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10 Books on Friendships

In honor of #BestFriendsDay we wanted to share ten of our favorite books about friendships- all kinds of friendships, the good, the bad, and the complicated. Who are some of your favorite literary friends?   My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante This is a rich, intense and g...

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(Survey closed) Sunday Hours Survey

Thank you to everyone for sharing your thoughts about the Library's Sunday hours. The survey is now closed. We are working to be available to you at the optimal times and will keep you informed of any changes to our operating hours. ...

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18 Books You Need to Read this Summer

18 Books You Need to Read this Summer

  FICTION: ​ The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Four young friends navigate the cutthroat world of music and their complex relationships with each other, as ambition, passion, and love in...

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Rebecca Makkai and The Great Believers book cover

Author Spotlight : Rebecca Makkai

  About Our Book Club Reception with Rebecca Makkai: We had a great event with Rebecca Makkai here at the Library on June 1st for our Book Club Reception! Rebecca discussed one of the most anticipated books of this summer, her new novel, The Great Believers, how to get authors t...

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Summer Reading Kickoff Party with banners

(Past event) Summer Reading Kickoff Party 2018!

Join us for a celebration like no other on Saturday, June 2 from 10:00 am–2:00 pm! Picnics, ice cream, cake, games, magic and more! Celebrate the Library's 120th anniversary and the beginning of Summer Reading with us!   ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Button Making: Make your own unique button to...

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Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale

Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale 2018 book announced

Lake Forest Library
360 E Deerpath Rd
Lake Forest IL 60045
847.234.0636
www.lakeforestlibrary.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lake Forest Library announces Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale book May 17, 2018 – LAKE FOREST Ill – Lake For...

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Lake Forest Library Summer Reading

Summer Reading Kick-off Party 2018

Lake Forest Library
360 E Deerpath Rd
Lake Forest IL 60045
847.234.0636
www.lakeforestlibrary.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Celebrate with the Library at the Summer Reading Kick-off Party May 15, 2018 – LAKE FOREST Ill – The La...

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What to Read Next: Before We Were Yours Edition with Book Cover

What to Read Next: Before We Were Yours Edition

Our readers can't get enough of Lisa Wingate's Before We Were Yours. This well written historical fiction novel is based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals, in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy famili...

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Chef Addie Gundry

Chef Addie Gundry made dessert at Lake Forest Library

Lake Forest Library
360 E Deerpath Rd
Lake Forest IL 60045
847.234.0636
www.lakeforestlibrary.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chef Addie Gundry made dessert at Lake Forest Library Apr 26, 2018 – LAKE FOREST Ill – Lake Forest chef and cookbook author Addie Gundry presen...

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What to Read Next: The Great Alone edition

What to Read Next: The Great Alone Edition

Kristin Hannah has been a popular author for many years, but established herself as an author of more serious novels with her 2015 novel, The Nightingale, a story of two sisters in Nazi occupied France. Her latest novel, The Great Alone, follows a family of three trying to make i...

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Pretzels by Wesual Click on Unsplash.

What's knot to love?

Do you love pretzels as much as Stanley from The Office? We do, too! Celebrate National Pretzel Day with us with these books to read while snacking! In Pretzel by Margaret Rey, Pretzel finds that being the longest dachshund in all the world is not enough to win the favor of Greta, the little ...

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