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For years, libraries have hosted book discussions. We wanted to take that a step further. When we reopened in June of 2013 in our new building, we started having music discussions at the Library. We have the discussions four times a year, once each quarter. Usually when we do them we concentrate on a single CD or album,… Read More

Our online streaming service Hoopla allows you to check out 10 items a month. All the items in Hoopla are considered a single item. So a thirty-minute short film is considered the same one item as a four-hour long movie. It doesn't matter if the audiobook is four hours long or forty hours long, it's… Read More

Bob Dylan The Complete Basement Tapes Music Discussion Wednesday, April 8, 7:00pm. Last year "The Complete Basement Tapes" was picked by many critics as the most important and best reissue of 2014. In the program, we'll listen to and talk about this landmark recording. Although it was recorded in the summer of 1967 many of… Read More

It’s about movies, music, TV, and audiobooks- anywhere, anytime. The Deerfield Public library is excited to introduce Hoopla to our community.  Hoopla is a service that brings hundreds of thousands of movies, TV shows, music, and audiobooks right to your computer or device.  No holds necessary!  Everything on Hoopla is available all the time.  Just… Read More

Join us for one of our most popular contests of the year - the 4th Annual "Guess The Grammys" Contest! Choose who you think will win in 11 different categories. A winner will be chosen from the entries with the most correct answers. First prize is a new Jensen Turntable. Second prize is a Otamatone.… Read More

At the end of the year we can run the numbers and see what CDs and DVDs have circulated the most at the Deerfield Public Library. It's fun to look at the numbers each year and see what movies and music CDs were the most popular here at the library. We like to think of… Read More

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

The Deerfield Public Library staff is very excited to announce the launch of Freegal Music.  It’s a free resource for Deerfield patrons to download up to 3 songs per week.   Freegal offers millions of songs from thousands of artists, including the entire Sony Music catalog.  Patrons can download songs to their computer, tablets, and phones. … Read More

An interesting phenomenon over the last decade has been the proliferation of well-written and interesting Nonfiction books. One of the theories about this relates to the dying field of journalism. As newspapers go out of business and less and less journalists can make a living working in journalism, they are using their skills to write… Read More