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Tournament of Books: Medal Contest

In case you haven’t heard, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of our beloved Tournament of Books! Each year, children in the Library and across the DPS 109 schools vote in the Tournament to determine a winning book in various brackets. This year, the Tournament features eight brackets: Picture Books, Early Readers, Chapter Books, Juvenile Series,… Read More

October Grab & Go: Pumpkin Painting for All Ages!

Calling All Pumpkin Picassos! This month’s Grab & Go kits include a real mini pumpkin, a paintbrush, and paint.  You can use this and any other supplies you have at home to decorate your pumpkin and bring it back to the Library to enter our Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest which runs through Friday, October 28th!… Read More

Guess the Oscars and Guess the Grammys Contests

This year, our annual Grammys and Oscars contests will are being held side by side! The Oscars are being held on March 27. Coincidentally, that’s a week before the Grammys, which will be held on April 3. These are both popular contests at the Library, so the competition should be fierce! Guess the Oscars Contest… Read More

Fall Photography Voting

It's voting time for our Fall Photography Scavenger Hunt! September's participants used three different prompts to take some spectacular photos of Deerfield and beyond. Now, it's time for you to vote! Browse through the gallery online or in-person on the fireplace and vote either using the online voting form or cast a physical ballot near… Read More

Guess the Oscars Contest 2021

We’re back again this year with another Guess the Oscars contest. It was an interesting year in movies in 2020 and the Academy Awards will go on! No paper ballots in the library this year but please feel free to fill out our online form for this year’s contest. One of the interesting things about… Read More

Podcast: Jordan Melic’s YA Novel about Singapore History

On this month’s episode of the Deerfield Public Library Podcast, we are very happy to welcome author Jordan Melic to discuss his fascinating debut novel A Tree to Take Us Up to Heaven. A Young Adult novel combining adventure, history, and mythology, A Tree to Take Us Up to Heaven follows siblings Ah Ti and… Read More

2019 Emmy Awards Contest

We love the awards shows here at the Deerfield Public Library! Please join us in this year’s Guess the Emmys Contest. Choose who you think will win in ten different categories. Choose carefully because the Emmy awards are tough to predict! We’ll pick a first prize winner from the entries that have the most correct answers.… Read More

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