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Grab 'n' Go Seed Library

All Day 4/1 - 5/31
Visit the Adult Services Desk at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults

While supplies last throughout April and May, stop by the Adult Reference Desk to browse our new Seed Library! Each person can choose up to 3 packets of vegetable, herb, or flower seeds (with care instructions) to keep and grow.

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...

This event is in the "Teens" group
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Teen Volunteer Training for Grades 7–12

Friday, June 5, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Teens

Register and join us in person for training to help Lake Forest Library this summer. Assist with programs, hand out prizes, and more. Volunteers need to attend only one training each year. Come to training prepared to sign up for shifts!

Summer Reading / summer-events:

summer-events

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Image of "Friends of the Lake Forest Library Children's Book Sale in the Lake Forest Library Foyer"

Children's Book Sale by the Friends

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Kids and Families, Everyone

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.

Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Image of "Friends of the Lake Forest Library Children's Book Sale in the Lake Forest Library Foyer"

Children's Book Sale by the Friends

Friday, June 12, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Kids and Families, Everyone

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.

Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Meet the Fleet Off-Site at Lake Forest Municipal Services

Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Lake Forest Municipal Services Building at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Kids and Families

We look forward to seeing you at the Lake Forest Public Works Meet the Fleet event. Stop by the Library table for truckloads of fun!

Summer Reading / summer-events:

summer-events

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Image of "Friends of the Lake Forest Library Children's Book Sale in the Lake Forest Library Foyer"

Children's Book Sale by the Friends

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 9:00am - 3:00pm
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Kids and Families, Everyone

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.

Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

This event is in the "Teens" group
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Teen Volunteer Training for Grades 7–12

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Teens

Register and join us in person for training to help Lake Forest Library this summer. Assist with programs, hand out prizes, and more. Volunteers need to attend only one training each year. Come to training prepared to sign up for shifts!

Summer Reading / summer-events:

summer-events

Registration Required