how to create a flower in the center of your granny square. Check out the tutorial video below and follow along with Lucie as she shows you first how to create the center […] Read More

In our second session of Project Granny Square with Lucie Sinkler, owner of CloseKnit Yarn Store in Evanston, IL, you will learn how to finish off the granny squares you created, getting rid of the loose strings, and then how to connect the granny squares to each other. Check out the tutorial video below and follow along with […] Read More

For years, libraries have hosted book discussions. We wanted to take that a step further. When we reopened in June of 2013 in our new building, we started having music discussions at the Library. We have the discussions four times a year, once each quarter. Usually when we do them we concentrate on a single CD or album, […] Read More

“Shortly after my father died, his brother, my uncle, gave me a photograph and for the first time in my life I learned that I had family that had perished during the Holocaust.  …the man in the center, who was obviously the father, looked just like my father, my grandfather, and to be truthful, I […] Read More

Every month when I get my electric bill, I do two things:  First, check how much I owe and second, try and figure out why I owe so much!  If you’ve looked at your electric bill lately (and I recommend that you do), you’ll notice a lot of information that doesn’t really tell us anything […] Read More

Lately, I find that when I read, see or hear about something interesting, I’ve gotten into the habit of wondering whether or not it would make for a great program at the Library. Such was the case recently when I received an email from the Chicago Art Institute announcing an upcoming lecture on the restoration […] Read More