Stay With Me Discussion Guide
Why we chose this title: Stay With Me is one of the best books I've read in a long time! I could not put it down. Everyone that I have recommended it to has also loved it. (I've been pushing it on everyone I talk to). It is such an intense story, and I really empathized with ...
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What to Read Next: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin Edition
All We Ever Wanted: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin has landed itself as number two on the New York Times Best Seller List this week and has been quite popular with the residents of Lake Forest. If you liked this book or looking for something similar to read while you wait for it, yo...
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10 Books on Friendships
In honor of #BestFriendsDay we wanted to share ten of our favorite books about friendships- all kinds of friendships, the good, the bad, and the complicated. Who are some of your favorite literary friends? My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante This is a rich, intense and g...
Read More(Survey closed) Sunday Hours Survey
Thank you to everyone for sharing your thoughts about the Library's Sunday hours. The survey is now closed. We are working to be available to you at the optimal times and will keep you informed of any changes to our operating hours. ...
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18 Books You Need to Read this Summer
FICTION: The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Four young friends navigate the cutthroat world of music and their complex relationships with each other, as ambition, passion, and love in...
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Author Spotlight : Rebecca Makkai
About Our Book Club Reception with Rebecca Makkai: We had a great event with Rebecca Makkai here at the Library on June 1st for our Book Club Reception! Rebecca discussed one of the most anticipated books of this summer, her new novel, The Great Believers, how to get authors t...
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What to Read Next: Before We Were Yours Edition
Our readers can't get enough of Lisa Wingate's Before We Were Yours. This well written historical fiction novel is based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals, in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy famili...
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What to Read Next: The Great Alone Edition
Kristin Hannah has been a popular author for many years, but established herself as an author of more serious novels with her 2015 novel, The Nightingale, a story of two sisters in Nazi occupied France. Her latest novel, The Great Alone, follows a family of three trying to make i...
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What's knot to love?
Do you love pretzels as much as Stanley from The Office? We do, too! Celebrate National Pretzel Day with us with these books to read while snacking! In Pretzel by Margaret Rey, Pretzel finds that being the longest dachshund in all the world is not enough to win the favor of Greta, the little ...
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Cooking with Addie Gundry
A little bit about Addie We're so excited to host Addie Gundry here at the Library on April 25th and we still have some spots left if you want to register! Addie will prepare samples of recipes from her cookbook, No-Bake Desserts, as well as discuss her culinary training, working for Martha ...
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Small Business Week at the Lake Forest Library
National Small Business Week (NSBW) is April 30 to May 5 where SCORE and the Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrate small business. NSBW started in 1963 as a way to promote the growth and development of small enterprises and to draw attention to small businesses nationwide. The initiative...
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Books You Need to Read this Spring
Some suggestions of recently published titles from your Reader's Advisory librarians. Click on the title to place a hold in the catalog or give us a call at 847.810.4610.
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin | Fiction
When four young sib...
Celebrate Irish Authors and Irish Culture with these Books
Are you in the St. Patrick's Day spirit? We certainly are over here at the Library! Check out some of our favorite Irish fiction authors and nonfiction books celebrating Irish culture and heritage. On St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17 at 2:00 pm, join us for Railway Builders, Rogues, and Re...
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What to Read Next: The Woman in the Window Edition
Everyone is talking about the new psychological thriller, The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. If you're waiting for a copy on hold or looking for something similiar to read, you might like one of these. What to Read Next: Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson Grow...
Read MoreNew Catalog Coming April 17
Visit the Library Catalog As of April 2018, Lake Forest Library has a new catalog system called Polaris! For assistance using the catalog, stop by the Reference Desk or call 847.234.0636. New features include: Pick up holds at any of the libraries in our consortium Enjoy automatic renew...
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