The River Forest Public Library Board of Trustees will host “Soaring to New Heights: The Marion Lahey Children’s Room in 2010” on Sunday, September 19th, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. “Soaring to New Heights” is a grand opening celebration of the newly remodeled Marion Lahey Children’s Room. Children can read with their favorite book characters, play a trivia game, or be entertained by our balloon artist. Activities kick off at 2:00 p.m., with the official ribbon cutting and an honorary speech by Library Board Trustee Joan Cusack at 3:00 p.m. Please join us on September 19th for this special event!

Summer Reading continues at RFPL through July 30th. There are programs for all ages with fun incentives to keep reading throughout the lazy days of summer. There’s still time to register, so drop in or give us a call today to find out all about our Summer Reading program. Summer Reading is sponsored by the Friends of the River Forest Public Library and fabulous local businesses.

Explore your library online- search the catalog, check your account, and place holds at any time, 24/7. Try our online resources for research, or find information about upcoming programs. Download audiobooks and more through Media on Demand. “Check out the world from here”!

Please join us at our first “Librarypalooza” on Friday, April 16th from 6:00—8:30 PM! This special event will feature activities and entertainment for all ages, and is part of our local TV Tune Out Week/National Library Week celebration. (Visit www.tvtuneoutweek.wordpress.com for more info about upcoming events in the area.) We hope to see you there!