Life Coaching Essentials
In this workshop, you will discover the meaning of life coaching and how life coaching services can be utilized to achieve your goals.
Personal Productivity
Learn how to establish routines, set goals, create an efficient environment and use time- honored planning and organizational tools to maximize your personal productivity.
Lake Forest Day 5K Fun Run / Walk
Start your day with a run through our beautiful Lake Forest neighborhoods.
Trust Building and Resilience
Creating relationships that are built on trust and having the tools to be resilient are crucial in establishing a safe workplace for all. Gain understanding on your company’s responsibility to promote honesty and manage changes.
Job Search Skills
Searching for a job can be intimidating. This workshop will prepare you to start your job search by answering common questions about finding job leads, networking, building a resume, interviewing and more.
Employee Motivation
In this workshop, you will gain tools to become a great motivator, including goal setting and influencing skills. You will also learn about five of the most popular motivational models and how to bring them together to create a custom program.
Marketing Basics
This workshop will provide you with basic knowledge of marketing essentials to help you build and grow your business.
Internet Marketing Fundamentals
Internet Marketing Fundamentals will provide you with a great set of skills to market your business online. Content is the king of Internet marketing, and you will need to know how to utilize your great content. If you want your business to grow then you need to understand Internet Marketing Fundamentals.
Concerts at the Beach
Concerts at the Beach: The August concert features Hillbilly Rockstarz, a country cover band. The summer concert series held at Lake Forest Beach is brought to you by the Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Department.
Staying Safe Online and How to avoid Scammers
Join this interactive presentation on what you can do to stay safe and secure online in 2021. Learn about the evolving tactics that threat actors are using to steal your private information and money.
Media and Public Relations
Media and Public Relations is the most successful method of communicating your value to those around you. Furthermore, good networking skills enable you to tap into those relationships you already have and increase the scope of your network. The larger the scope the more people know you and offer you opportunities.
My Secret Garden Art Show
Come to the opening party for the new show at Art Pop Gallery! The show will feature 25+ local artists and is called My Secret Garden.
Developing New Managers
In this workshop, you will understand the value of investing in employees and developing management. By focusing on development opportunities, you will establish a culture that retains top talent and improves succession planning.
Allendale Hiring Event
Join us for our Summer Hiring Event! If you are adept at multi-tasking and embrace playing an integral role in changing the lives of youth, we want to talk with you!
Team Building
Learn how important team building is and how beneficial it can be. Through this workshop, you will gain a new perspective on teamwork, and become a valuable member to any team they are placed in. Follow the information in this workshop and create a positive atmosphere within your company with the use of teams.
Lake Forest Music Festival
Come out to our summer party in downtown Lake Forest! Our inaugural event will feature live bands on two stages, games & activities for the kids, fantastic food (burgers!), & a bourbon, beer, and wine pavilion.
Palliative vs. Hospice Care: Knowing the Differences and the benefits of each
Renee Epker from Start Hospice will teach us about these two very different healthcare options. Discover how these services can benefit you or someone you care about. Cocktails and appetizers will be served.
Meet CRC - Your Job Search Partner - a Virtual Tour of Service - Registration Required
Join Career Resource Center’s Director of Programs, Kelly Clark, for an informational Zoom meeting explaining CRC services, how they work, & how to access them.
Overview of My Peace Corps Service in the Republic of Namibia, "Land of the Brave"
Overview of My Peace Corps Service in Namibia, ''Land of the Brave''
Tween & Teen Crafts
Join us for teen crafts this fall and put your own unique spin on these fun projects. All materials provided, just bring your creativity!
Build Your Personal Brand - Registration Required
How do you stand out in today’s competitive job market? One of the best ways is to create a personal brand.
Knitwits
Knitwits meets on the second Thursday of each month to knit, chat, learn new techniques, and problem solve. Bring your knitting and your questions! Beginners are welcome!
