Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
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The mission of the LSF Brookfield Library is to be a leader in providing diverse cultural, educational, and information resources and opportunities for the community. Inform, Inspire, Innovate!
Try something new this Thanksgiving with Arthur’s Cookbook! 🧡 Filled with holiday favorites and heirloom recipes from Brookfield neighbors and Library staff, this community cookbook offers a true taste of home.
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Try something new this Thanksgiving with Arthur’s Cookbook! 🧡 Filled with holiday favorites and heirloom recipes from Brookfield neighbors and Library staff, this community cookbook offers a true taste of home.
The Library is getting some more great YA books this month, come checkout these titles and more! #lsfbrookfield #YA #teenreads
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Library is getting some more great YA books this month, come checkout these titles and more! #lsfbrookfield #YA #teenreads
Happy Veteran's Day and thank you to all who have served and are currently serving! The Library is open today 10AM - 9PM.
Have a family connection to the U.S. military? Join Genealogy Club tonight at 7 PM to learn the basics of family history research and start tracing your American roots.
Have a family connection to the U.S. military? Join Genealogy Club tonight at 7 PM to learn the basics of family history research and start tracing your American roots.
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy Veteran's Day and thank you to all who have served and are currently serving! The Library is open today 10AM - 9PM.
Have a family connection to the U.S. military? Join Genealogy Club tonight at 7 PM to learn the basics of family history research and start tracing your American roots.
Have a family connection to the U.S. military? Join Genealogy Club tonight at 7 PM to learn the basics of family history research and start tracing your American roots.
Community members are welcome to take or donate a free whistle packet near the Library entrance.
👉Find more resources related to Citizenship & Immigration: https://loom.ly/RlLif9w.
👉Get free printable whistle packet materials: https://loom.ly/QNkI-Rg.
👉Find more resources related to Citizenship & Immigration: https://loom.ly/RlLif9w.
👉Get free printable whistle packet materials: https://loom.ly/QNkI-Rg.
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Community members are welcome to take or donate a free whistle packet near the Library entrance.
👉Find more resources related to Citizenship & Immigration: https://loom.ly/RlLif9w.
👉Get free printable whistle packet materials: https://loom.ly/QNkI-Rg.
👉Find more resources related to Citizenship & Immigration: https://loom.ly/RlLif9w.
👉Get free printable whistle packet materials: https://loom.ly/QNkI-Rg.
Thank you to all of the families who helped decorate the Library's tree at Brookfield Zoo Chicago during the Tree Trim yesterday. We had a magical time celebrating the season, especially when the snow arrived! 🎄❄️
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thank you to all of the families who helped decorate the Library's tree at Brookfield Zoo Chicago during the Tree Trim yesterday. We had a magical time celebrating the season, especially when the snow arrived! 🎄❄️
Hey you groovy kids, hustle on down to the Library for a get-down boogie Disco Dance Party! It's gonna be far out and out of sight. You should be dancing... yeah! 💃🕺👯
Bring the fever, wear some slammin' threads and we'll spin the records.
Register at https://loom.ly/Y-p-K4g.
Bring the fever, wear some slammin' threads and we'll spin the records.
Register at https://loom.ly/Y-p-K4g.
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hey you groovy kids, hustle on down to the Library for a get-down boogie Disco Dance Party! It's gonna be far out and out of sight. You should be dancing... yeah! 💃🕺👯
Bring the fever, wear some slammin' threads and we'll spin the records.
Register at https://loom.ly/Y-p-K4g.
Bring the fever, wear some slammin' threads and we'll spin the records.
Register at https://loom.ly/Y-p-K4g.
Library members enjoyed two fall-themed paint & sip sessions with local artist Carla Riseman last week! Each class painted watercolor pumpkins while sipping on hot tea.
Look out for the next classes with Carla coming to the Library in December for adults and teens. 🎨🖌️🎃
Look out for the next classes with Carla coming to the Library in December for adults and teens. 🎨🖌️🎃
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Library members enjoyed two fall-themed paint & sip sessions with local artist Carla Riseman last week! Each class painted watercolor pumpkins while sipping on hot tea.
Look out for the next classes with Carla coming to the Library in December for adults and teens. 🎨🖌️🎃
Look out for the next classes with Carla coming to the Library in December for adults and teens. 🎨🖌️🎃
Take a look at what the Carvey can make inside of our Maker Studio! To find out more, sign up for our upcoming introductory class all about this machine! Register here: https://loom.ly/ayWElW0
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Take a look at what the Carvey can make inside of our Maker Studio! To find out more, sign up for our upcoming introductory class all about this machine! Register here: https://loom.ly/ayWElW0
Help the Library decorate our magical woodland-themed tree at Brookfield Zoo Chicago! 🌲✨ Meet us at Community Tree #101 on the South Mall, then enjoy an afternoon at the zoo.
