Brief description of the Deerfield Public Library: Our purpose is to provide materials and services for the recreational, social, informational, and educational needs of the community. An organizational chart is available as a printable document. The operating budget for FY 2024 is 5,140,500. The debt service is 689,700. Funding sources are property and corporate and […] 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

Thanks to the new CD Box Set Collection we recently added in our Multimedia area,  we now have a great selection of CD Box Sets available for our patrons to check out. Some highlights from the collection include both the Stereo and Mono versions of the Complete Beatles, The Complete 1966 Live Recordings by Bob Dylan, and […] Read More

The Library wants to hear from you! Beginning today, August 11, we have a survey to ask for YOUR opinion. Take the survey The Deerfield Public Library is planning for the future and we need your feedback. We are in the process of developing a strategic plan to help guide the direction of the library […] Read More

*Written by both Sam from Adult Services and Noreen from Youth Services. Now, more than ever, we are socializing with family and friends virtually in order to spend time together in a safe manner. However, there are only so many things we can talk about. Are you running out of conversation topics, or wishing you knew […] Read More

Are you knee-deep in genealogy? Do you have a passion for history and rabbit trails? If you answered yes to either of these, then Deerfield Library is ready to assist you with two new databases!  Fold3 Our new database Fold3 is designed with the genealogist in mind. This database is focused primarily on military genealogy. […] Read More

There have been countless books devoted to the story of families. Families who look perfect on the surface and only show their cracks behind closed doors. Families that couldn’t hide their dysfunction if they wanted to. And those consisting of pretty average people dealing with an extraordinary situation. In Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are All […] Read More

If you’ve ever had one of those moments where you thought, “I didn’t know that program was being offered at the Library,” or “I didn’t know about that Library resource,” you’re not alone. We often get feedback from patrons wanting to know the best way to stay “in the know” on Library happenings because they […] Read More

Did you hear? Our newest Discovery Kit is here – Strawbees! Strawbees? What’s that! Strawbees are a building tool used to connect straws to make 3D sculptures! They are yellow, plastic pieces that are comprised of 1, 2, 3, or 5 different “arms” to conjoin straws together. With Strawbees, you can build structures, toys, or […] Read More

Update 9/12: Construction on the MakerSpace starts Monday, September 16, and will last 4-6 weeks. Pardon our noise and dust! If you’ve been in the Library this week, you will notice that the AV collection has been moved. This shelf shift is the first phase of the Library’s new MakerSpace project. The Media Desk will […] Read More