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Movies that Respect their Books

Bring your Own Popcorn! It’s easy to watch movies for free through Lake Forest Library. The Library uses the Apps Hoopla and Kanopy to deliver movies and television series to you; watch on your phone, your iPad or other devices. To access these free streaming apps with your library car...

(Application period closed) 2020 Friends Scholarship

The Friends want to lessen any stress in the application submission process due to closures arising out of the COVID-19 virus. If you have not already arranged to submit through Jennifer Gleason's College Resource office at LFHS, you can make arrangements to submit your application by contacting Tis...

Searching For Sylvie Lee and Chinese Cuisine

Instagram Live Recap from Tuesday, April 28
Get the eBoook "Searching for Sylvie Lee" by Jean Kwok Residents of Lake Forest know by now that Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok is Lake Forest’s 2020 One Book One Community selection. Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale has planned many pro...

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

Hi, this is Kristin from the Media Lab. I hope you are all doing well. We miss seeing you in the lab and helping you with your creative projects. Until we meet again, Patrick and I will be posting some tech tips and tricks for you to make the most out of your time in quarantine, whether you are work...

Recommended Movies on Hoopla and Kanopy

Thanks to everyone who watched my Instagram Live on some of my favorite movies I've watched on Hoopla and Kanopy recently. If you didn't get a chance to see the video, I've got the movie recommendations here for you! To access these free streaming apps with your library card visit https://www.l...

Travel with Mystery

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to hop in the car or on a plane and take a trip, hit the beach for spring break or visit family? Any kind of travel really. But for now I am happy doing my traveling from the comfort and safety of my couch. I can imagine myself like the Torrance Family in The Shining; ...

We're in the Movies: The Lake Forest Connection

Lake Forest is known for many things glamorous. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s love and muse Ginevra King, the popularity of Polo in the U S in the 1930’s, visiting royalty such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and the King of Sweden. Lake Forest is also famous for its beautiful estates and lovely vistas o...

Free Virtual Activities

Updated 3/27/2020 Dozens of organizations, institutions, and authors are stepping up to provide wonderful virtual experiences and learning opportunities to keep us all connected and engaged. Be sure to check out the links on this page. We will also be retweeting anything we come across that we...

Ways to Access the Internet for Free

Lake Forest Library is committed to helping our patrons feel connected to the world around them during this difficult time. We are working to provide a sense of community online wherever possible. This page has information on resources that are currently available. ...

Lake Forest Library closes temporarily through March 31, but patrons will continue to be able to pick up reserved items

March 13, 2020 – LAKE FOREST Ill – Lake Forest Library is canceling all programs and temporarily closing the building to public access starting at 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 14, and will offer restricted services Monday–Saturday, March 16–31 in support of COVID-19 prevention efforts. This decision follows our ongoing conversations with the City of Lake Forest, local health officials, and the announcement that Lake Forest schools will be closed through April 3.

The Library's Evolving Response to COVID-19

Updated 4/30/2020 From day one of the Stay-at-Home Order from Illinois Governor Pritzker, Lake Forest Library staff have been discussing when and how to offer in-person services and access to physical library materials again. Our top priority is the health and safety of our staff and the resident...

The Best Dystopian, Fantasy & Sci-Fi published in the last year

Why Sci-Fi?: The Best Dystopian, Fantasy & Sci-Fi Books Published in 2019

We're highlighting the newest and most critically acclaimed books within the dystopian, fantasy and science fiction genres. This year’s best of selection includes an eerily familiar New York City, an ocean of spirits, magical libraries and schools, dragons, political intrigue, a war with Mars, undis...

(Past program) Read Between the Ravines 2020

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Examine the opioids crisis with the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff libraries

February 6, 2020 – LAKE FOREST Ill – Lake Forest and Lake Bluff libraries present the second annual Two Communities, One Nonfiction Book reading program, Read Between the Ravines (formerly Deep Freeze Read). The program centers on a nonfiction book relevant to the local area with the purpose of inspiring discussion around real-world issues. This year's featured book is "American Overdose: The Opioid Trilogy in Three Acts" by journalist Chris McGreal.

The Mission of the 1000 Books Foundation

"Numerous studies estimate that as many as one in five children have difficulties learning to read. Reading has been associated as an early indicator of academic success. Public formal education does not typically start until ages 5–6. Before then, parents and caregivers are the first educatio...