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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

Due to the rapid rise in cases of COVID-19 in both Lake and Cook Counties and surrounding areas, the Deerfield Public Library building is closed to the public until further notice.  The library is taking this action with the guidance of the Illinois Department of Public Health and other agencies. The closure is intended to… Read More

On this month’s episode of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we have the honor of talking to Dr. Kishonna Gray, author of Intersectional Tech: Black Users in Digital Gaming (Louisiana State University Press). Dr. Gray is an Assistant Professor in Communication, Gender and Women’s Studies, and an affiliate in Black Studies at the University of… 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

On November 11, we take pause to remember and honor the sacrifices of our veterans. In doing so, we hope to provide further avenues for our patrons to do the same. Whether in life or death, we will endeavor to remember.  FOLD3 Fold3 is named after the third fold in many flag-folding ceremonies which honors… Read More

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, November is a great time to reflect on what we are grateful for. There is nothing like a thankful tree to truly capture the spirit of the season.  This craft is a good time to sit down with your child and discuss what they are grateful for and why. It… Read More

This month our KiDLS programs are all about oceans:  what they mean to us, the animals that live in them, and what we can do to save them. In the Little KiDLS video, Ms. Kary and I read about the ocean and sea turtles and show you how to assemble the craft. The Deerfield Public… Read More

After the success of our virtual escape room back in the spring, we’re back with another one. Our Star Wars Virtual Escape Room is now available! You are aboard the Death Star with Luke, Leia, and Han Solo. The Death Star has just destroyed Alderaan and now you four need to find out what planet or… Read More

This month’s episode of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast is our first Youth and Family episode--with a theme of “Cool Careers!” Kary Henry, our School Outreach Coordinator, joins me as co-host to share interviews she conducted with a youth audience in mind. She hopes this episode will inspire fun conversations in your family about what… Read More

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of the country’s leading antiracist voices, #1 New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award winner, and historian, will discuss his book, How To Be An Antiracist with the Deerfield Public Library and ten other participating libraries on Monday, November 9 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Dr. Kendi’s… Read More