The Library will close at 3:00 PM on Friday, December 5, for a staff holiday celebration. Regular hours will resume on Saturday. Thank you for your understanding!
Reading together is the single most important way you can help prepare your child to read. Starting from birth, shared reading increases vocabulary and general knowledge while helping children develop an interest in reading.
What a joy to hear from some of our youngest patrons about their love of the Library. Willard Elementary School 2nd grade students were given an assignment to write a letter to the best business in River Forest and many of them chose us!
“The unread book is the life yet to be lived.” — Geoffrey O’Brien
Many of us remember being read to as a child; it was wonderful!
Kanopy, the video streaming service available with your library card, calls itself a home for “thoughtful entertainment.” This
