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Show Your Library Card, Get a Zoo Pass

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Veterans Day 2023

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The Library is holding a special incentive for For

The Library is holding a special incentive for Forest Park Public Library cardholders.

Stop by the Library and show your valid Forest Park Public Library card at the Info Desk. You will receive a coupon for Free General Admission pass to the Brookfield Zoo valid through March 31, 2024.

🐵 Only Forest Park Public Library cardholders are eligible for this incentive.

🦁 Only one zoo pass per person. While supplies last.

🐮. All ages are welcome to participate.

🐯. Staff will check to confirm the status of your card.

🐻. If your card is expired, you will need to renew to receive a zoo pass.

Supplies are limited, so make sure to stop by soon!

Join us for a fun event on Saturday, December 9 at

Join us for a fun event on Saturday, December 9 at 2 pm for the Family Winter Carnival!

Come out of the cold and join our carnival! Special performances, games, a character appearance and more. Designed for kids of all ages and their families. A quiet room will be offered during the duration of the event for those who might want to take a quiet moment.

Sign up: https://fppl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=20835&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/12/01

Join the Library for a virtual event this Wednesda

Join the Library for a virtual event this Wednesday, December 6 at 7 pm!

Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, and co-host of the “Dear Therapists” podcast joins us for a thought-provoking conversation about mental health in anticipation of the winter holiday season.

Gottlieb will share tools to help in everyday life and especially as you prepare for the holidays. Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which has sold over a million copies and is currently being adapted into a television series. In addition to her clinical practice, she is co-host of the popular “Dear Therapists” podcast and writes The Atlantic’s “Dear Therapist” advice column. She has been on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and NPR’s “Fresh Air” as a therapy expert and her 2019 TED Talk was one of the most watched of the year.

Sign up: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lStJPe5yQwquzYSYXvwAsQ#/registration

Join the Library and Forest Park Commissioner Mich

Join the Library and Forest Park Commissioner Michelle Melin-Rogovin for a card-making event for veterans in nursing homes.

Sign up for this event happening on Wednesday, December 6 at 11 am at fppl.org/events.

We are very excited! We got new book carts!

We are very excited! We got new book carts!

Check out our luminaries that are a part of a very

Check out our luminaries that are a part of a very special project called Forest Park Wish Upon A Light! This fundraiser was created by three Forest Parkers in 5th grade to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. 🌟🌟🌟