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Below are the instructions for December 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Dinos in December! Each kit includes: A paper plate Colorful cutouts You will also need: Glue or double sided tape Piece together your colorful cutout pieces… Read More

After 3 months of prompts, submissions, and voting, the 2023 Fall Photography Scavenger Hunt program for Teens & Adults has finally come to an end. Our Grand Prize Winning photo was the winner of September’s “Shadows” prompt. The photo was taken by Karen Torres on a sunset kayak tour along Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lake… Read More

Love reading comics or manga on the go? Check out Hoopla, where issues of series are always available. Hoopla has Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse comics among other great publishers. They’ve got everything from classic graphic novels to some of the newest issues available - all for free with your library card!  Here are some… Read More

Below are the instructions for November 2023 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 and Kindergarten craft can be found inside each kit. The Gratitude Game Instructions for making and playing The Gratitude Game: There… Read More

Looking for gifts to give this holiday season? Or simply want to give a present as a kind gesture to a child you know?  We often get questions in Youth Services about where we get our play area toys. Here are some of our favorites along with books to pair with them! Construction Vehicles Construction… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, it is my great pleasure to present a conversation with Dr. Jennifer MacLure, Assistant Professor of English at Kent State University, on the occasion of the publication of her book, The Feeling of Letting Die: Necroeconomics and Victorian Fiction (Ohio State University Press, 2023). (Our conversation is… Read More

Below are the instructions for October 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Rainboo Ghost Sign Instructions for the Pre K and Kindergarten craft can be found inside each kit. Bat Mosaic Sign Instructions for the Grades 1-4 craft… Read More

The Deerfield Public Library Board of Trustees seeks a candidate to fill a vacancy on the Library Board. The selected candidate will serve until the next regular election in May 2025. The Library Board is composed of seven members. Trustees must be residents of incorporated Deerfield. On average, the Trustee position takes a commitment of… Read More

There are SO many items available in the Library of Things collection for you to check out with just a Deerfield Library Card. This month, we want to show our Kindles from our Entertainment category of our LOT collection: Kindle With over 500 titles to choose from, these kindles offer current and popular titles. Skip… Read More

Below are the instructions for September 2023 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Chalk Art Happy September! I hope you all are looking forward to fall weather as much as I am. This craft is perfect to do indoors… Read More