Season 1 was ROOT. Season 2 is LOG ON!
Sometimes you can’t get to the Library building, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use your Library!
That’s why the arboreal theme for our second installment of “5 Seasons of Library Card Love & Prize Drawings” is LOG ON! This season we are happy to celebrate all the ways to enjoy the Library in cyberspace. You might ...
- Kick-start your library card at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/card.
- Browse the online catalog, access your library account info, and more with the Lake Forest Library app, www.lakeforestlibrary.org/app.
- Take a virtual tour of the Library building at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/virtual-tour.
- Complete a webform to ask your Librarians for reading recommendations at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/rec.
- Browse, borrow, and enjoy digital content in the Libby, CloudLibrary, Hoopla, Kanopy, Freegal, and New York Times apps.
- Log your reading in the Beanstack app to earn prizes during Winter Reading for all ages.
- Register for events in the web calendar at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/events.
- Engage with the Library’s social media channels and read posts at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/blog.
- Tackle DIY projects and online learning with Creativebug, Craft & Hobby, Tutor.com, and LinkedIn Learning.
- Send a 3D Printing Request to the Media Lab at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/3d.
- Research topics including arts, business, genealogy, history, and science using nearly 100 databases and online resources.
Your Lake Forest Library card is your ticket to all this digital and virtual goodness! We hope you’ll get a card if you don’t already have one, and use your card if you do.
Our goal is for 10% more Lake Foresters to get and use library cards by December 2025. That means that out of approximately 19,000 residents, the stable pool of library cardholders climbs from 7,300 to 8,000.
Season 2 Prizes
New and active cardholders are automatically entered in their respective prize drawing once each quarter, plus additional entries from successful referrals. (Details are in the following “Library Card Referrals” section.)
When you sign up for or use your Lake Forest Library card from December through February, you are automatically entered for a chance to win a cozy book basket full of goodies from local businesses!
Library Card Referrals
If you already have and use your library card, your word of mouth can help us increase the number of cardholders.
Through November 2025, complete the webform at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/refer to let us know when you encourage a fellow Lake Forester to get a library card. For every webform you submit, you get an extra entry in that season’s prize drawing!
Kickstart Your Library Card!
You’re welcome to come in to Lake Forest Library to get your card. (See the requirements below.) If you can’t wait, it’s easy to kick‑start your card from home! Within 3 business days, you’ll get an email from us with your new library card number that gives you access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, and online research tools, and enables you to place holds on items in the physical collections.
To get your physical card and activate full borrowing privileges, stop in to Lake Forest Library and bring: ...
- Photo ID
- Proof of Residency
Kickstart your card today at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/card.
Get Library Books & More When You’re Homebound
If you or someone you know are unable to leave the house, your Librarians can deliver books and more to you! Homebound Delivery is available whether your situation is temporary or long-term, for example ...
- Are you camped out on your couch with a broken ankle from skiing?
- Is your child home sick with mono?
- Are you pregnant and on bed rest?
- Are you older or do you have vision or mobility challenges that make navigating wintry streets and sidewalks treacherous?
To request delivery of library items to your home, call 847-810-4615 or complete the form at www.lakeforestlibrary.org/homebound.