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Collection Development
All members of the Deerfield Academy community are encouraged to participate in building the library collection. Forms for recommending books, authors, and DVD's are available at the Circulation Desk. An online Suggest A Purchase form is also available.

Library staff utilize various collection development resources and strategies to add new materials to the collection that will support the Deerfield Academy curriculum and the leisure reading and movie interests of students and faculty.

The library accepts donations of materials with the understanding that if the material does not meet library selection criteria, it will be disposed of responsibly or returned to the donor.

Interlibrary Loan
Students, faculty, and staff may borrow books, audio and music CDs, DVDs, and articles from periodicals - which Deerfield does not own - from other libraries. Patrons should allow up to two weeks for receipt of materials. The loan period is determined by the lending library. Recently published materials are often unavailable.

Quiet
The library is a place for quiet study and research. Voices must be kept low and group work should be confined to group study rooms or the collaborative area on the lower floor. Group study rooms are located on every floor and may be booked at the Circulation Desk or by phone at (1510). Two person carrels are available in the lower level.

Cell Phones
Please put cell phones on vibrate and take calls in the stairwells. See the Personal Conduct page of the Deerfield Academy Student Handbook for information about cell phone use on campus.

Food and Drink
Food should be eaten outside of the library or checked at the Circulation Desk.

Only drinks in spill-proof mugs, pop-up sports bottles, or screw top bottles, are permitted in the library. No paper or plastic cups or cans are permitted.

Patrons who bring food or drinks in inappropriate containers into the library will be asked to check these items at the Circulation Desk.

Property
Students respect Deerfield's beautiful environment by caring for equipment and furniture and picking up their ltter and disposing of it in appropriate trash and recycle bins.