Register and join us in person or on Zoom to read and discuss writings from the Great Books collection. Most of this session's readings are taken from Great Conversations 3 from the Great Books Foundation.

Register and join us on Zoom with R.F. Kuang, whose genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective.

Register and join your friends and neighbors in person for a lively book discussion.

March

The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

April

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

If you are curious about AI, drop in for a fun, hands-on intro to tools including ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Learn the basics, try different tools at rotating stations, and leave with useful guides to help you continue exploring at home.

Register and join the White House Historical Association on Zoom to journey inside the walls and the history of the White House.

Register or drop in to celebrate 50 years with the Friends of Lake Forest Library! Bring the whole family to enjoy a bubble show, balloon artists, a Snowie shaved ice truck, and more.

Browse and purchase a wide selection of gently used, bargain-priced children's books, just in time for the Library's Summer Reading program and your vacations and staycations.

Register and join us in person or on Zoom and indulge your inner detective.

June

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd

July

The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

Register and join us on Zoom for a special virtual presentation exploring the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Obama Presidential Center.

Browse and purchase a wide selection of gently used, bargain-priced children's books, just in time for the Library's Summer Reading program and your vacations and staycations.

Browse and purchase a wide selection of gently used, bargain-priced children's books, just in time for the Library's Summer Reading program and your vacations and staycations.

Register and join us in person or on Zoom and immerse yourself in verse with fellow poetry lovers in a casual and welcoming environment.

June

Your choice

July

Failure

August

No meeting

Register (call 847-234-2209 or email Dickinson Hall) and join staff from Dickinson Hall and Lake Forest Library off-site (100 E Old Mill Rd) in a welcoming environment where individuals dealing with

Drop in to the Library Foyer and visit with a representative from the Patricia A. Jones Center in Waukegan to learn about local resources, services, and programs for adults age 55 and better.

For any documents related to this meeting, please visit the Meetings & Minutes section on the Library Board page.

Register and join London tour guide John Gowing in person to shed light on the dark and fascinating history of the Tower of London.

Members of the Friends are welcome to attend the Friends Board Meeting.

Register and join Laura Keyes from Historic Voices on Zoom to learn about the Mothers of America, the women whose influence on the early years of the United States reverberated for centuries afterwards.

Register and join historian Joyce Haworth in person to explore the 56 men who risked it all to strike for independence. In 1776, signing the Declaration of Independence was not an act of patriotism, it was an act of treason against Great Britain.

Register and join us for snacks and a showing of Hamilton (PG-13). What are you waiting for? What do you stall for? History has its eyes on us as we rap along to this revolutionary musical!