Kathy's Korner - May New Fiction for Grades 3-8
A clickable list of recent chapter books and graphic novels for elementary and middle school readers.
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Lit Lorie Loves - Interactive Picture Books
Enjoy these playacting picture books that will both mentally and physically challenge your children by requiring them to participate in the story.
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Collection Connection Short Stories
A clickable list of juvenile short stories collections.
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Summer Reading Beyond the Beaten Path 2022
June 1–August 31, 2022 Join your friends and neighbors to "read beyond the beaten path." You can: Read or listen to books in new places, such as while camping in your backyard or basking at the beach. Choose a new genre or topic or author. Join a book group or attend an author talk at t...
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The Children’s Book Sale is returning this June!
The Children’s Book Sale is returning! Browse and purchase a wide selection of gently‑used, bargain‑priced children’s books, just in time for Summer Reading Beyond the Beaten Path, road trips, and family vacations!
Stop by the Children’s Book Sale in the Library Foyer
Thursday, June 9
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Michelle's Real Reads: Children's Nonfiction Book Recommendations
Stop by the Children's Library to check out some of these new picture book biographies! Dorothy the Brave by Meghan P. Browne, illustrated by Brooke Smart Dorothy Lucas yearned to discover all that she was capable of. After the devastating news of Pearl Harbor, her brothers joi...
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Introducing the Youth and Adult Accessibility Collection
Items in the new Accessibility Collections for Youth and Adults are now available to borrow. The goal of the Accessibility Collections is to support Library users of all ages, abilities, and diverse learning and development needs to be successful in the Library and the community. The collection...
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Kathy's Korner - April New Fiction for Grades 3-8
A clickable list of recent chapter books and graphic novels for elementary and middle school readers.
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Celebrating New Library Card Holders
We’re showcasing something special on the cover of each issue of the newsletter this year: first-time Lake Forest Library card holders! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Lake Forest Library table during the December 2021 West Train Station Saturday Market and chatted with us, completed a s...
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Lit Lorie Loves - Poetry In Picture Books
April is National Poetry Month. What a marvelous time to celebrate poetry in picture books!
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Novels in Verse for Youth
April is National Poetry Month. One form of poetry is a novel in verse. These carefully crafted stories are full of heartfelt emotion best expressed through verse.
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Collection Connection: DIY Book Club for Kids
Whether you are looking for a light read or something more serious, the Children's Library has a large assortment of sets of titles for grades 2-6, along with discussion questions and other activities.
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Michelle's Real Reads: Children's Nonfiction Book Recommendations
Celebrate National Poetry Month by checking out some of these great books! EJ Nonfiction Construction People, poems selected by Lee Nebbet Hopkins, illustrated by Ellen Shi Fourteen poems compiled by award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins introduce readers to the...
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Kathy's Korner - March New Fiction for Grades 3-8
A clickable list of recent chapter books and graphic novels for elementary and middle school readers.
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