Browse and purchase a wide selection of gently used, bargain-priced children's books, just in time for the Library's Summer Reading program and your vacations and staycations.Organ...

Register and join us in person or on Zoom and immerse yourself in verse with fellow poetry lovers in a casual and welcoming environment. Discuss different poems and poets each mont...

Register (call 847-234-2209 or email Dickinson Hall) and join staff from Dickinson Hall and Lake Forest Library off-site (100 E Old Mill Rd) in a welcoming environment where indivi...

Register and join us in person to learn about the largest surrender of U.S. forces prior to World War II. On September 15, 1862, 12,000 Union soldiers were captured at Harper's Fer...

Members of the Friends are welcome to attend the Friends Board Meeting.

Register (call 847-234-2209 or email Dickinson Hall) and join Dickinson Hall and Lake Forest Library staff off-site (100 E Old Mill Rd) to discuss Margo's Got Money Troubles by Ruf...

Register and join us in person to optimize your iPhone usage with tips for messaging, email, gestures, and other fundamental iOS features. 

Drop in to the Library Foyer for first-come, first-served help with your technology questions. We are happy to assist with email, social media, library eResources, eBooks, and more...

Register and join your Lake Forest Librarians in person to discover your next favorite book. Enjoy a bite to eat while getting a bite-size preview of new and popular titles that ar...

Register and join us in person or on Zoom and indulge your inner detective.June 12The Bookseller by Mark PryorJuly 10The Dante Club by Matthew PearlAugust 14A Disappearance in Fiji...

Register and join author Laura Enright in person to delve into the many fascinating tales, legends, and lives featured in her book, Chicago's Most Wanted: The Top Ten Book of Murde...

Register (call 847-234-2209 or email Dickinson Hall) and join staff from Dickinson Hall and Lake Forest Library off-site (100 E Old Mill Rd) in a welcoming environment where indivi...

Register and join us in person or on Zoom and immerse yourself in verse with fellow poetry lovers in a casual and welcoming environment. Discuss different poems and poets each mont...

Register and join us in person to explore a variety of Generative AI tools and prompting techniques. GenAI is only as good as the prompt or input you start with, so we'll identify ...

Register and join us on Zoom for an evening with award-winning photographer Cal Kothrade as he takes us on a visual tour of the Prins Willem V shipwreck, which sank just minutes af...

Register and join Laurie Stein in person for a snapshot of Lake Forest during the 1920s, including the original flapper (Irene Castle) and the quintessential voice of ’20s youth (F...

summer-events

Drop in to celebrate the birthday of The Boy Who Lived in true Hogwarts style with crafts, trivia, and tasty treats. Muggles, marauders, witches, and wizards are welcome!

Register and join us in person to optimize your iPhone usage with tips for messaging, email, gestures, and other fundamental iOS features.