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Holiday Book Bazaar by the Friends

All Day 12/1 - 12/23
Foyer (West) at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone

During Library open hours, browse an assortment of holiday books selected to get you in the spirit of the season and to give as gifts. Prices are marked at the top of the first white page of each book.

Friends sales and meetings / friends-events:

This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Movement Storytime

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Mystery Book Group: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"

Thursday, December 11, 2025 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

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Movement Storytime

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Afternoons with Judy Levin: "Orbital"

Thursday, December 18, 2025 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
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Off-Site Storytime at Lake Forest Open Lands

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Lake Forest Open Lands at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in away from the Library at 350 N Waukegan Road for a special nature storytime.

Community Partner event:

Registration Required

Library closed

All Day
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing

Library closed

All Day
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing

Library closes at 5:00 pm

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, visit Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing

Library closed

All Day
Lake Forest Library

eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies are available online 24/7! To get started, go to Borrow & Stream in the menu.

Closing
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Movement Storytime

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Mystery Book Group: "The White Lady"

Thursday, January 8, 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

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Blind Date with a Book for All Ages

All Day 1/14 - 2/14
Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Kids and Families, Everyone

Visit the Rotunda, Teen Space, and Children's Library to check out our Blind Date books and audiobooks. You can't judge them by their covers because we've wrapped them in festive paper.

This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Movement Storytime

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Afternoons with Judy Levin: "The Wide Wide Sea"

Thursday, January 15, 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
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Afternoon Family Storytime

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

The Poetry Group

Monday, January 19, 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

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Terrific Twos Storytime for Age 2

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in for delightfully interactive stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Book Babies Storytime for Ages 0–2

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in for delightfully interactive stories, rhymes, music, and movement.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Great Books Discussion Group

Wednesday, January 21, 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 "Kids and Families" group

Morning Family Storytime

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kasian Room at Lake Forest Library
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in with your family to enjoy books, movement, puppets, and music together.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids and Families" group

Off-Site Storytime at Lake Forest Open Lands

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Lake Forest Open Lands at Offsite Events
Age Group:
Kids and Families

Register or drop in away from the Library at 350 N Waukegan Road for a special nature storytime.

Community Partner event:

Registration Required