Upcoming Events

The evening book club meets the first Wednesday of each month. Books will be available for checkout one month in advance. This month's selection: The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan. ...

We are thrilled to welcome Kal Penn to close out our 3rd season. Penn is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, The Names...

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: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict. ...

When Oak Park–based author Mary Anne Mohanraj learned she had breast cancer, she immediately began recording the details in her blog. These entries became the new book Tornado, an honest, day-by-day account of diagnosis, chemo, surgery, radiation, an...

Food journalist Steve Dolinsky, known for his TV reports on Chicago food for NBC 5, comes to the Library to discuss all things Chicago pizza. Steve will talk about the history of deep dish as well as a multitude of other pizza styles found in and aro...

The evening book club meets the first Wednesday of each month. Books will be available for checkout one month in advance. This month's selection: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. ...

The Library welcomes River Forest's own local poet Dan Fliegel to celebrate the publication of his new chapbook, How Music Works On Us. Dan will read from his work, answer questions, and sell & sign copies of his new book. Dan is also a public...

The evening book club meets the first Wednesday of each month. Books will be available for checkout one month in advance. This month's selection: TBD. ...

Local author Mike Curtis's new book Around the World in 80 Sandwiches tells the story of one man's attempt to show his sons the world through sandwiches—either made at home or found at restaurants around Chicagoland. Mike and his sons discovered sand...