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Do you ever look for used books to add to your shelves at home?  The Friends of the Deerfield Public Library, a 501(c)3 organization which raises funds to benefit the Library, operates an ongoing book sale in our lobby, just past the café area.  There are a variety of used fiction and non-fiction books for adult… Read More

Did you know that November is Picture Book Month? Picture Book Month is the celebration of the print picture book during the digital age. Picture books are wonderfully crafted and illustrated books made for sharing, telling, and re-telling stories. For children, picture books help shape their childhood. They create a world where a child can… Read More

In our second session of Project Granny Square with Lucie Sinkler, owner of CloseKnit Yarn Store in Evanston, IL, you will learn how to finish off the granny squares you created, getting rid of the loose strings, and then how to connect the granny squares to each other. Check out the tutorial video below and follow along with… Read More

Our Fall crochet program, Project Granny Square, was so popular that we decided to film the lessons and include them on our YouTube channel, as well as here on our blog. Thanks to Lucie Sinkler, owner of CloseKnit Yarn Store in Evanston, IL, for teaching the Project Granny Square classes at the Library, as well as being featured in… Read More

With Halloween just around the corner, you might be looking for some scary stories to sink your teeth into. Check out this list of horror/thriller book recommendations for Kids, Teens, and Adults compiled by the staff at DPL! Kids Took: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn The Nest by Kenneth Oppel The Screaming Staircase… Read More

Like many avid readers, I got my love of reading from my family. My parents and grandparents were all big readers, my grandmother especially. She was always reading the latest thriller or political book. But when she got older and developed dementia, reading became more difficult for her. She had difficulty staying focused and following… Read More

  Did you know that the Library has an amazing collection of nonfiction DVDs? And what's more, that they cover such a wide range of topics that one is bound to interest you? Yes? Awesome! No? Well, now you do! They're located across from the TV DVDs and are organized by subject.  We get more all… Read More

Please join us for our next series of Movie Discussions: "Who was the best Bond?" Every quarter we pick a theme for a new Movie Discussion and we show one film a month on a Thursday afternoon at 1pm. We start each film with a brief talk by Ted (that's me!), our Multimedia Librarian. I… Read More

After you’ve checked out the Whistler/Roussel exhibit at the Art Institute, and the Freedom Principle exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art, there is another hot art show you will not want to miss. Mark your calendar, because it is one night only – at the Deerfield Public Library! The Deerfield Fine Arts Commission will… Read More