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
The Library Building is Closed to the Public Until Further Notice
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
Dr. Kishonna Gray talks “Intersectional Tech” on the Podcast
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
Choose Your Own Story: Travel the World with Paddington
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
Veterans Day Resources and Book Recommendations
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
November Grab and Go Craft: Tree of Thanks
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
