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Mystery Book Group: "Bruno, Chief of Police"

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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

December

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall-Smith

January

The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

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The Poetry Group

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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

December

No meeting

January

Gods

February

Post-WWII poets

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Library Board Meeting

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

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

Board Meetings / board-events:

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Great Books Discussion Group

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Registration Required
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Tech Talk Café

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Register or drop in for a casual group chat where you can ask questions, learn from each other, explore new topics, and leave feeling more confident using technology.

Tech Classes:

Registration Required
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Afternoons with Judy Levin: "The Names"

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Reed Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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

December 18

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Registration Required
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Perspective of Wonder: The 1893 Chicago World's Fair

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Register and join historical fiction author Cindy Angell Keeling in person for a fascinating introduction to the spectacular Chicago World's Fair. Tour the fairgrounds through vintage photographs, maps, and artwork.

Registration Required
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Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Series

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Register and join us in person or on Zoom to watch a short film from the Foreign Policy Association, discuss and debate each issue from the readings, and complete a national opinion ballot to communicate your views to Congress and the White House.

Registration Required
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Microsoft 365 Basics

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Media Lab at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Register and join us in person for a fun workshop on the basics of Microsoft 365 apps including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneDrive, and Copilot. Learn how to write documents, build spreadsheets, and create presentations.

Tech Classes:

Registration Required
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How to Declutter Decades' Worth of Stuff

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Please note that this event starts at 7pm Central time/8pm Eastern time.

Registration Required
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Great Books Discussion Group

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Registration Required
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Books & Bites at Elawa Farm

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Elawa Farm at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Adults

Register (ages 21 and up) and join us in person at Elawa Farm (1401 Middlefork Drive) to discover your next favorite read.

Registration Required
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The Poetry Group

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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

March

Poems by one poet: TBD

April

Search for Home

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Library Board Meeting

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

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

Board Meetings / board-events:

This event is in the "Adults" group

Great Books Discussion Group

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Afternoons with Judy Levin: "The Mighty Red"

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Reed Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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

March 19

The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

April 16

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

Registration Required
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Beyond the Page with Percival Everett

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Industrious, irreverent, humble–though he may deny the accusation–Percival Everett, like his fiction, defies categorization.

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Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Series

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Register and join us in person or on Zoom to watch a short film from the Foreign Policy Association, discuss and debate each issue from the readings, and complete a national opinion ballot to communicate your views to Congress and the White House.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Great Books Discussion Group

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Reed Room & Zoom at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

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.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Landscaping for a Changing Climate

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join Lake County Forest Preserves and learn about what we plant and how we plant it can make a difference. Discover nature-based solutions for the home gardener that lessen the impacts of our changing climate.

Read Between / rbr-events:

This event is part of Read Between the Ravines, the joint nonfiction reading program from Lake Forest Library and Lake Bluff Public Library. To learn more, visit our Read Between...

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