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Family Storytime

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register or drop in to celebrate summer with a storytime!

Required

Stitch 'n' Snack Knit & Crochet Group for Grades 5–8

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Teens
Details:

Register and join us in person for snacks and a crochet or knitting project (supplies provided), or feel free to bring your own project. Fiber arts novices, experts, and everyone i...

Required

Family Picnic Storytime on the Lawn

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Front Lawn (Kasian Room in case of rain) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register and join us on the lawn for lemonade, cookies, and stories.

Required

Friends Board Meeting

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 9:15am - 11:15am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

Details:

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

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LEGO Club for Grades K–4

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register or drop in and build your own amazing LEGO creation or tackle our challenge of the week.

Required

Family Storytime

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register or drop in to celebrate summer with a storytime!

Required

Reader's Theater for Grades 4–6

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register and join us in person to exercise our reading fluency and bring a favorite children's book to life. We'll read the story together, pick what characters we want to be, prac...

Required

Reg 'n' Go Kit: Clay Essential Oil Diffuser

All Day
Visit the Adult Services Desk at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

Register for each date separately, limit 2 kits per household. Pick up your kit the first day the Library is open each month.JuneBee Hotel: It's like a birdhouse, but for bees! Sup...

Required

The Book Stops Here at Dickinson Hall: "Margot's Got Money Troubles"

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dickinson Hall at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Adults
Community Partner event:

Details:

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...

Increase Your iPhone Expertise

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

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

Required

Captain Cranky & His Crew: A Pirate Marionette Adventure

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register and join us in person for a musical puppet show fit for seadogs and scallywags!

Required

Family Storytime

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register or drop in to celebrate summer with a storytime!

Required

Stitch 'n' Snack Knit & Crochet Group for Grades 5–8

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Teens
Details:

Register and join us in person for snacks and a crochet or knitting project (supplies provided), or feel free to bring your own project. Fiber arts novices, experts, and everyone i...

Required

Library closes at 5:00 pm

Thursday, July 3, 2025 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.

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Library closed

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Lake Forest Library

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

Closing

Kids Grab 'n' Go Creativity Kit

All Day
Children's Library at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

On the listed dates while supplies last, drop in to the Children's Library to grab a kit to make at home.

Drop-in Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Tech Classes:

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...

Book Bites: Summer Reads

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Reed Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

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...

Required
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LEGO Club for Grades K–4

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register or drop in and build your own amazing LEGO creation or tackle our challenge of the week.

Required
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Magic: The Gathering

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Teens
Details:

Register and join other new and expert gamers in person to play encounters, trade cards, and utilize materials provided by Wizards of the Coast's MagiKids program! New players rece...

Required

Family Storytime

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register or drop in to celebrate summer with a storytime!

Required

Jim Gill Concert on the Lawn

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Front Lawn (Kasian Room in case of rain) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Register or drop in on the lawn to sing along, clap along, jump along, and dance along to Jim Gill's delightfully original songs and banjo beats!

Required

Mystery Book Group: "The Dante Club"

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

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...

Required
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After-Hours Glow-in-the-Dark Scavenger Hunt for Grades 7–12

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Teens
Details:

Register and join us in person for lights off at the Library as we divide into teams and hunt for hidden glow sticks. Winning team gets a prize!

Required