Below are the instructions for December 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Winter Character Paper Chains Instructions for the Pre K & K activity are in each kit. Scratch-Art Snow Friend! Kit contains: Snow Friend Stylus Ribbon Instructions:… Read More
Adult Reading Challenge: Read for the Stars
Welcome to the 2025 year-long reading challenge! This year’s reading challenge is meant to help broaden your reading horizons and inspire you to explore genres outside your norm. You are the captain of your own reading journey! There will be 12 prompts and a selection of books that fit each prompt so that you can read at… Read More
Native American Heritage Month
At DPL, we have compiled a list of resources for Native American Heritage Month. Click the link below to find your next read or watch. Book and Movie List Youth List Events Native American Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt in Youth Services - Come explore the Native American books in Youth Services by completing our… Read More
December Preschool Pages
The Preschool Pages newsletter is full of new book recommendations, early literacy tips, news you can use, and a feature on one of our favorite authors or illustrators. Check out the latest issue.… Read More
October 2024 Grab & Go Kits
Below are the instructions for October 2024 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 & K activity are in each kit. Instructions for the Grades 1-4 activity are in each kit. Mini Pumpkin String Art… Read More
Podcast: Richard Powers on his new novel Playground
On this month’s episode of the The Deerfield Public Library Podcast, I have the great honor to share a conversation with Richard Powers about his new novel Playground (W. W. Norton & Co., 2024). Playground gives us a masterful braided narrative of lives devoted to oceanography, computer programming, art, and literature, taking us from French… Read More
Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
At DPL, we have compiled a list of resources for Hispanic Heritage Month. Click the link below to find your next read or watch. Book and Movie List Youth List Events Deerfield Public Library has partnered with the Highland Park and Highwood libraries to bring you a series of special events, including Folkloric Dance Class,… Read More
September 2024 Grab and Go
Below are the instructions for September 2024 Grab & Go kits! Grab one only in the Youth Department at the Library. While supplies last. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADE RECOMMENDATIONS! Sunflower Craft Teach kids the importance of being kind with this Sunflower craft kit. Kids can list all the ways to be nice while making the… Read More
Podcast: Lois Baer Barr on her novel The Tailor’s Daughter
This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we have the pleasure of sharing a conversation with Lois Baer Barr—a poet and fiction writer living just next door to us in Riverwoods, IL—about her new novel The Tailor’s Daughter (Water’s Edge Press, 2023). The Tailor’s Daughter uses Barr’s familial memories and prodigious research to explore… Read More
Library Scavenger Hunt! September 3-15
Who’s up for a library adventure? September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a nationwide initiative that encourages everyone to explore the many benefits of having a library card. Whether you’re a lifelong book lover or someone discovering the joys of reading for the first time, a library card is your gateway to a world of… Read More
