This is our favorite time of the year at the Multimedia Desk… award show season! To celebrate the Academy Awards we’re having another ‘Guess the Oscars’ contest this year. Choose who you think will win the Oscar in 10 categories. A winner will be chosen from the entries with the most number of correct answers.… Read More
Staff Picks: “You Hold Me Up”
You Hold Me Up is a picture book with gentle, rhythmic text that lists ways readers can show empathy and demonstrate care and respect for one another. You hold me up when you are kind to me when you share with me when you learn with me. You hold me up when you play with… Read More
What Deerfield Read in 2017
Deerfield is definitely a community of readers! Our readers enjoy their stories in print, e-books, and audiobooks. They enjoy new and not-as-new titles. Both adult and youth love scanning Guinness world records. And youth continue to clamor for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Looking for a wonderful winter read? While our staff is… Read More
Photographer Art Shay Talks Deerfield History on the DPL Podcast
In this episode of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we had the great pleasure of talking to photographer and writer Art Shay. Shay’s work has appeared in LIFE, Time, Sports Illustrated, and many other publications. Our conversation is full of first-hand accounts of some of the most famous people and events of the 20th century.… Read More
New Program: Classic Book Discussions at the Deerfield Public Library
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
2018 Guess the Grammys Contest!
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
Get the Most Out of Your Digital Devices
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
Nintendo Switch Games Now at Deerfield Public Library
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
A World of Reading: Library Language Resources for Youth
"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
Winter Music Discussion: Magical Mystery Tour with Professor Moptop
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
