Large Type

Do your eyes become tired at night?  Would it be easier for you to read if the books had larger type?
Stop by the Adult Services Desk and we would be happy to show you our collection of books, magazines and other resources available to the vision-impaired.  A few of our popular titles are listed below:

     The Devil in The White City by Eric Larson is a story of Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America  LT   364.1523 LAR
      Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand: A World War Two story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption.  This New York Times best-selling author introduces you to a real hero pilot Louis Zamperini.  LT  940.547 HIL

 Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson the biography of the man behind Apple. This riveting story , based on hundreds of interviews with Jobs, his family and co-workers looks at the life of this creative genius.   LT BIOG JOBS  ISA
       Computers for Seniors for Dummies by Nancy Muir helps you to choose the right computer, shows you how to exchange e-mail with family and friends and how to be safer on-line.  LT 004.16 MUI

  Dick Van Dyke: My lucky life in and out of show business  With a foreword by Carl Reiner.
LT BIO Van Dyke

 Download our e-books and you can change the type size on your screen and also adjust the brightness. MyMediaMall is available from our homepage by using your Lake Forest Library card.
 Magazines?  The library carries Reader's Digest in large print and with our newest database Zinio you can download magazines at home and change the zoom size of the magnification. 
  We  have audio books on cd as well as on-line.
We have recently relocated our large print books to the west wall of the fiction section on the main floor.  The newest titles of  Large Type books are located in the Rotunda.  Please ask at the Adult Services desk; we can help you find items on the shelf, place holds on items that are checked out and check to see if your favorite authors are available in the larger type.