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Are you looking for a way to celebrate love this February? Join us on February 11 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom for a special Valentine’s treat, Love Lost, Found and Fumbled: a romantic, raucous romp through stories of love — from classic, tragic and laughable love stories to modern romance novels with sought-after storyteller Beth Horner!… Read More

Hola DPL Tweens and Teens! This month you will find a Grab & Go Craft just for you in our brand new Creation Station. What’s the Creation Station? It’s the green newspaper box right outside the Library’s door. We’ll be using this to hand out our Grab & Go kits from now on.   Every time… Read More

Make a Snowy Owl Pine Cone! Kits are available Monday, January 18 through Saturday, January 23 while supplies last. Find them in our NEW Creation Station (*hint* it’s green!) located outside the front door. Take apart the cotton and stuff smaller pieces of cotton inside the pinecone to make the owl’s soft downy feathers.  Make… Read More

We’re starting off the new year with another virtual activity based on the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Our Choose Your Own Story: Pete the Cat Mystery is now available. Pete the Cat goes to put on his coat one morning when he discovers his four groovy buttons are missing! Help him find all four… Read More

Professor Moptop presents a History of the Blues Brothers. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 @ 7 p.m. One of our favorite presenters, Professor Moptop returns Tuesday, January 12 at 7 p.m. with something a little different. Instead of talking about The Beatles, the good professor will be offering a class in The History of the Blues Brothers… Read More

We’ve created another virtual activity for kids and their families to enjoy, this time based on the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Our Choose Your Own Story: Travel the World with Paddington is now available. You’re walking through Paddington Station in London when you run into Paddington Bear. He asks if you would like to… Read More

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, November is a great time to reflect on what we are grateful for. There is nothing like a thankful tree to truly capture the spirit of the season.  This craft is a good time to sit down with your child and discuss what they are grateful for and why. It… Read More

This month our KiDLS programs are all about oceans:  what they mean to us, the animals that live in them, and what we can do to save them. In the Little KiDLS video, Ms. Kary and I read about the ocean and sea turtles and show you how to assemble the craft. The Deerfield Public… Read More

After the success of our virtual escape room back in the spring, we’re back with another one. Our Star Wars Virtual Escape Room is now available! You are aboard the Death Star with Luke, Leia, and Han Solo. The Death Star has just destroyed Alderaan and now you four need to find out what planet or… Read More

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of the country’s leading antiracist voices, #1 New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award winner, and historian, will discuss his book, How To Be An Antiracist with the Deerfield Public Library and ten other participating libraries on Monday, November 9 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Dr. Kendi’s… Read More