We’ve created another virtual activity for kids and their families to enjoy based on the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. This time, our program is inspired by the magic of the movies created by Studio Ghibli. Our Choose Your Own Story: Studio Ghibli is now available! You start your journey on a sunny day in […] Read More

As everyone continues to stay warm inside this month, we decided to bring back a fan-favorite activity! You may remember I made virtual activities based on the Choose Your Own Adventure stories a few years ago. Our Choose Your Own Story: Pete the Cat Mystery is now available once again! Pete The Cat Mystery Pete […] Read More

We’ve created another virtual activity for kids and their families to enjoy, this time based on the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Our Choose Your Own Story: Travel the World with Paddington is now available. You’re walking through Paddington Station in London when you run into Paddington Bear. He asks if you would like to […] Read More

We’re starting off the new year with another virtual activity based on the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Our Choose Your Own Story: Pete the Cat Mystery is now available. Pete the Cat goes to put on his coat one morning when he discovers his four groovy buttons are missing! Help him find all four […] Read More

If you’ve visited our library recently, you’ve probably used, or at least noticed, our self check-out machines on our main floor.  These machines provide a convenient way to check-out materials, but did you know they also provide the following services? 1. See what’s on your account.   After scanning your library card, you can find a button that […] Read More

The Map to Everywhere is the fantastic first book in a new middle grade fantasy series by husband and wife team, Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis. Fin lives in the magical Khaznot Quay where he suffers from being forgettable. It’s not just that he doesn’t stand out; people truly forget him seconds after talking […] Read More

In May, PBS launched its Great American Read program to find America’s most loved novel. A list of 100 books was created and Americans were asked to vote for their favorite. After months of waiting, PBS finally announced the winner last week. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was named the winner. One of the […] Read More

Deerfield Public Library cardholders can check out free and discounted museum passes to a variety of museums and cultural institutions throughout Chicagoland and Illinois. See below the available institutions and services. NOTE: The Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, and other downtown Chicago museums are not included in these programs. Most have free days for Illinois residents. […] Read More

True story: In 1910, the United States was suffering from a meat shortage. In addition, an invasive plant, the water hyacinth, was choking U.S. waterways and hindering transportation. A bold idea was presented to Congress to import hippos from Africa and raise them in the bayous of Louisiana. The Hippos would eat the water hyacinths […] Read More

Lucy Knisley, author, illustrator, and adventure seeker, is now in her late twenties and has a lot to write about. Her memoir, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, focuses on her adolescent years when all she wanted was to find a way to mix her two passions, drawing and cooking, to create something that would […] Read More