Every year for the past 40 years, hundreds, if not thousands, of Lake Foresters have unpacked upwards of 4,000 donated boxes of books, and sorted, priced and re-boxed them so they could be eventually re-sold to the public in arguably one of the largest used book sales on the North Shore.

Lake Forest resident Rebecca Makkai has published two novels, “The Borrower” and “The Hundred-Year House,” and a short story collection, “Music for Wartime.” She grew up in Lake Bluff and attended Lake Forest Academy (‘95)

Her novel, “The Hundred-Year House,” was selected for this year’s Lake Forest Reads: Ragdale Program, which will take place in October. Presented by the Lake Forest Library, this program encourages the Lake Forest community to read one book by a writer affiliated with the artists’ residency Ragdale.

As farm animal puppets came to life, children sat with their eyes glued to Mister Kipley. 

With a combination of music, puppetry and magic, Mister Kipley created an engaging children’s performance on July 9 at the Lake Forest Library. As Mister Kipley played his guitar and talked through his puppets, he turned the Children’s Activity Room in the Lake Forest Library into a puppet-palooza.

The following Lake Forest High School students received awards and scholarships during the LFHS Honors and Awards Night on May 27.

Friends of Lake Forest Library Scholarship
This award is given to a graduating senior who demonstrates a passion for reading:
Helen Burkhardt
Alexander Guiteras
Christine Tanna

In celebration of the Chicago Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup victory on June 15, Lake Forest Library’s Archer, located in the library’s rotunda, was dressed in a Blackhawks jersey by staffers Chris Schoenherr and Marcos Levy.