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The number of deaths in Lake County attributed to substance abuse tripled from 1998 (30 deaths) to 2010 (92), according to a Chicago Tribune article. Last year, law enforcement acknowledged the "heroin epidemic" was still worsening, with the number of Lake County residents having died due to heroin and other opiates doubling in just five years. Community… Read More

The Deerfield Public Library is the place to be if you’re a homeschooling family! Of course we offer great resources for supplementing your child’s education. Think books, music, movies, online resources, friendly librarians, and the newest addition to our magazine collection: Practical Homeschooling. I am also excited about the fantastic year of specially designed activities… Read More

In his memoir, “Guantánamo Diary”, Mohamedou Ould Slahi admits that he fought for an al-Qaida unit in Afghanistan in the early 1990s. But that was when the United States was active in funding al-Qaida because it was fighting against the Soviet Union. Slahi then went back to Germany to finish school and spent some time… Read More

Taking part in the electoral process is one of our most basic and important rights as American citizens. The first step in the process is registering to vote! Who can register to vote? Be a United States citizen. Be at least 18 years of age on or before the General Election, Tuesday, November 8. When… Read More

It’s that time of year again – time to head back to school! It may seem overwhelming, but the Library has great resources to help you get back into a learning frame of mind! Library Card First things first, you’ll need to get a library card! With your library card you can check out all… Read More

“You may have been perfectly designed, but there is always ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.” This terrifying utterance by the ‘Father of the Euro Zone’ in Louise O’Neill’s excellent young adult novel Only Ever Yours will be with me forever. Only Ever Yours paints the picture of a post-apocalyptic world in which women are not born --… Read More

Only around three percent of the books published in the U.S. each year are works in translation. This means many American readers miss out on some great reads—even from our closest Spanish-speaking neighbor. Here are just three Mexican novelists whose work has recently been translated into English. I chose to highlight these authors because their… Read More

Please join us for our Summer Music Discussion on Saturday, July 30 at 1 p.m. as we listen to and talk about one of the greatest albums of all time, Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”. When it was released in 1973 it became an instant classic and stayed on the billboard charts for… Read More

When you think about a summer read, maybe you expect something with thrills, romance, or gut-busting laughs? Maybe you wouldn’t usually consider a story about a man and his dachshund that very well might serve up a big helping of emotions. I wouldn’t blame you, as I know what’s usually in my beach bag. It’s… Read More

Do you like sports? Do you love Chicago sports? On July 28th, Chicago Tribune beat writer K.C. Johnson will share fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories about his career covering the Chicago Bulls, Bears, and Blackhawks, as well as both the Beijing and London Olympics. Johnson has covered many athletes over the years, including Michael Jordan, Derrick Rose,… Read More