Library News Articles

  Below are the instructions for November 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Cup Telephones It’s always fun to stay connected with family and friends, and now you and your child can chat the old-fashioned way while exploring… Read More

  At DPL, we have compiled a list of resources for Native American Heritage Month. Click the link below to find your next read or watch. Book and Movie List Youth List Events Native American Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt in Youth Services - Come explore the Native American books in Youth Services by completing our… Read More

  The Preschool Pages newsletter is full of new book recommendations, early literacy tips, news you can use, and a feature on one of our favorite authors or illustrators. Check out the latest issue.… Read More

Below are the instructions for October 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Instructions for the Pre K & K activity are in each kit. Instructions for the Grades 1-4 activity are in each kit. Mini Pumpkin String Art… Read More

On this month’s episode of the The Deerfield Public Library Podcast, I have the great honor to share a conversation with Richard Powers about his new novel Playground (W. W. Norton & Co., 2024). Playground gives us a masterful braided narrative of lives devoted to oceanography, computer programming, art, and literature, taking us from French… Read More

At DPL, we have compiled a list of resources for Hispanic Heritage Month. Click the link below to find your next read or watch. Book and Movie List Youth List Events Deerfield Public Library has partnered with the Highland Park and Highwood libraries to bring you a series of special events, including Folkloric Dance Class,… Read More

Below are the instructions for September 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Sunflower Craft Teach kids the importance of being kind with this Sunflower craft kit.  Kids can list all the ways to be nice while making the… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we have the pleasure of sharing a conversation with Lois Baer Barr—a poet and fiction writer living just next door to us in Riverwoods, IL—about her new novel The Tailor’s Daughter (Water’s Edge Press, 2023). The Tailor’s Daughter uses Barr’s familial memories and prodigious research to explore… Read More

Who’s up for a library adventure? September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a nationwide initiative that encourages everyone to explore the many benefits of having a library card. Whether you’re a lifelong book lover or someone discovering the joys of reading for the first time, a library card is your gateway to a world of… Read More

Below are the instructions for August 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Make Your Own Fabric Matching Game! Happy August! Make your own matching game using fabric scraps and some paper. Each kit includes: 5 pieces of fabric… Read More