05/20/2026
With La Mesa Library – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
Lakeside Friends of the Library is a fundraising organization and organizes volunteers to support the Lakeside library's mission.
The Lakeside Library opened in May 1913. It was housed in various halls until 1946, when the library moved into a converted barracks building in Lindo Lake Park. In 1962, a new building was constructed and the barracks hauled away. Expansion in 1975 included a children's wing and a 20-space parking lot. With about 800 programs each year and a circulation of about 290,000, the library is a busy pla
05/20/2026
With La Mesa Library – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
05/18/2026
05/17/2026
Book Birthday is the ideal party theme for young readers of all ages!📚🎉
Even younger children will appreciate the eye-catching decorations, fun party activities, and delicious food in this book-themed birthday party. 🎈
Feel free to style your party after your child's favorite books! 🌈📖
Resources 👉 pbs.org/parents/birthdays/book-birthday-party
05/17/2026
The library media center at Vernon Hills High School in Illinois—just north of the American Library Association’s Chicago home—has been named National School Library of the Year.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/4386nam
05/17/2026
IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY! Little Free Library became a nonprofit on May 17, 2012, launching our journey to make books accessible to everyone🥳This year May 17 is also the inaugural National Little Free Library Day! Join us in celebrating Little FreeThriftBooksek all week long: https://lflib.org/lfl-week
05/13/2026
Your donations & support for the Lakeside Friends of the Library help fund some of the wonderful programs
We now have a mini-cart for weekly mini sales. Come visit and see what you might find.
Happy Mother's Day to all our faithful customers, members and volunteers!!
04/30/2026
Join us or tag someone you think would be interested!
We're always looking for volunteers! Job includes stocking shelves, ringing up customers, organizing books, light cleaning(books get dusty!)
There is two volunteers per shift so you'll have a buddy to chat with.
Form located in our volunteers highlights or on our website or stop in we have plenty available.
| Monday | 11am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 12pm - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 11am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 4pm |
| Friday | 11am - 4pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 4pm |