Mad Hatters
The Mad Hatters promote literacy throughout Chicagoland by providing high-energy, interactive, storytelling-based performances geared toward children ages 3-9 and their parents.
Trivia Night @ Lake Bluff Brewery
In-person Trivia at LB Brewing Co. is back! Register your team of up to 4 people for a night of Trivia at LB Brewing Co. Registration opens one week before the program start time.
Word: Working with Large Word Documents
Working with longer Microsoft Word documents.
Atypical Globetrotting
Insider information about planning, budgeting, culture shock, realities of hostel life, testing your physical and emotional limits, coping with setbacks, visa tips and more so that you, too, can travel like a pro.
Adult Crafternoon
Join us for a fun crafternoon at the Library, or take home supplies and create a masterpiece on your own schedule. Take home supplies will be available throughout the month while supplies last.
Stress Busting Strategies
Knowing how to cope with and overcome stress is a vital skill for everyone in today's fast-paced and hectic world.
Progressive Tour
Welcome to the 4th Progressive Tour of 2021! Friday, September 17, 2021 starting at 8:30 am – 2:30 pm It’s an all-day event!!! Tour for the day or a few stops! 8:30am-9:30am Arbor Terrace Highland Park 9:45am-10:45am Sunrise Highland Park 11:00am-12:00pm Auberge Highland Park 12:15pm-1:15pm Tamarisk North Shore, CJE Senior Life, Elderwerks, Gentle Home Services 1:30pm-2:30pm Radford Green & Accord Hospice
Graphic Novel Book Club
Join us for the final Graphic Novel Club. We’ll be discussing Princess Ever After by Kay O’Neill. For Ages 8-12
PowerPoint: Basics
This course is designed for students who wish to gain a foundational understanding of PowerPoint that is necessary to create and develop engaging multimedia presentations.
Afternoon Book Club
Join Carol at the Library or on Zoom for an insightful book discussion. Reading this quarter: September - Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce October - Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury November - Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague by Maggie O'Farrell.
Gorton Center Live: William Florian “Those Were the Days”
Enjoy an upbeat musical journey of Americas great folk and pop songs of the 60’s and 70’s with William Florian, world renowned singer songwriter and entertainer.
Lake Bluff 125th Birthday Bash
Bring your picnic blankets and join us for a community celebration 126 years in the making! Lake Forest Bank and Trust, Lake Bluff 125 Committee, Lake Bluff Public Library, Lake Bluff Park District and Golf Visions Management, Inc. are proud to present the Lake Bluff 125 Birthday Bash.
Needle Felting Pumpkin Cats
Create an autumnal pumpkin kitty out of wool in this fun class! Join Natasha Lehrer Lewis as you learn how to transform fibers into animals with this magical technique. All supplies will be provided.
Word & Outlook Tips & Tricks
Get tips, tricks, and keyboard shortcuts that will increase your efficiency with Word & Outlook 2016.
Voter Registration Day
The Library and the League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area are observing National Voter Registration Day. Stop by the Library to register to vote or to update your existing registration. Register if you would like a reminder 1 day in advance.
Good Night! Simple Steps to Better Sleep
This course introduces learners to practical ways in which they can identify sleep loss triggers, and what they can do to overcome them.
Excel Beginner
This course will take you from the very beginning (opening a spreadsheet), through entering and working with data, and finish with saving and sharing. It is everything you need to know to get started with Excel.
The Beginnings of Golf in the West
How Chicago played a vital role in the history of American golf.
Ribbon Cutting at J. McLaughlin
Join us at 5:00pm for a ribbon cutting in celebration of J. McLaughlin 10 Years in Lake Forest. An evening of fall shopping 5-7pm, 15% of sales will benefit Mothers Trust Foundation.
Preparing for Health Care Costs in Retirement
Carrie Espinosa with Horizon Benefit Services will share some effective strategies on how to plan for health care costs in retirement.