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Deerfield loves reading classics. Works by Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy are always popular checkouts at the library, and maybe always will be. Occasionally, a title like Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here will become newly relevant and shoot up our charts. In the past year, Deerfield patrons have also consistently checked out books by Flannery… Read More

Join us for one of our most popular contests of the year! Choose who you think will win the Grammy Award in 11 different categories. A winner will be chosen from the entries with the most number of correct answers. First and second place prizes will be awarded. Entries will be accepted until the Library closes… Read More

Did you receive a new device for the holidays? The Deerfield Public Library is here to help you get the most out of your digital devices! We provide a plethora of e-resources for our patrons. All you need to access them is internet access and your Deerfield Public Library card. e-Books and e-Audiobooks You can access… Read More

When the Nintendo Switch was released in March of 2017, there were only several games available for it. Since then, more games have been released, and it is now one of the hottest new gaming systems available. Recently, we started a Nintendo Switch games collection here at the Deerfield Public Library to go along with… Read More

"To have another language is to possess a second soul." -Charlemagne Is your child looking to learn a new language or to continue exploring a language with which they have familiarity? Look no further than our growing Youth World Languages collection. Located in the southwestern corner of the Youth nonfiction section, this collection includes books,… Read More

Please join us at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 9 as Professor Moptop from WXRT's "Breakfast with The Beatles" visits us to talk about "The Magical Mystery Tour". "The Magical Mystery Tour" was released in the U.S. on November 29, 1967, making this year the 50th Anniversary of the album's release. Professor Moptop will be… Read More

On this episode of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we had the great pleasure of talking to Elizabeth Rynecki, author of Chasing Portraits: A Great-Granddaughter’s Quest for Her Lost Art Legacy. We discussed her amazing, decades-long project to find the missing paintings of her great-grandfather, Moshe Rynecki, who painted scenes of Polish-Jewish life in the… Read More

Unless you’re studying for the National Spelling Bee, you wouldn’t want to read the dictionary cover to cover. But books about the dictionary can be pretty compelling. Don’t believe me? Check out “Word by Word” by Kory Stamper. Written by an editor at Merriam-Webster, “Word by Word” takes us through the strange, complicated, and occasionally… Read More

If you’ve ever had one of those moments where you thought, “I didn’t know that program was being offered at the Library,” or “I didn’t know about that Library resource,” you’re not alone. We often get feedback from patrons wanting to know the best way to stay “in the know” on Library happenings because they… Read More

We are often asked here at the Library, “How can I help my child learn to read?” Our answer is, “Read to your child...a lot!” Reading to your child gets them ready to read, exposes them to new vocabulary, helps them understand narrative, and, most importantly, teaches them that reading is enjoyable. To help you… Read More