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Bookmark Design Contest

All Day
Children's Library at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families
Summer Reading / summer-events:

summer-events

Details:

Design a handmade 2" x 8" bookmark for the Library! Submit your design by June 30. Use your own paper or download a 2"x8" template. Four winners (one in each age group) will ...

Family Storytime

Thursday, June 5, 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
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Self-Guided StoryWalk® on the Library Lawn

All Day 6/7 - 6/15
Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Summer Reading / summer-events:

summer-events

Details:

Slow down and enjoy some family and friend time, fresh air, and a story! Take in the images and prose of a picture book one spread at a time on StoryWalk® signs around the Library ...

Image of "Friends of the Lake Forest Library Children's Book Sale in the Lake Forest Library Foyer"

Children's Book Sale by the Friends

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Kids and Families, Everyone
Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

Details:

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...

Family Storytime

Thursday, June 12, 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

Mystery Book Group: "The Bookseller"

Thursday, June 12, 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
Image of "Friends of the Lake Forest Library Children's Book Sale in the Lake Forest Library Foyer"

Children's Book Sale by the Friends

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Kids and Families, Everyone
Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

Details:

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...

Image of "Friends of the Lake Forest Library Children's Book Sale in the Lake Forest Library Foyer"

Children's Book Sale by the Friends

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 9:00am - 3:00pm
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Kids and Families, Everyone
Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

Details:

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...

The Poetry Group

Monday, June 16, 2025 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 and immerse yourself in verse with fellow poetry lovers in a casual and welcoming environment. Discuss different poems and poets each mont...

Required

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

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

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

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...

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

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.

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

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

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

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
image of "Summer StoryWalk"

Self-Guided StoryWalk® on the Library Lawn

All Day 7/12 - 7/20
Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone
Summer Reading / summer-events:

summer-events

Details:

Slow down and enjoy some family and friend time, fresh air, and a story! Take in the images and prose of a picture book one spread at a time on StoryWalk® signs around the Library ...

Family Storytime

Thursday, July 17, 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

Family Picnic Storytime on the Lawn

Friday, July 18, 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

The Poetry Group

Monday, July 21, 2025 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 and immerse yourself in verse with fellow poetry lovers in a casual and welcoming environment. Discuss different poems and poets each mont...

Required