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Drop-in Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Foyer (East) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

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...

Library closes at 5:00 pm

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing

Library closed

All Day
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing
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Holiday Book Bazaar by the Friends

All Day 12/2 - 12/23
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

friends-events

Details:

Browse an assortment of holiday books selected to get you in the spirit of the season and to give as gifts. Prices are marked at the top of the first white page of each book. Payme...

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Sublimate Your Own Holiday Gifts

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Tech Classes/ tech-events:

Details:

Register and join us in person to create your own designs and then print them on a mug, ornament, or tote bag for the perfect personalized present. 

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Drop-in Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

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...

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Library Board Meeting

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Library Board Meetings / board-events:

board-events

Details:

For any documents related to this meeting, please visit the Meetings & Minutes section on the Library Board page.

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The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Author events / author-events:

author-events

Details:

Register and join us on Zoom for an evening with Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all #1 New Yor...

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Saturday Holiday Market at the West Side Train Station

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
West Lake Forest Train Station at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Stop by the West Lake Forest Train Station to shop for unique gifts, enjoy specialty foods, and visit with friends, neighbors, and your Library Staff. We look forward to seeing you...

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Sublimate Your Own Holiday Gifts

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Tech Classes/ tech-events:

Details:

Register and join us in person to create your own designs and then print them on a mug, ornament, or tote bag for the perfect personalized present. 

Required
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Birds of a Feather Read Together: Winter Reading for All Ages

All Day 12/15 - 1/31
Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Gather your flock and strengthen good reading habits. We're reading together and earning prizes! Get details on how to participate.

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Kids & Families Craft: Create a Birdseed Ornament

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Drop in with your family (all youth must be accompanied by an adult, please) and make a festively-shaped bird ornament that you can hang outside for your avian amors to enjoy this ...

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Saturday Holiday Market at the West Side Train Station

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
West Lake Forest Train Station at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Stop by the West Lake Forest Train Station to shop for unique gifts, enjoy specialty foods, and visit with friends, neighbors, and your Library Staff. We look forward to seeing you...

Library closed

All Day
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing

Library closed

All Day
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing

Library closes at 5:00 pm

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing
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Drop-in Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

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...

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Puzzle & Game Exchange: Donate items

Friday, January 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 6:00pm
Foyer (East) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Friday, January 10Donate your gently used puzzles, board games, and card games in their original boxes with all their pieces.Saturday, January 11Starting Saturday, stop by the Libr...

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Puzzle & Game Exchange: Shop

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Foyer (East) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Friday, January 10Donate your gently used puzzles, board games, and card games in their original boxes with all their pieces.Saturday, January 11Starting Saturday, stop by the Libr...

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Puzzle Challenge

Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Register your team of four and compete to complete your puzzle the fastest! There will be two divisions: All Adults and Adults & Kids. The winning teams from each division rece...

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Blind Date with a Book for All Ages

All Day 1/14 - 2/14
Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

Visit the Rotunda, Teen Space, and Children’s Library to check out our Blind Date books and audiobooks. You can't judge them by their covers because we've wrapped them in festive p...

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Drop-in Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Details:

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...

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Library Board Meeting

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Library Board Meetings / board-events:

board-events

Details:

For any documents related to this meeting, please visit the Meetings & Minutes section on the Library Board page.

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Habitat Guide to Birding

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Details:

Register and join Lake County Forest Preserves on Zoom to consider the lives of birds, how habitat is important, and why preserves are crucial. Learn about some of the best bird-wa...

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