Lake Forest Library, Lake Forest, IL Videos

Designed for readers in high school, 100 Books Before Graduation is an exclusive teen reading program meant to promote a love of books! For details, go to www.lakeforestlibrary.org/100bbgrad.

Lit Lorie Loves – Great Picture Books for 2-5 Year Olds
Here is a wonderful list of classic and new books that you will not mind reading over and over with your children. The blog is at https://www.lakeforestlibrary.org/especially-kids#sctn1

Our Read Between the Ravines author events are full, but you can still join the waitlist. We hope you'll be able to join us! At 6:30 pm on Friday, April 12, we welcome Christie Tate at The History Center to discuss her memoir "Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life." At 10:00 am on Saturday, April 13, Christie Tate teaches a memoir writing workshop at Lake Forest Library. Visit the Library website for details.

Now that the recently touched-up shelves are dry, the adult circulation staff worked hard to get the new books back in the Rotunda for you to browse! Thank you for being patient with the materials shift while the Remisoff murals were restored. 🆕 📚 😄

😍 Take a spin around the Rotunda to admire the Remisoff murals, now completely restored and more vibrant than ever! Our immense thanks to PARMA Conservation for their beautiful work and to the Friends of Lake Forest Library for their $250,000 grant that made the work possible. 🤗

What a joy last week to have Nancy from Northshore Music Therapy teach us about the profession of music therapy and the health and emotional benefits for clients! Read "Group" by Christie Tate with us and visit the Library website for upcoming Read Between the Ravine events.

You all ruffled our feathers in the best way possible with your quacktacular decorated duckies. Congratulations to raffle winners Nora, Reece, and Kelsey! Kelsey shared that she initially registered her kids, then decided to register herself too, and had a really good time decorating. We love it when "all ages" activities really are enjoyable for everyone!

Your historic Lake Forest Library is full of rich visuals, winding aisles, and distinctive spaces. Explore the building like never before with this video's navigation tips at lakeforestlibrary.org/virtual-tour with any device. Don't forget to enter the virtual tour contest through May 31, 2024.

Join your Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Public Library friends and neighbors in reading "Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life" by Christie Tate. Attend book-related events in March and April and meet the author April 12 and 13! Register at readbetween.org.

The restoration of the Remisoff murals is progressing well! In these first three weeks of work, all the panels have been cleaned and flaking paint has been saved/consolidated. Damaged plaster behind the murals has been repaired. Missing paint is being filled in bit by bit (inpainting), and thanks to the molecular-level cleaning, we know the replaced paint is a wonderful match to the original colors that Remisoff used. Stop by the Rotunda, ask the conservators questions, and enjoy the improvement so far!

Lit Lorie Loves – Board Books for One-Year-Olds
Here is a wonderful list of classic and new board books that you will not mind reading over and over with your children. The blog is located at https://www.lakeforestlibrary.org/especially-kids#sctn1

Lit Lorie Loves - 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
From birth to age 5, your child is experiencing a crucial time of growth and development. Reading with them every day helps prepare them for future success as readers and life‑long learners. Not to mention you will be spending quality time together while promoting a love of reading. Along the way, the Children’s Library staff are here to support you and cheer you on. Stop by the Children’s Library circulation desk for more information on how to enroll your child. Built into the program are book recommendations, here is a small selection from the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten book lists: https://www.lakeforestlibrary.org/especially-kids#sctn2

What will you craft today? New videos are added regularly to Craft & Hobby, so you'll never run out of things to learn and explore! 🧶🧁🏋️📸🎨🧵 To get started, visit Research & Learn on the Library website.

"A Night at the Library" brought to you by the Friends of Lake Forest Library
Lake Forest Library certainly felt the love last Friday night. Thank you to everyone for celebrating "A Night at the Library" with us, and especially to the Friends of Lake Forest Library and all the event sponsors who provided music, food, drinks, flowers, and decor. Cheers to 125 years of the Library, and to 125 more! 🥂📚🎺💗

Join us for the fabulous final Lake Forest Reads events on October 19 and 20 and meet Diane Wilson, author of "The Seed Keeper." To register for the three author events, visit the Library website!

New Percy Jackson book
Chalice of the Gods now available

Lit Lorie Loves – Read Aloud Cart
Lit Lorie Loves - Read Aloud Cart Are you invited to be the mystery reader in your child or grandchild’s classroom? We can help you with your selection, with a growing collection of picture books and nonfiction books for your perusal. Just come downstairs and ask the Children’s staff about the read-aloud cart. You can find the blog at https://www.lakeforestlibrary.org/blog-entries

Lit Lorie Loves - Exercise and Fitness in Picture Books
Lit Lorie Loves - Exercise and Fitness in Picture Books A list of picture books that will encourage the whole family to live their lives on the move! You can find the list at the Lake Forest Library blog https://www.lakeforestlibrary.org/blog-entries

Join your friends and neighbors for the 12th annual Lake Forest Reads as we read "The Seed Keeper" by Diane Wilson. Attend book-related events in September and October, and don't miss our Meet the Author events from October 19–20! Register for events at www.lfreads.org.