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When to put a book down

There is a certain joy in the freedom to quit a book. In stopping, you realize that your literary journey and reading intake are entirely in your control. You, yourself, are in charge of the media you consume. Regardless, sometimes one may feel as if a book should be finished once started. Read on below for five excuses to give yourself to stop reading a title when you cannot force your own interest in it.

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Cards for Kids

We hope a new Lake Forest Library card makes you happy, whether you smile on the outside like Bisma and Izzi or on the inside like Zoya. They grace the cover of this quarter’s newsletter and highlight one of the most momentous things you can do for the young children in your care: get them their own...

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Walking Heel-to-Toe & One Step at a Time in 15 Books!

Walking is good for your body and your mind. You may not be surprised to hear that walking is something that most people do every day, and they don’t realize they’re doing it! Life is a journey of walking. It is also one of the many ways we can easily insert ourselves back into nature. Read on for 15 books from the Lake Forest Library to inspire you to go walking or hiking.

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Putting the “Great” in the Great Books Discussion Group

Why should you consider joining the Great Books Discussion Group? "Anyone can pick up classical literature and read it, but truly understanding and absorbing it is another challenge altogether. Great Books facilitates that process. For me, the readings are commonly secondary to the discussions. O...

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Seven books to a Better Game of Golf

In 2019, the United States had the most golf courses per capita than any other country in the world. Benefits to playing include reduced stress and anxiety, fresh air, physical fitness, and socialization. Golf playing boomed during the pandemic. Read on below for seven books about how to up your golf game, learn a few new tricks, get a handle on the basic mechanics, speak, and move like a golfer.

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2022 Bookmark Design Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who submitted entries to the 2022 Bookmark Design Contest! Everyone's artwork was a wonderful example of "Reading Beyond the Beaten Path," this year's Summer Reading theme. Congratulations to the winners in each age group! Winners Anabella Lockhart, Sophia Booma, Addy Col...

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Highland Park Strong

Our hearts and thoughts are with our friends and neighbors in Highland Park who suffered the tragic mass shooting on July 4, 2022. We condemn hatred and violence and wish everyone comfort during this difficult time.  Lake Forest Librarians compiled local resources to support our communities....

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Introducing the Youth and Adult Accessibility Collections

Items in the new Accessibility Collections for Youth and Adults are now available to borrow. The goal of the Accessibility Collections is to support Library users of all ages, abilities, and diverse learning and development needs to be successful in the Library and the community. The collection...

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Announcing the 2022 Featured Book for Lake Forest Reads

Lake Forest Reads, our One Book, One Community program, returns this fall! We are pleased to announce this year’s selection: "Her Hidden Genius" by Marie Benedict Marie Benedict’s powerful new novel shines a light on a woman who sacrificed her life to discover the nature of our DNA, a woman wh...

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Collection Connection: Space, the Final Frontier

As we welcome former astronaut James Lovell to the library this June, let's look up and out to the stars.  Below are some children's chapter books with junior astronauts both real and imagined, space flight and interplanetary colonization.  Sci Fi is really flying high!

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Read off the beaten path with ten stories of trail-paving in business

Join us this summer in “reading off the beaten path”. Making the jump into entrepreneurship and life in business can be full of challenges and potholes and is riddled with risk. Follow successful high-profile businesspeople in the ten books below as they cross uncharted territory and leave behind paths that others can follow.

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(Past program) Summer Reading Beyond the Beaten Path 2022

June 1–August 31, 2022 Join your friends and neighbors to "read beyond the beaten path." You can: Read or listen to books in new places, such as while camping in your backyard or basking at the beach. Choose a new genre or topic or author. Join a book group or attend an author talk at t...

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