Michelle's Real Reads
Younger Nonfiction The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our National Parks by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein captures the majestic redwoods of Yosemite in this little- k...
Read More(Past event) Drop off Midwest Veterans Closet donations at the Library
EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 24. Midwest Veterans Closet is a not‑for-profit organization located in North Chicago, just north of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. It operates as a super spreader of food, goods, and dignity for our military heroes, many of whom are experiencing or are...
Read MoreRead off the beaten path with ten stories of trail-paving in business
Join us this summer in “reading off the beaten path”. Making the jump into entrepreneurship and life in business can be full of challenges and potholes and is riddled with risk. Follow successful high-profile businesspeople in the ten books below as they cross uncharted territory and leave behind paths that others can follow.
Read MoreKathy'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.
Read MoreLit 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.
Read MoreCollection Connection Short Stories
A clickable list of juvenile short stories collections.
Read More(Past program) 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...
Read More(Past event) The Children’s Book Sale returns 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...
Read MoreKathy'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.
Read MoreCelebrating 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...
Read MoreLit Lorie Loves - Poetry In Picture Books
April is National Poetry Month. What a marvelous time to celebrate poetry in picture books!
Read MoreNovels 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.
Read MoreCollection 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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