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Lit Lorie Loves – Old Black Fly in Picture Books

Get your fly swatters out and prepare for a lot of interactive fun with your kids!

Kathy's Korner - New Fiction for March

New children's chapter books and graphic novels for elementary and middle school readers.

Kathy's Korner: Sequels and Series Update

The latest installments in many of your favorite chapter books and graphic novels.

Michelle's Real Reads - Women's History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month this March with these nonfiction picture book biographies about extraordinary women and their many accomplishments. Billie Jean! How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women’s Sports by Mara Rockliff, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley Anything ...

Lit Lorie Loves – Transportation Picture Books

Start your engines! Choo, choo! Vroom! Take off! New picture books for children and adults who LOVE trucks, cars, motorcycles, and construction vehicles.

KATHY'S KORNER - FEBRUARY NEW FICTION FOR GRADES 3-8

A clickable list of new chapter books for middle grade readers.

Celebrating 125 Years of Your Library

On July 4, 1898, Lake Forest Library was chartered by Mayor Gorton and City Council. Join us in honoring our 125th year! We invite you to ... Save the date for signature celebrations listed below, plus more to come! Dive into digital archives by searching for the phrase "Lake Forest ...

Collection Connection - Fantasy for February

Newer fantasy series suitable for middle grade readers .

Lit Lorie Loves – Collaborating Couples

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I decided to focus on 10 couples that write and/or illustrate children’s picture books together.

Michelle's Real Reads - Children's Nonfiction Series

A linked list to popular nonfiction series for children of all ages. Nonfiction Book Series Young Readers Ada Twist Scientist: The Why Files by Andrea Beaty and Dr. Theanne Griffith Fly Guy Presents by Tedd Arnold If Animals ...

Kathy's Korner - January New Fiction for Grades 3-8

A linked list to new titles in Juvenile Fiction

Michelle's Real Reads - New Children's Nonfiction

Younger Readers The Corgi and the Queen written by Caroline L. Perry, illustrated by Lydia Corry Even a monarch needs a best friend and Queen Elizabeth II found one in a corgi pup she named Susan. From princesshood to queendom the pair forged an unbreakable bond, with Sus...

COLLECTION CONNECTION: NATIVE VOICES FOR THE NEW YEAR

Shining the spotlight on some terrific Native American authors. For more titles, check out Reycraft Books and Heartdrum Publishing (HarperCollins)

Lit Lorie Loves – Classic Picture Books

One classic picture book from each decade starting with the 1920s.

Michelle's Real Reads - Notable Children's Nonfiction 2022

Young Readers Areli Is a Dreamer. By Areli Morales. Illus. by Luisa Uribe In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metr...