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The Deerfield Public Library youth librarians are happy to present our favorite books from 2022! Books are mostly listed by author's last name. Baby's Firsts Nancy Raines Day ; illustrated by Michael Emberley. Baby Book (E BABY BOOKS GROWING UP D)   Yes! No! A first conversation about consent words by Megan Madison & Jessica… Read More

  Deerfield Public Library has received recognition as one of America’s Star Libraries for 2022, as announced by Library Journal. Of the more than 5,300 public libraries evaluated, only 258 were designated as Star Libraries. This is the first time that the Deerfield Public Library was named a Star Library, and received four stars.  Ratings are… Read More

  Twitch.TV/DeerfieldLibrary We’re live (and recorded) on Twitch. Some of you might be asking, “What is Twitch?” Twitch is a popular live video streaming platform where anyone can show off their hobbies, projects, and skills. At the start, it was mostly used by video gamers and for esports competitions. Now it offers everything from music… Read More

Happy November everyone! Matthew and I are back with 4 more album recommendations. If you feel so inclined, please email me at “reference@deerfieldlibrary.org” with your own recommendations, I’d love to hear them! For each album recommendation, I have provided a YouTube link to a song from that particular album. Feel free to give each song… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we are honored to share a conversation with Deborah Nelson, author of Tough Enough: Arbus, Arendt, Didion, McCarthy, Sontag, Weil (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Deborah Nelson is the Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor of English and chair of the Department of English at the… Read More

November is officially recognized as Native American Heritage Month. The aim is to provide a platform for Native people in the United States of America to share their culture, traditions, crafts, and ways and concepts of life. It is not only a month to celebrate these cultures, but also to bring awareness to the concerns… Read More

Happy October! We hope that you have the perfect Halloween costume picked out for the season. As always, Matthew and I are back with our monthly music recommendations. Both of us will recommend 2 albums each. For each album recommendation, we have provided a YouTube link to a song from that particular album. Feel free… Read More

Are you a gamer? Do you love getting lost in fantastical worlds that you have the power to navigate? Look no further than Deerfield Public Library to provide you with your gaming needs. Recently, we have added the popular Nintendo Switch to our Library of Things collection. This kit comes with all you need to… Read More

We recently purchased a new piece of equipment for MakerSpace. We’ve tested it out, learned how to use it, and are ready to introduce it to our patrons. Please come and try out our new Sublimation Printer. Sublimation printing is a process that is very similar to standard inkjet printing. But it uses a special… Read More

This month on the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we are thrilled to present a dynamic conversation with Chicago-based poet and writer Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, author most recently of the poetry collection Madness (Nightboat Books, 2022). Gabriel was one of our Queer Poem-a-Day poets earlier this year, also featured on our podcast feed, and we are so… Read More