Shop the Friends Fall Book Sale September 16–19
We are excited to once again hold our annual Fall Book Sale at the Lake Forest Recreation Center. We missed interacting with our volunteers, shoppers, and the Lake Forest community during this past year and cannot wait to see everyone again.
45th Annual Fall Book Sale
Thursday, September 16
Twelve new biographies to read at the end of summer
Need some new material to keep your summer reading going through fall? Biographies are a window into lives we otherwise would never have the joy of learning about. The stories and life lessons of others can help us gain experience and perspective and improve our decision making. Travel through the U.S., Iraq, Paris, Hollywood, or Bolivia in these twelve biographies.
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Lake Forest Library Board approves prioritizing the dome and rotunda as a first step of the Capital Improvement Project
Posted August 10, 2021. As a first step of the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to enhance and revitalize Lake Forest Library, on August 10 the Library Board approved prioritizing repair and restoration work on the dome and interior rotunda, and appointed the Library Board Building Committee to investigate next steps and solicit feedback and recommendations from the City of Lake Forest, qualified experts, Lake Forest Library patrons, and community organizations at future dates to be determined.
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What used items to donate (and not donate) to the Friends
Thank you for your donations! Please keep in mind that there are certain items we cannot accept. The list is in the image on this page and on the Friends page....
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Lit Lorie Loves
Here are nine new and newish beginning-to-read books that your emerging readers will love to read.
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Sign up to volunteer at the Friends Fall Book Sale
Dear Book Sale Volunteers and Friends of Lake Forest Library Members:
SAVE THE DATE
2021 Friends of Lake Forest Library Book Sale
September 16–19
If you have volunteered at previous sales, Thank You! If this is your first sale, Welcome! You make the sale a success. We hope you vo...
Michelle's Real Reads: Children's Nonfiction Book Recommendations
Check out some of these new nonfiction titles available at the library! ...
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Best Books for Job Seekers
Job searching can be daunting and full of uncertainty. This blog will cover eight books that might be able to help. Books highlighted here cover a range of job-hunting topics, such as returning to the workplace after a break, switching careers, getting your first professional job after completing school, deciding what you want to be “when you grow up”, and more. Find them in the library at call number 650.14.
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Kathy's Korner: June New Fiction for Grades 3-8
A clickable list and summary of recent fiction and graphic novels for grades 3-8.
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Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride
Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Celebrated in the month of June, Pride Month honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a six-day stretch of protests in which LGBTQ+ activists fought back against a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York City. It was a major protest against anti-LGBTQ+ la...
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