2025 SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM: COLOR OUR WORLD
6/9-6/14 Registration: Come into the library any time during the week to register for the program and pick up your game sheet.
6/16 Program starts: Start working on those game sheets! Additionally, each week for the duration of the program you can come in to find our summer mascot, Gus. Gus will move each Monday 6/16 - 7/28. (If you missed registration week, you can still register at any point.)
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Toddler Storytime Tuesdays at 10:30 am (June 17-July 22): Read stories, sing songs, make noise! (Storytime is designed with ages 2-5 in mind, but all are welcome!)
Coloring Club Tuesdays from 1-5 pm (June 17-July 22): Head to the library to draw or color! We'll have blank paper as well as tons of coloring sheets, it's up to you! Snacks will also be available. This is a weekly drop-in program for all ages--even adults!
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
BOOKMARK CONTEST: Starting June 16, pick up a bookmark template here at the library, create your own super cool design, and turn it in! There will be a few different age groups, with one winner each. The winner will have their bookmark produced and distributed by the library! All entries due by July 31.
MESSTIVAL! Wednesday June 18, 2-4 pm: Join us for our Summer Library Program Kickoff Party - a Messtival! Come to this one prepared to get messy - it’s the whole point! We'll have outdoor craft stations designed to have as much fun as possible with as little amount of concern for staying clean and tidy as possible! For all ages.
TASTE THE RAINBOW! Wednesday June 25, 4-6 pm: Have you ever tasted the rainbow? Well, you have a chance to do so at our Skittles tasting party! Every color of Skittles we can get our hands on, you can try! Vote for your favorite, learn some new things with Skittles trivia, and have a blast - a rainbow flavored blast! For all ages.
FANTASY MAPS! Thursday June 26, 4:00 pm: Design your own fantasty world! We’ll start by making you your very own, unique to you map template - then you can name your countries, forests, rivers, oceans - everything is up to you! AGES 8 AND UP ONLY.
ROCK PAINTING! Wednesday July 2, 2:00 pm: Back by popular demand! Just what it sounds like - find a few cool rocks, bring them in, and we’ll paint them together! Drop in for all ages.
THE WONDERS OF PHYSICS! Wednesday July 9, 2:00 pm: A fast paced, engaging, fun, and energetic science-based show from the UW Physics Department that will help people of all ages learn about and connect with the physics of the world around us! Fun for all ages!
GIANT-SIZED SORRY! Thursday July 10, 2-4 pm: Are you familiar with the classic board game Sorry? Have you ever played a version of it that takes up a whole room? Now is your chance! Grab your friends and head to the library! Sign-ups will be available - drop ins will be allowed based on time. For all ages.
STUART STOTTS! Wednesday July 16, 3:30 pm: Get ready for a music show unlike any other! Stuart has been performing in libraries since 1984 - and with his love of books and libraries alike, this will be a show you don’t want to miss out on! Fun, music, movement, singing, and most of all - laughter! PLEASE NOTE: THIS WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER!
STAINED GLASS ART! Thursday July 17, 4:00 pm: Here's a chance to make some cool stained glass art that you can hang on your wall! This one is best done by older kids, as we’ll be handling glass and using permanent markers. Registration required.
ROCK PAINTING! Wednesday July 23, 2:00 pm: Back by popular demand! Just what it sounds like - find a few cool rocks, bring them in, and we’ll paint them together! Drop in for all ages.
TOUCH A TRUCK! Thursday July 24, TIME TBD: As a celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Deerfield Fire Department, some of our local firefighters will be headed to the library with some firetrucks! If you’re curious about what the firefighters do, what the trucks do, or anything in between, stop in at the library and find out! For all ages.
BUBBLE PARTY! Tuesday July 29, 2-4 pm: Join us for our Summer Library Program Sendoff Party - brought to us by Absolute Science! From 2-2:45, there will be a fantastic bubble science show, and from 3-4 pm a bubble party! Bubble machines will produce over 1,000 bubbles per minute! This one is going to be a BLAST, so mark your calendars and bring your friends! This one is going to be so cool! For all ages.