Every quarter we choose a theme and pick out three movies to both watch and talk a bit about. Our Multimedia Librarian, Ted (that's me!), introduces each film and gives a little background and information about the movie. Our Winter Movie Discussion theme focuses on the great movie star Marilyn Monroe. Fifty years after her death,… Read More
Sensory Friendly Movie Showing – The Minions!
A Movie Showing for Guests & Families Living with Autism or Other Special Needs Please join us at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8 for a Sensory Friendly Screening of "The Minions". The Sensory Friendly Screening will have captions turned on, lights turned up, sound turned down, and attendees will be invited to get up,… Read More
Winter Blues? Participate in our Winter Reading Program!
When the snow starts falling, the books will be calling this winter season. What better way to pass the gray winter days than by cozying up with a warm cup of coffee/tea/hot chocolate and a good book? AND, your winter reading could win you some cool prizes from the Library! All you have to do… Read More
Learn to Crochet: Make a Flower Granny Square
In our third and final video session of Project Granny Square with Lucie Sinkler, owner of CloseKnit Yarn Store in Evanston, IL, you will learn how to create a flower in the center of your granny square. Check out the tutorial video below and follow along with Lucie as she shows you first how to create the center… Read More
Learn to Crochet: Connecting Granny Squares
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
Learn to Crochet a Granny Square
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
Chronicling Deerfield History
One of my passions has always been history, so when Ted asked me if I’d want to join him in creating a cemetery tour for the Deerfield Historical Cemetery, my answer was a very enthusiastic “YES!” Deerfield has an extremely interesting history peopled by some colorful characters, and we had a lot of fun researching… Read More
“Pet Sounds” Music Discussion
Please join us on Wednesday, October 14th at 7 p.m. for our Fall Music Discussion (registration required). We'll be listening to and talking about one of the great albums of all time: The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds". The story of "Pet Sounds" is a fascinating one. We'll talk about Brian Wilson's state of mind, Phil… Read More
Fall Movie Discussion – “Who was the best Bond?”
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
5 Tips to Make Your Home Marvelous
Whether you're planning to buy or sell your home soon, there is a lot to know and do to prepare for these big real estate ventures. Be sure to join us for Real Estate 60015: Top Tips for Buyers and Sellers to learn everything you need to know on how to get started, up-to-date information… Read More
