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Some of our patrons may remember that last year we did a survey at the Multimedia Desk asking our patrons if they would like to check out movies for seven (7) days instead of three (3). The results told us that yes, our patrons wanted longer checkout times for the adult DVDs and Blu-rays. We… Read More

Last year, we started circulating Roku streaming players to our patrons, and one of the things they love is our growing movie collection on the Vudu app. We now have over 400 films in our collection. The other resource that has been very popular is the Netflix app. One of the reasons Netflix is so popular is… Read More

February is our favorite month of the year at the Multimedia Desk... because in February we get to watch both the Grammy Awards and the Oscars! To celebrate the Academy Awards we’re having another 'Guess the Oscars' contest this year. Choose who you think will win the Oscar in 10 categories we picked out. A… Read More

It's that time of year again... the time when everyone starts making their "Best of 2016" lists. We, of course, couldn't pass up the opportunity to make one of our own and share our staff's favorite books, movies, and TV on DVD from 2016. So here it is! We just have one disclaimer: This blog… Read More

This year's Summer Reading Program theme is Read For The Win. With that in mind, we'll be showing three of the greatest sports films ever made for our Summer Movie Discussion series. I will give a brief talk before each movie with some fun facts and interesting stories about the film. Please feel free to stay after to talk… Read More

We know...you probably don't need another "Top # List of 2015", but the DPL staff couldn't resist compiling our favorite books, movies, and TV shows from the past year so we could share what we loved with all of you. While you may have already read or seen some of the items on our list, hopefully… Read More

Something we like to do at the Deerfield Public Library is run the stats at the end of the year and see which items circulated the most. We like to think of it as the most popular picks of the people of Deerfield! Here are some lists of the the top circulating items in Multimedia… Read More

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

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

  Did you know that the Library has an amazing collection of nonfiction DVDs? And what's more, that they cover such a wide range of topics that one is bound to interest you? Yes? Awesome! No? Well, now you do! They're located across from the TV DVDs and are organized by subject.  We get more all… Read More