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Where the Crawdads Sing Book Discussion Guide

Delia Owen's debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, is so wildly popular here at Lake Forest Library we can't keep it on the shelves. This is a great book for discussions, and many local book clubs have chosen it recently. If your book club wants to discuss, Where the Crawdads Sing, we created a guid...

10 Books About Siblings

It's National Siblings Day today, so we're celebrating with what else, books about siblings! Sibling relationships are like no other. Your siblings know you from a young age. You spend your childhood fighting, making up, covering for one another, playing together, and shaping the people yo...

Interview with Judy Levin

We interviewed Judy Levin, renowned book discussion leader and favorite presenter here at Lake Forest Library. Be sure to join her each month for the Afternoons with Judy Levin book group! Kate: Hi, I'm Kate Buckardt. I'm here at Lake Forest Library with Judy Levin....

(Past program) Blind Date with a Book

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Lake Forest Librarians 20 Best of 2018!

Kate’s Picks: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (and Liz) | Would you want to know the date that you are going to die? These siblings do. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn | Reminiscent of Hitchcock’s Rear Widow this book will keep you up late into the night. The Great Be...

Eight Small Business Resources at the Lake Forest Library

Small Businesses with under 20 employees make up 89% of the United States Economy. The goal of libraries today is helping the public from all age groups and backgrounds with all their information needs. Good news: this includes entrepreneurs and small business owners! Read on to learn about eigh...

Books to Help You Host this Holiday Season

It's the most wonderful time of the year! But, it can also be the most stressful time of the year. Especially if you are hosting for the holidays. Check out some of our favorite books to ease the stress and enjoy the holidays with family and friends! Click on a title or cover to place a book on hold...

November is National Novel Writers Month!

What is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writers Month (NaNoWriMo) is an annual program that takes place every November nationwide. Starting November 1, participants begin writing with the goal of writing 50,000 words before November 30. This ends up being about 1,650 words a day. The program ...

(Contest closed) Scary Story or Poem Contest

Update Congratulations to the winners of the Library's first-ever Scary Story or Poem Contest! We were impressed and delighted by your submissions, and hope that everyone will enjoy them as much as we did. Thank you for taking the time to share your creativity with us. Some of you even included ...

What to Read Next: Big Little Lies edition

What started out as a best-selling novel, Big Little Lies was recently turned into a popular HBO series starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Big Little Lies encompasses themes of domestic violence, suburban communities, gossip, bullying, marriage, divorce and more. A Safe Place, a domest...

Books You Need to Read this Fall

Fiction There There by Tommy Orange | Fiction Tells the story of twelve characters, each of whom have private reasons for traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow. There will be glorious communion, and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry. And there will be sacrifice, and he...

15 Ways Your Lake Forest Library Card Can Save You Thousands

1. Get Discounts at Museums and Parks Lake Forest Library is a part of the Museum Adventure Pass program which offers discounts to suburban Chicago museums and parks. Some of the passes include 2 free passes to the Brookfield Zoo, half off parking at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and BOGO tick...

What to Read Next: Daniel Silva Edition

Daniel Silva is one of our most popular authors here in Lake Forest. He is considered one of the greatest American spy novelists. Silva's first novel in 1997, The Unlikely Spy, was a bestselling novel. However his fourth novel,The Kill Artist introduced us to the art restorer and somet...

(Contest closed) GoPro Kits and Movie Fest

GoPro Movie Fest Once you've checked out a GoPro Kit (see details below) and captured stunning stills and videos, edit and polish them for viewing during the GoPro Movie Fest on November 15. Submit your video by completing the form on this page, and we will notify you if we plan to show it during ...

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin Book Club Guide

Why we chose this title: This was a really well-done story in my opinion. It made me think about my own mortality, and whether or not I would want to know my death date. It was interesting to see how the information about the characters' death dates influenced the rest of their lives. T...