Lincoln Award

Teen Students' Choice Book Award for the State of Illinois. 

The 2025 winner was I’m Glad My Mom Died by McCurdy, Jennette.

Find a book in the 2026 Nominees List.

Click here for past winners.

Find Your Next Read

Book Match

Looking for your next good book? Complete a form to receive a list of five books chosen just for you!

Novelist Plus

See author read-alikes and other valuable tools to help you discover new books to read.

Teen Scene Newsletter

New fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 14+
March 2025 | April 2025 | May 2025
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Need Community Service Hours?

Places to Volunteer

• Catholic Charities of Lake County
• Condell Medical Center
• Find Help in Lake County
• Greater Chicago Food Depository
• Mundelein AYSO
• Northern Illinois Food Bank
• Save-a-Pet Adoption Center
• Tikkun Olam Volunteers
• United Way of Lake County
• VolunteerMatch - Where Volunteering Begins

Need to do court ordered public service?

We do not offer that program here at the library. Please contact the Lake County Juvenile Probation & Detention Services in Illinois at 847-377-7800. The Public Service Program can refer you to local churches, schools, municipalities, soup kitchens, and other not-for-profit agencies.