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Happy February! Valentine’s Day is a great time to show the people in your life that you love them. It doesn’t have to be romantic! Especially now, we can use Valentine’s Day to reach out to others to spread joy and love.  Many of us celebrate either in school or by going out with loved… Read More

The RBDigital app for digital magazines has been discontinued. But don’t despair! You still have access to great digital magazines through Libby/Overdrive. If you are not familiar with Overdrive, it is one of our providers of e-books and e-audiobooks. They now offer over 3,000 digital magazines in their collection as well. Magazines are full color,… Read More

Are you looking for a way to celebrate love this February? Join us on February 11 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom for a special Valentine’s treat, Love Lost, Found and Fumbled: a romantic, raucous romp through stories of love — from classic, tragic and laughable love stories to modern romance novels with sought-after storyteller Beth Horner!… Read More

Hola DPL Tweens and Teens! This month you will find a Grab & Go Craft just for you in our brand new Creation Station. What’s the Creation Station? It’s the green newspaper box right outside the Library’s door. We’ll be using this to hand out our Grab & Go kits from now on.   Every time… Read More

Make a Snowy Owl Pine Cone! Kits are available Monday, January 18 through Saturday, January 23 while supplies last. Find them in our NEW Creation Station (*hint* it’s green!) located outside the front door. Take apart the cotton and stuff smaller pieces of cotton inside the pinecone to make the owl’s soft downy feathers.  Make… 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

On this month’s episode of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, I have the honor of presenting a conversation with acclaimed poet and critic Dan Chiasson about his newest book of poetry, The Math Campers. Dan Chiasson is the poetry critic for The New Yorker, a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, and… Read More

Oftentimes just because something is considered a public record, doesn't always mean it's easy to access. In fact, it's not always clear where you should look, or even what you need to be looking for. This is something we are well aware of at the Deerfield Public Library, and it's why we are excited about… Read More

As an Adult Services/Multimedia librarian, discovering music is a great passion of mine, and I hope to share that with you in a series of blog posts this year.  Periodically, I will be posting album recommendations that I hope you will enjoy. All of these titles are available in our library catalog. I would also… Read More

Professor Moptop presents a History of the Blues Brothers. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 @ 7 p.m. One of our favorite presenters, Professor Moptop returns Tuesday, January 12 at 7 p.m. with something a little different. Instead of talking about The Beatles, the good professor will be offering a class in The History of the Blues Brothers… Read More