A limited number of zoo admission and parking passes are available first come, first served at the Youth Services Desk.
A limited number of zoo admission and parking passes are available first come, first served at the Youth Services Desk.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Help the Library decorate our magical woodland-themed tree at Brookfield Zoo Chicago! 🌲✨ Meet us at Community Tree #101 on the South Mall, then enjoy an afternoon at the zoo.
A limited number of zoo admission and parking passes are available first come, first served at the Youth Services Desk.
A limited number of zoo admission and parking passes are available first come, first served at the Youth Services Desk.
Take movie night on the go! 🎥 The Library now has two portable DVD players with battery, AC, or car power options included. Each features a swivel screen that flips into tablet mode for easy viewing. Check one out at the Circulation Desk!
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Take movie night on the go! 🎥 The Library now has two portable DVD players with battery, AC, or car power options included. Each features a swivel screen that flips into tablet mode for easy viewing. Check one out at the Circulation Desk!
Happy Day of the Dead! This holiday sees families remember departed loved ones with altars called ofrendas! Enjoy photos of one here! 💀🧡
¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! ¡Este festividad ve familias recordando queridos fallecidos con altares llamados ofrendas! ¡Disfruta estos fotos de uno aquí! 💀🧡
¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! ¡Este festividad ve familias recordando queridos fallecidos con altares llamados ofrendas! ¡Disfruta estos fotos de uno aquí! 💀🧡
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy Day of the Dead! This holiday sees families remember departed loved ones with altars called ofrendas! Enjoy photos of one here! 💀🧡
¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! ¡Este festividad ve familias recordando queridos fallecidos con altares llamados ofrendas! ¡Disfruta estos fotos de uno aquí! 💀🧡
¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! ¡Este festividad ve familias recordando queridos fallecidos con altares llamados ofrendas! ¡Disfruta estos fotos de uno aquí! 💀🧡
Have a safe and spooky Halloween! 👻 Official Trick-or-Treat hours are 3-7 PM. Stop by the Library for a costume dance party at 10:30 AM, drop-in Halloween crafts 4-6 PM, and Take & Make crafts all day.
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Have a safe and spooky Halloween! 👻 Official Trick-or-Treat hours are 3-7 PM. Stop by the Library for a costume dance party at 10:30 AM, drop-in Halloween crafts 4-6 PM, and Take & Make crafts all day.
Thanks again to Lori Rader-Day for joining us last night to discuss her book "Under a Dark Sky", our 2025 Brookfield Reads selection!
📚 Missed Brookfield Reads this year? Help us choose the title or theme for 2026. Share your suggestions here: https://loom.ly/mFO6-74
📚 Missed Brookfield Reads this year? Help us choose the title or theme for 2026. Share your suggestions here: https://loom.ly/mFO6-74
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Thanks again to Lori Rader-Day for joining us last night to discuss her book "Under a Dark Sky", our 2025 Brookfield Reads selection!
📚 Missed Brookfield Reads this year? Help us choose the title or theme for 2026. Share your suggestions here: https://loom.ly/mFO6-74
📚 Missed Brookfield Reads this year? Help us choose the title or theme for 2026. Share your suggestions here: https://loom.ly/mFO6-74
📚 Attention Boundless users!
The Boundless app is retiring, and the eRead Illinois collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks is moving to the Palace Project app.
⚠️ User holds and checkout history won’t transfer from Boundless. Make a list before the switch!
Learn more at https://loom.ly/-mTfniw.
The Boundless app is retiring, and the eRead Illinois collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks is moving to the Palace Project app.
⚠️ User holds and checkout history won’t transfer from Boundless. Make a list before the switch!
Learn more at https://loom.ly/-mTfniw.
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📚 Attention Boundless users!
The Boundless app is retiring, and the eRead Illinois collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks is moving to the Palace Project app.
⚠️ User holds and checkout history won’t transfer from Boundless. Make a list before the switch!
Learn more at https://loom.ly/-mTfniw.
The Boundless app is retiring, and the eRead Illinois collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks is moving to the Palace Project app.
⚠️ User holds and checkout history won’t transfer from Boundless. Make a list before the switch!
Learn more at https://loom.ly/-mTfniw.
