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
Podcast: Poet Dan Chiasson on his new book “The Math Campers”
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
New Online Resource: Check Illinois
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
Sam’s Music Reviews: “For Ever” by Jungle and “The Line” by Kalandra
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
History of the Blues Brothers on January 12
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
Happy New Year from Youth Services!
Are you ready to ring in the New Year? Want your kids to go to bed before midnight? Don’t want to stay up late yourself? Ring in the New Year at noon or anytime you’d like using this countdown video created by the Youth Services staff. Have your child countdown along with us. Download our crown… Read More
Jurassic Park Escape Room
We’re back with another virtual escape room! Try our Jurassic Park Virtual Escape Room now. The world-famous Jurassic Park has opened once again, but a dinosaur egg has gone missing. Find it before it hatches! Try the Jurassic Park Virtual Escape Room This escape room was created for kids 8-11 years old, but anyone can… Read More
Adult Services’ Favorite Picks of 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, the Adult Services department would like to share our favorite reads and tv/movies that have gotten us through this year. You can find these titles and more in our library catalog (*access to Netflix is available on the library’s Roku device). Books Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh… Read More
I Spy Dinosaurs!
Looking for something fun to do? Stop by the Library to see our new I Spy poster! In the north-facing windows near our good friend, Penelope the Pig, the poster features four cute dinosaurs, hiding among lots of other images. You’ll notice that each image has a letter near it. If you unscramble the letters… Read More
Farewell to 2020 and Overdue Fines
Fine Free is finally here! Effective December 1, 2020, Deerfield Public Library will no longer collect overdue fines. For the past two years, Library staff has researched the pros and cons of overdue fines, including potential usage barriers, efficiencies, and the Library’s bottom line. A first step in this direction was the launch of automatic… Read More
