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Drop-in Saturday Storytime through Age 6

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Drop in with your family for stories, songs, 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.

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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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Drop-in Movement Storytime through Age 6

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Storytime-Tummytime-Playtime-events:

Details:

Drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

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The Best Books This Winter

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Reed Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

Register and join your Lake Forest Librarians to discover new and popular titles you won’t want to miss, including suggestions for book gifts for the winter holidays!

Required
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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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Drop-in Movement Storytime through Age 6

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Storytime-Tummytime-Playtime-events:

Details:

Drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Murder at the 4nd St Library

Mystery Book Group: "Murder at the 42nd Street Library"

Thursday, December 12, 2024 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. December 12 Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane January 9 Vera Wong's Unsol...

Required
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eBook & eAudiobook Tips & Tricks

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Reed Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Tech Classes/ tech-events:

Details:

Register and join us in person to learn how to access eBooks, eAudiobooks, and more using your Lake Forest Library card. Discover tips for using the Libby, cloudLibrary, and Hoopla...

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.

Drop-in Storytime through Age 6 at Lake Forest Open Lands

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Lake Forest Open Lands Association at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Details:

Drop in and join one of your favorite Children’s Librarians at Lake Forest Open Lands for a special nature storytime in a beautiful setting.

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Afternoons with Judy Levin: "Absolution"

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Reed Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

Register and join your friends and neighbors in person for a lively book discussion. Please note this program is now in person only.December 19Absolution by Alice McDermottJan...

Required
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Experience "Little Women: The Musical"

12/20/2024 @ 2:00pm to 12/22/2024 @ 11:45pm
Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Author events / author-events:

author-events

Details:

Register and join us for a virtual screening of the 2022 stage recording of "Little Women" at the Park Theatre in London. The recording can be viewed starting at 2:00 pm, Friday, D...

Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Series

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

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 ...

Required

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
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Drop-in Movement Storytime through Age 6

Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Storytime-Tummytime-Playtime-events:

Details:

Drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

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 Movement Storytime through Age 6

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Storytime-Tummytime-Playtime-events:

Details:

Drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

The Book Stops Here at Dickinson Hall: "Black Cake"

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dickinson Hall at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Adults
Details:

Register and join us for a discussion group hosted at Dickinson Hall (100 E Old Mill Rd, Lake Forest) and facilitated by Dickinson Hall and Lake Forest Library Staff. For...

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Drop-in Movement Storytime through Age 6

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families
Storytime-Tummytime-Playtime-events:

Details:

Drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Vera

Mystery Book Group: "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers"

Thursday, January 9, 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. December 12 Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane January 9 Vera Wong's Unsol...

Required
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The Past, Present, & Future of Chicago Pizza with Steve Dolinsky

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults
Author events / author-events:

author-events

Details:

Register and join us on Zoom for an evening with Steve Dolinsky, well-known Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 Chicago and James Beard Award winner. Steve is the author of two books about ...