Federal shutdown impacts may delay November SNAP and WIC benefits. Local help is available! Find food, housing, and support resources here: https://www.lsfbrookfieldlibrary.org/federal-shutdown-resources.
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Federal shutdown impacts may delay November SNAP and WIC benefits. Local help is available! Find food, housing, and support resources here: https://www.lsfbrookfieldlibrary.org/federal-shutdown-resources.
Join author and Brookfield resident Bill Hillmann for a discussion of his new novel, White Flight. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing after the presentation. Register at https://loom.ly/vjbCmGc
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join author and Brookfield resident Bill Hillmann for a discussion of his new novel, White Flight. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing after the presentation. Register at https://loom.ly/vjbCmGc
Join Express Employment owners Mark and Jennifer Wild tomorrow at the Share Food, Share Love Food Pantry to learn practical tips for building strong resumes, acing interviews & more.
This event kicks off a free community seminar series sponsored by the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and SFSL.
This event kicks off a free community seminar series sponsored by the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and SFSL.
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join Express Employment owners Mark and Jennifer Wild tomorrow at the Share Food, Share Love Food Pantry to learn practical tips for building strong resumes, acing interviews & more.
This event kicks off a free community seminar series sponsored by the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and SFSL.
This event kicks off a free community seminar series sponsored by the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and SFSL.
With anticipated cuts to SNAP benefits, more families will rely on local food pantries. Donate to the Share Food, Share Love Food Pantry’s Giving Tree!
🍎 Pick an apple from the Giving Tree listing needed items.
📦 Drop off items at the donation box in the Library.
🍎 Pick an apple from the Giving Tree listing needed items.
📦 Drop off items at the donation box in the Library.
October 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
With anticipated cuts to SNAP benefits, more families will rely on local food pantries. Donate to the Share Food, Share Love Food Pantry’s Giving Tree!
🍎 Pick an apple from the Giving Tree listing needed items.
📦 Drop off items at the donation box in the Library.
🍎 Pick an apple from the Giving Tree listing needed items.
📦 Drop off items at the donation box in the Library.
The Library’s Teen Advisory Group is hosting a Halloween-themed Reading Buddies program! Teens will be paired with younger children to read Halloween stories and make a fun craft together. 👻📙
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Library’s Teen Advisory Group is hosting a Halloween-themed Reading Buddies program! Teens will be paired with younger children to read Halloween stories and make a fun craft together. 👻📙
We had a spooktacular time during Monsters on Mainstreet today! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to show off their amazing costumes. 👻🎃🧛
October 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We had a spooktacular time during Monsters on Mainstreet today! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to show off their amazing costumes. 👻🎃🧛
Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of 1,681 libraries, including ours. Today we’re honored to share that the LSF Brookfield Library will receive a $10K gift from the Carnegie Co. of NY in 2026 as part of #CarnegieLibraries250, their new initiative in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of 1,681 libraries, including ours. Today we’re honored to share that the LSF Brookfield Library will receive a $10K gift from the Carnegie Co. of NY in 2026 as part of #CarnegieLibraries250, their new initiative in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
Stop by the Youth Services area to check out our new kitchen playset, now open for kids to enjoy! This wonderful addition was made possible thanks to the Friends + Foundation for the Brookfield Library.
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week this week by joining us in thanking the F+F . ❤️
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week this week by joining us in thanking the F+F . ❤️
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Stop by the Youth Services area to check out our new kitchen playset, now open for kids to enjoy! This wonderful addition was made possible thanks to the Friends + Foundation for the Brookfield Library.
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week this week by joining us in thanking the F+F . ❤️
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week this week by joining us in thanking the F+F . ❤️
Calling all mystery lovers! 🔍 Join us next Wednesday for the Brookfield Reads Finale with award-winning author Lori Rader-Day. Learn about her writing process, ask questions, and grab a signed copy of her book from New Book Joy.
October 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Calling all mystery lovers! 🔍 Join us next Wednesday for the Brookfield Reads Finale with award-winning author Lori Rader-Day. Learn about her writing process, ask questions, and grab a signed copy of her book from New Book Joy.
We’re batty about learning!Big thanks to Ranger Claudia and Ranger Joey from the Forest Preserves of Cook County for flying in for our special Bat-Themed Storytime! The kids loved exploring bat skeletons, feeling soft pelts, and discovering what makes these creatures so amazing!
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We’re batty about learning!Big thanks to Ranger Claudia and Ranger Joey from the Forest Preserves of Cook County for flying in for our special Bat-Themed Storytime! The kids loved exploring bat skeletons, feeling soft pelts, and discovering what makes these creatures so amazing!