New November Children's Chapter Books by Kathy
The Willoughbys Return by Lois Lowry Thirty years after their disappearance, the previously frozen Willoughbys have thawed out and returned from the Alps, to the consternation of their children and grandchildren Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson/Kwame Alexander Fictionaliz...
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(Service expired) Lake Forest Library shifts to Carry Out Only service to facilitate compliance with IDPH recommendation
To decrease the positivity rate and spread of COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Health is recommending that individuals limit their actions to essential activities for three weeks starting November 16. Essential activities include work outside the home, COVID-19 testing, visiting the pharmacy, an...
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Tour the Art Collection at the Lake Forest Library with Art Miller
Join Art Miller on a tour of the library's art collection including the Children's Library, the Rotunda, the Friends Reading Room, the Reference Annex, and the Business Collection. Considered one of the city's civic jewels, the library and its art collection reflect the historic character of Lake...
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CIP Update: Winter 2020
Posted November 15, 2020. You have been on a journey with us! The Capital Improvement Project began in earnest four years ago, and we are now looking ahead to possible next steps and the timing of upcoming phases of the work. Over these past several years, you have likely participated in ...
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(Submissions closed) Contribute to the Lake Forest Community Cookie Cookbook!
Send us your favorite family cookie recipe! The Library will compile all the collected recipes into an online and print booklet for you to enjoy this holiday season and for years to come. You can also include a short story about why this recipe is special to your family if you’d like. Submit y...
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You Voted on Your Favorite Book Characters
Thank you to everyone who voted in our Book Character showdown! We're delighted to announce that PETE THE CAT defeated the Cat in the Hat and HARRY POTTER bested Percy Jackson. We hear that the Cat in the Hat and Percy Jackson conceded graciously. What's next? We hope you vote on our librar...
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Read the Winning Entry in the 2020 Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale Writing Contest
Congratulations to A.J. Bullough for winning the 2020 Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale Writing Contest! A.J. Bullough is a physician and writer who is preparing her first novel, "Mannequin Morgue." She currently lives in Lake Forest with her family and makes regular visits home to England, covid-permittin...
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Books to Read during Native American Heritage Month!
FICTION: There There by Tommy Orange Tommy Orange's wondrous and shattering novel follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly ...
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17 EPIC books and series to keep you reading all winter
By Michelle Doshi 10-30-2020 In case you are someone looking to escape into an epic that just keeps going and going and going and going, this blog is for you. Below you will find Sci Fi, Fiction, and Fantasy epics that are large in scope, often involve war, with heroes, villains,...
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Graphic Design and Font Fundamentals
By Kristin Ashley Media Lab Assistant and Technology Instructor Hi, I’m Kristin Ashley and I’m one of the Technology Instructors at the Lake Forest Library Media Lab. I’m also a graphic designer, fine artist and photographer. Even if you are not a graphic designer, at some point many of us...
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Banned Books Week 2020
Banned Books Week is the annual celebration of our right to read whatever we choose. This year, Banned Books Week runs from September 27 to October 3 and continues a tradition of honoring organizations that fight censorship while also highlighting books that have been challenged. Throughou...
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Digital Media Literacy
9/24/2020 The Center for Media Literacy defines Media Literacy as "a 21st-century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms – from print to video to the Internet. Media literacy ...
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Nature Photo Basics
By Kristin Ashley
Media Lab Assistant
I find that nature photography can be a rewarding and pleasant pursuit. You get to spend time in nature, which is always restorative, and your subject matter may include landscapes, wildlife, plants, trees and flowers all taken in different seasons and...