Lake Forest Library Online Databases The present building, designed as a library, was given
to the City of Lake Forest
by Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and Mrs. Stanley Keith, in memory of Mrs. Keith's first husband, Kersey Coates Reed. It was dedicated on June 7, 1931. Original architect
was Edwin Clark.
More history on the Library Web Site. The cast bronze lawn sculpture,designed by Michael Croydon,
was installed October 1996