Lake Forest Library

Lake Forest Library Our Library is a historic landmark
in the heart of beautiful Lake Forest. Please feel free to comment on any of our stories or write on our wall!

Lake Forest Library’s mission is to make books and other information resources and services available to all residents of the city as effectively and economically as possible. Our page is meant to be a common ground where Lake Forest residents can feel free to create conversations with the library.

We're sending big waves to all our big readers in the making! 👋🌊🐬 Congratulations to everyone starting, continuing, and ...
06/16/2026

We're sending big waves to all our big readers in the making! 👋🌊🐬 Congratulations to everyone starting, continuing, and finishing their 1000 Books Before Kindergarten journey!

Meet the Fleet with you all last Friday was a blast! Thanks for stopping by the Library table. We hope to see you again ...
06/15/2026

Meet the Fleet with you all last Friday was a blast! Thanks for stopping by the Library table. We hope to see you again soon, this time at the Library itself. Plus, we hope you're enjoying our construction-themed Summer Reading: READ LOADS! 🚛📚 It's not too late to start 😉

The best time to learn a new language is as a child. Little Pim is perfect for babies, toddlers, and pre-K kiddos in you...
06/11/2026

The best time to learn a new language is as a child. Little Pim is perfect for babies, toddlers, and pre-K kiddos in your life! Leverage your library card and learn one of 12 languages with Little Pim in the Mango app. 🐼🗣️🧒

Enjoy the images and prose of "Happy Birthday, America" by Mary Pope Osborne on StoryWalk signs around the Lake Forest L...
06/08/2026

Enjoy the images and prose of "Happy Birthday, America" by Mary Pope Osborne on StoryWalk signs around the Lake Forest Library front lawn through June 14. 🚶 🎆🚶‍♀️ 📚

Access "White House 101: Exploring the People's House" on the Library YouTube Channel through June 17!
06/05/2026

Access "White House 101: Exploring the People's House" on the Library YouTube Channel through June 17!

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a U.S. History Scavenger Hunt in the Children's Library throughout June.
06/04/2026

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a U.S. History Scavenger Hunt in the Children's Library throughout June.

Join us 2:00–4:00 pm on Sunday, June 7, to celebrate 50 years with the Friends of Lake Forest Library! Bring the whole f...
06/03/2026

Join us 2:00–4:00 pm on Sunday, June 7, to celebrate 50 years with the Friends of Lake Forest Library! Bring the whole family to enjoy a bubble show, balloon artists, and Snowie shaved ice. 💚🎈🎂🍧🫧💚

While supplies last at Lake Forest Library, pick up an America 250 Passport to Illinois and explore what makes our state...
06/02/2026

While supplies last at Lake Forest Library, pick up an America 250 Passport to Illinois and explore what makes our state unforgettable.

Who’s ready to build a reader? We are! And one of the best ways to develop and reward reading habits is to read loads du...
06/01/2026

Who’s ready to build a reader? We are! And one of the best ways to develop and reward reading habits is to read loads during the summer. Log your reading in the Beanstack app or use paper log sheets available at Lake Forest Library. 📚🚚👷‍♂️👷‍♀️👷🚧

The Friends of Lake Forest Library Children’s Book Sale is a couple weeks away, mark your calendars today!Thursday–Frida...
05/29/2026

The Friends of Lake Forest Library Children’s Book Sale is a couple weeks away, mark your calendars today!

Thursday–Friday
June 11–12
9:00 am–5:00 pm

Saturday
June 13
9:00 am–3:00 pm

Address

360 E Deerpath Road
Lake Forest, IL
60045

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+18472340636

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