For help accessing any of these services or resources, visit the staff at the Reference Desk. You can also contact the Library at 847-234-0636.
Homebound Services
Lake Forest Library offers specialized homebound services to our adult patrons who are unable to come to the Library. Arrangements can be made for books, audiobooks, and/or DVDs to be delivered to the home of any Lake Forest resident.
Please visit our Homebound Delivery page.
Large Print Books
The Library has large print books available for loan, with additional titles available through interlibrary loan. Adult Services also maintains rotating collections of large print books at the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center and Westmoreland Nursing Center.
A large print Reader's Digest is available for checkout. A large print New York Times Weekly is also available for use in the Library.
Audiobooks
NLS at the Library of Congress Talking Book program
National Library Service (NLS) is a free Braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in Braille or audio formats, delivered by postage-free mail or instantly downloadable. For more information, visit the NLS at the Library of Congress Talking Book Program.
Illinois Talking Books and Braille Service
The Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS) provides audio and Braille library service via mail or digital download to any Illinois resident. For more information, visit the Illinois Talking Books & Braille Service.