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!
Give the gift of early literacy next week during #GivingTuesday!
Donations to the Friends + Foundation for the Brookfield Library help finance Library classes, events, and resources that support a lifelong love of reading.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/N3cYVxs.
Donations to the Friends + Foundation for the Brookfield Library help finance Library classes, events, and resources that support a lifelong love of reading.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/N3cYVxs.
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Give the gift of early literacy next week during #GivingTuesday!
Donations to the Friends + Foundation for the Brookfield Library help finance Library classes, events, and resources that support a lifelong love of reading.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/N3cYVxs.
Donations to the Friends + Foundation for the Brookfield Library help finance Library classes, events, and resources that support a lifelong love of reading.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/N3cYVxs.
Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving day! 🦃🍁
The Library is closed today, but your 24/7 Virtual Library is always open.
Regular hours resume tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Discover more Virtual Library resources at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
The Library is closed today, but your 24/7 Virtual Library is always open.
Regular hours resume tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Discover more Virtual Library resources at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving day! 🦃🍁
The Library is closed today, but your 24/7 Virtual Library is always open.
Regular hours resume tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Discover more Virtual Library resources at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
The Library is closed today, but your 24/7 Virtual Library is always open.
Regular hours resume tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Discover more Virtual Library resources at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
The Library will be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Regular hours will resume on Friday, November 28 at 10 a.m.
Still need your Library fix? Check out our digital materials in the 24/7 Virtual Library at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
Still need your Library fix? Check out our digital materials in the 24/7 Virtual Library at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Library will be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Regular hours will resume on Friday, November 28 at 10 a.m.
Still need your Library fix? Check out our digital materials in the 24/7 Virtual Library at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
Still need your Library fix? Check out our digital materials in the 24/7 Virtual Library at https://loom.ly/lcl7Btk.
The Mobile Museum of Tolerance leaves at 1PM today! Board the MMOT bus to explore free, immersive exhibits on history, empathy, and the impact of our actions online and in our communities.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Mobile Museum of Tolerance leaves at 1PM today! Board the MMOT bus to explore free, immersive exhibits on history, empathy, and the impact of our actions online and in our communities.
Think you’re a holiday expert? Prove it! Join us next Monday for a festive trivia night at the Library! ⛄🎄
Come as a team of up to 5 people, or join a team when you arrive. Walk-ins welcome.
Come as a team of up to 5 people, or join a team when you arrive. Walk-ins welcome.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Think you’re a holiday expert? Prove it! Join us next Monday for a festive trivia night at the Library! ⛄🎄
Come as a team of up to 5 people, or join a team when you arrive. Walk-ins welcome.
Come as a team of up to 5 people, or join a team when you arrive. Walk-ins welcome.
The Mobile Museums of Tolerance are back! 🤩 Bring a friend, board the MMOT bus, and explore free, immersive exhibits on history, empathy, and the impact of our actions online and in our communities.
Hours today and tomorrow are 10AM-6PM, Wednesday 10AM-1PM.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/3-CHnN0.
Hours today and tomorrow are 10AM-6PM, Wednesday 10AM-1PM.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/3-CHnN0.
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Mobile Museums of Tolerance are back! 🤩 Bring a friend, board the MMOT bus, and explore free, immersive exhibits on history, empathy, and the impact of our actions online and in our communities.
Hours today and tomorrow are 10AM-6PM, Wednesday 10AM-1PM.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/3-CHnN0.
Hours today and tomorrow are 10AM-6PM, Wednesday 10AM-1PM.
Learn more at https://loom.ly/3-CHnN0.
Our Youth Services Librarians had a blast at the DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville! With your library card, you can too. Check out a Museum Pass today and enjoy a Buy One, Get One Free deal on admission.
Get your discount code at https://loom.ly/wKA4MyU.
Get your discount code at https://loom.ly/wKA4MyU.
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our Youth Services Librarians had a blast at the DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville! With your library card, you can too. Check out a Museum Pass today and enjoy a Buy One, Get One Free deal on admission.
Get your discount code at https://loom.ly/wKA4MyU.
Get your discount code at https://loom.ly/wKA4MyU.
Teen Advisory Group with be in a festive spirit next week November 26 at 4:00 pm, decorating the Library's teen space for the winter holidays! Participating teens can earn 1 volunteer hour and help make the library a better place. ☃️❄️ #lsfbrookfieldlibrary
Register Here: https://loom.ly/xhtTYZk
Register Here: https://loom.ly/xhtTYZk
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Teen Advisory Group with be in a festive spirit next week November 26 at 4:00 pm, decorating the Library's teen space for the winter holidays! Participating teens can earn 1 volunteer hour and help make the library a better place. ☃️❄️ #lsfbrookfieldlibrary
Register Here: https://loom.ly/xhtTYZk
Register Here: https://loom.ly/xhtTYZk
There is still time to register for Teen Cooking at the Library this Wednesday at 4 PM! Join us to make delicious pilgrim hat cookies. 🍪🎩
Register to attend at https://loom.ly/mUa3ur4.
Register to attend at https://loom.ly/mUa3ur4.
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
There is still time to register for Teen Cooking at the Library this Wednesday at 4 PM! Join us to make delicious pilgrim hat cookies. 🍪🎩
Register to attend at https://loom.ly/mUa3ur4.
Register to attend at https://loom.ly/mUa3ur4.
With pine cones, hot glue, googly eyes, ribbon and more, build a couple of little creatures for company over the holidays. Register here: https://loom.ly/1FWPzRg
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
With pine cones, hot glue, googly eyes, ribbon and more, build a couple of little creatures for company over the holidays. Register here: https://loom.ly/1FWPzRg
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
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.
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
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.