author-events

Register and join author, advocate, and mentor Jason Reynolds on Zoom. The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Carnegie Medal, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King hon...

Drop in for delightful interactive stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

Drop in and build your own amazing LEGO creation or tackle our challenge of the week!

This event is part of Lake Forest Reads, our One Book, One Community program. To learn more, visit our Lake Forest Reads page. lfreads-events

Register and join Audrey Ra in person to sketch and paint a watery scene of clownfish and starfish in watercolor.

Families will enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement activities.

Learn all the steps to 3D printing in the library, including finding files to print.

Register and join us in person to learn basic nail art and elevate your home manicure.

Drop in to enjoy toys, puppets, LEGOs, and more in the Children's Library!

Register and join us in person for a live demo of all the media digitizing tools you can use at the Library to convert your analog materials to digital files.

The bubbles keep getting bigger and better. Kids in Bubbles! Bubbles bigger than Cars!

Drop in for octopus and ocean stories, movement, and a special project.

Stories, songs, movement, and rhymes for ages 0-5 and accompanying adults. 

Register and join us in person or on Zoom to watch a short film from the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), discuss and debate each issue from the readings, and complete a national ...

Drop in to enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and movement that provide lots of opportunities for learning new words.

Wear your pajamas and drop in to the Children’s Library for stories, songs, and activities.

Drop in for delightful interactive stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

Dress in a costume and join us for pumpkin stories, songs, and a dance party! 

Drop in to enjoy toys, puppets, LEGOs, and more in the Children's Library!

Register and join us in person to learn how to use a sublimation printer and heat press transfer machine to add your favorite picture or design to a tote bag.

Register and join us in person or on Zoom to read and discuss writings from the Great Books collection. To join, please complete the Great Books webform. September 18 A Passa...

Drop in and build your own amazing LEGO creation or tackle our challenge of the week!