Read After Dark: Winter Reading for All Ages 2025
Winter is the perfect time to cozy up in your blanket fort and strengthen good reading habits! We're reading together and earning prizes. How to participate Winter Reading programs run from December 15, 2025–January 31, 2026. Track your reading and earn prizes in one of two ways: On o...
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It’s Migration Season! Borrow a Bird Watching Bundle from TakeOut Tech
Fall migration is in full swing — and there’s no better time to discover the amazing birds passing through Lake Forest!
Our TakeOut Tech collection now includes Bird Watching Bundles, designed to help you make the most of this exciting season.Each kit includes everything you need to start explori...
Best Books This Fall
If you need some reading suggestions for this fall, check out our list of new favorite titles. With everything from science fiction to mysteries to memoirs, there’s something for everyone. All titles are linked to our catalog, but feel free to stop by the Adult Reference Desk for help finding a book...
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New at the Library: GetSetUp
We’re excited to introduce GetSetUp, a new free online learning platform for adults 55+. Through your Lake Forest Library, you can now join live or on-demand classes designed to help older adults learn new skills, connect with others, and stay engaged.What You’ll FindLive interactive classes on tech...
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TREEmendous Library Cards: TREET YOURSELF
Season 1 was Root. Season 2 was Log On. Season 3 was Branch Out. Season 4 was Turn Over a New Leaf. Season 5 was Made in the Shade. Now it's time to Treet Yourself! We're in the homestretch of our "5 Seasons of Library Card Love & Prize Drawings." Each season has featured an arboreal theme and sh...
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Level Up at the Library: Nintendo Switch 2 Joins Our TakeOut Tech Collection
We’re excited to announce the newest addition to our TakeOut Tech collection—the Nintendo Switch 2! Now, Lake Forest library cardholders can check out the latest in gaming innovation and bring the fun home.The Nintendo Switch 2 takes everything people loved about the original console and pushes it f...
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National Hispanic Heritage Month Reading Recommendations
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15-October 15 and recognizes the cultures, contributions, and achievements of both Hispanic and Latin Americans. The following list of recently released Fiction and Nonfiction books can help you celebrate and experience their vibrant history, but is...
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Explore the Universe with the Seestar Smart Telescope at Your Library
We’re excited to announce the newest addition to our Library of Things collection: the Seestar Smart Telescope! Whether you’re a budding astronomer, a curious stargazer, or simply looking for a unique way to spend an evening, this portable smart telescope brings the night sky closer than ever before...
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Friends Fall 2025 Quarterly
49th Annual Book Sale by the Friends at the Rec Center Join us in person at 400 Hastings Road for an amazing book sale! Thursday, September 11, 9:00 am–5:00 pm: Member Pre‑sale with 20% mark-up (memberships available at the door) Friday, September 12, 9:00 am–8:00 pm: Public Sale begins, n...
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TREEmendous Library Card Campaign: Made in the SHADE
Season 1 was Root. Season 2 was Log On. Season 3 was Branch Out. Season 4 was Turn Over a New Leaf. Season 5 is Made in the Shade. Having a library card is part of a good life. That’s why the arboreal theme for our fifth installment of “5 Seasons of Library Card Love & Prize Drawings” is MADE IN ...
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Best Books This Summer
If you need some reading suggestions for the summer, check out our list of new and popular titles that are perfect for your vacation or upcoming book club meeting. With everything from beachy rom-coms to fast-paced thrillers to celebrity memoirs, there’s something for everyone. All titles are linked...
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Celebrate Pride Month
Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Celebrated in the month of June, Pride Month honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a six-day stretch of protests in which LGBTQ+ activists fought back against a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York City. It was a major protest against anti-LGBTQ+ la...
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(Past Program) Reading's a Trip! Summer Reading For All Ages 2025
June 1–July 31, 2025 From bookmarks to landmarks, travel and read around the world this summer! Summer Reading is a great way to build and reward reading habits. Join us for good books and fabulous prizes. All formats count: You can read printed books, read aloud to youngsters, and listen t...
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🎉 Big News in the Media Lab: Say Hello to Our New Cricut Maker 4! ✂️✨
We’ve got something cutting-edge (literally!) at the library—and it’s ready to unleash your inner creative genius. Our Media Lab just welcomed a brand-new Cricut Maker 4 machine, and we’re so excited to see what our patrons create with it!If you’ve never met a Cricut before, here’s the scoop: it’s a...
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