Upcoming Events

Come to the library on the first Monday morning of every month for coffee and conversation about local matters. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors and learn about things going on in the community.

The evening book club meets the first Wednesday of each month. Books will be available for checkout one month in advance.

This month's meeting takes place offsite, at a member's house, to select books for next year's discussions.

River Forest's own jazz pianist James Callen returns to the Library with his trio for an afternoon of live music on the second floor. His trio will play his arrangements of pop and rock tunes from the ’60’s, ’70’s, and ’80’s, including songs

Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist, Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and 

The afternoon book club meets the second Wednesday of each month. Books will be available for checkout one month in advance.

This month's selection: A Separate Peace by John Knowles.

Crafting isn't just for kids! This month's craft: making winter gnomes.

The Library will provide all materials, so you only need to bring your creativity. Registration required. To avoid duplicate sign-ups, please only register yourself.

Rhonda Fentry of Rhonda's Rhythms returns to lead an All Levels Yoga class. Registration required. Please bring your own yoga mat. Brought to you in partnership with the River Forest Township.

The holiday season is the perfect time of year to bake cookies and share them with others. Bring a batch of homemade cookies, along with the recipe you used, for other amateur bakers to taste and take home.

Join other movie lovers on the third Friday of every month to watch classic films. This season, we're celebrating the Marlon Brando centennial with four of Brando's early films.

Enjoy cinema from around the world, in the company of fellow global film fans.

Come to the library on the first Monday morning of every month for coffee and conversation about local matters. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors and learn about things going on in the community.

The afternoon book discussion group meets the second Wednesday of each month. Books are available at the circulation desk one month before the meeting. 

This month's book: Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb.

The evening book discussion group meets the first* Wednesday of each month. Books will be available for checkout one month in advance.

This month's book: TBD.

Illinois Libraries Present Steve Dolinsky, well known Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago) and James Beard Award winner for his TV, radio and podcast work.

Rhonda Fentry of Rhonda's Rhythms returns to lead a chair yoga class. Registration required. Brought to you in partnership with the River Forest Township.

Lauded by the Chicago Tribune as "one of the most sensitive and creative guitarists in a city filled with them," and fueled by a mission to give exposure to underplayed composers, Neal Alger presents a guitar performance of classical and

Just in time for "Dry January," chef Ashley Simone and mixologist Etta Worthington present a lively evening of non-alcoholic cocktail demonstrations and tastings. Discover why you don't need alcohol to practice the art of mixology!

Join other movie lovers on the third Friday of each month to watch classic films. This season, we're celebrating the Paul Newman centennial with four of his early films.

The Library is partnering with Vitalant Blood Donation to host a community blood drive. If you are able, please consider donating blood.

In 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 crashed near O'Hare Airport. With 273 fatalities, it was the deadliest aviation accident in American history.

Illinois Libraries Present a virtual evening with stand-up comedian Michelle Buteau, author of the memoir Survival of the Thickest.

Enjoy cinema from around the world, in the company of fellow global film fans.

Author and journalist Emilie Lucchesi shares the true story of Sabella Nitti, an innocent woman sentenced to hang in Chicago in 1923 for the murder of her missing husband.