We invite you to stop by the Library and hear this wonderfully-talented group of student musicians regale you with music for the holidays. The Deerfield High School Chamber Orchestra will perform holiday chamber music on Sunday, December 14, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in the downstairs meeting rooms. This will be the second Library performance for this 15 member… Read More
Raising Genre Awareness: Dystopian Fantasy
Dystopian Fantasy has been a stand out genre these past few years. There’s the power-house teen trifecta of The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and Divergent series representing dystopian fantasy, but there also a spattering of other titles within Teen Fiction that is making Dystopias the genre of 2014. But Dystopian literature was not born… Read More
Adult Services Hidden Gems
If you've been to the Library recently, you already know that we've got a wealth of information and entertainment items available for your check out. We’re happy to offer that help, so we talk about it a lot. We offer databases and download services to help you when you’re at home and looking for opportunities… Read More
Read of the Week: And Only to Deceive
Lady Emily Ashton has been a widow for longer than she had known her husband Philip - and she has only been in mourning for a year. We begin the story from Emily’s point of view and know Phillip only from her account. Emily freely admits she made no effort to know her husband before… Read More
Homeschool Support at the Library
Are you a homeschooling family? Are you looking for educational activities to help reinforce what you are teaching at home? If you are, then join us for our monthly homeschool programs. Each month is a new activity. Some popular programs we’ve had in the past are: Book discussions Readers’ theater Science programs Art classes Computer… Read More
Secrets to being a trivia champion!
If you haven’t attended one of the Library’s Thinks and Drinks Trivia Night at Trax Tavern and Grill, you are missing out on a great time! We’ve been hosting trivia for over a year and it’s always one of our most popular events. We have five rounds of trivia with ten questions in each round… Read More
Laptops Available for Use in the Library!
Have you ever come to the library wanting to use a computer, only to find that the computer lab is full? Or would you prefer to use a computer in that special corner of the library, where you most enjoy studying or reading, without having to relocate to the computer lab? The library has a… Read More
Read of the Week: Landline
Georgie McCool is a successful sitcom writer. She has a great husband (Neal) and two children (Alice and Noomi) who are both precocious and adorable. From the outside, Georgie’s got everything all together. Behind the scenes, she’s living something that every working parent faces: work conflicting with home life. Over the holiday season, Georgie abandons… Read More
“Paris Street;Rainy Day”:Transformation of an Impressionist Icon
Lately, I find that when I read, see or hear about something interesting, I've gotten into the habit of wondering whether or not it would make for a great program at the Library. Such was the case recently when I received an email from the Chicago Art Institute announcing an upcoming lecture on the restoration… Read More
‘Finding the Novel Inside of You’ Writing Program
“Someday I’m going to write a book” is something many of us say, but few rarely do. However, if you consider yourself an aspiring writer, don’t miss our upcoming program, Find the Novel Inside of You, on Saturday, October 18 at 1:30 p.m. William Hazelgrove, the best-selling author of The Pitcher and soon-to-be-released Real Santa, will be… Read More