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.

What's Next: Books in Series
Find a series (two or more books linked by character, setting, or other common traits). This site is maintained by the Kent District Library.

Teen Scene Newsletter

New fiction and nonfiction titles for age 14 & up.
May 2025 | June 2025 | July 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.