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November means many things:  Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and, most importantly in the library world, Picture Book Month!  Here at the Deerfield Public Library, we're celebrating in a variety of ways.  We have daily recommendations of great picture books on Twitter (@DeerfieldPL); there is an ever-changing display in the Youth Services Department (be sure to add… Read More

Are you a homeschooling family?  Are you looking for educational activities to help reinforce what you are teaching at home?  If you are, then join us for our monthly homeschool programs.  Each month is a new activity.  Some popular programs we’ve had in the past are: Book discussions Readers’ theater Science programs Art classes Computer… Read More

If you haven’t attended one of the Library’s Thinks and Drinks Trivia Night at Trax Tavern and Grill, you are missing out on a great time! We’ve been hosting trivia for over a year and it’s always one of our most popular events. We have five rounds of trivia with ten questions in each round… Read More

Have you ever come to the library wanting to use a computer, only to find that the computer lab is full?  Or would you prefer to use a computer in that special corner of the library, where you most enjoy studying or reading, without having to relocate to the computer lab?  The library has a… Read More

I’ll admit: I didn’t read comics as a kid. Sure, I loved the Sunday funnies in the newspaper, but those were the only comics I knew! I wasn’t introduced to the larger world of graphic novels until college when I read American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang for a class. Ever since then, I’ve… Read More

What’s Right With This Picture? From the perspective of a parent (x3) and library associate, my answer  is… “EVERYTHING”. Just look at that dad, would you!  And look at that baby…so engaged!   I love how Dad is on baby’s level, how they’re lying on their backs snuggling together, how baby’s leg is intertwined with Dad’s… Read More

  Taking part in the electoral process is one of our most basic and important rights as American citizens. It gives us a say on crucial issues that may affect us, and allows us a voice in choosing our representatives in local, state, and federal government. Every American citizen should have the opportunity to vote… Read More

While many children head back to school and focus on the three R’s of reading, writing and arithmetic, preschool children can focus on the letters of ECRR, which stand for Every Child Ready to Read.  This joint effort between the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children identifies the five early… Read More

We always hear about the benefits of social media and mobile marketing for a small business, but there is an even better tool available to the small business owner that unfortunately gets neglected: email marketing. Studies repeatedly show that email marketing is the most effective way to reach and retain customers. If you thought about… Read More

Source: Kassem Mounhem - Flickr Libraries don’t carry as many reference books as they used to.  By reference books, I mean those books we all used in school when we had to do research for papers and projects.  The ones we could look at but never check out of the library- like encyclopedias, atlases, record… Read More