Events

Senior adults, we invite you to explore your inner creative by crafting a clay pottery dish to store tiny knickknacks, jewelry or give away as a gift!

Pick up a Take and Make: Clay Dish Craft Kit at the Assistive…

With your generous efforts in recent years (2020, 2021, and 2022) supporting and sustaining the activities of the Chicago Public Library’s Edgewater Branch and Edgewater Village Chicago, volunteers each year shared the joy of giving…

Visit the library for unstructured open play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. 

For kids of all ages with their caregivers.

How To AttendThis event takes place in person. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL…

Join us for songs, stories and other fun literacy activities!  

For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers.  

How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL locations. 

Join Miss Rebecca for a baby story time emphasizing adult-child interaction. This program will help build the baby’s social-emotional skills with songs, rhymes and books!

For kids 0 to 18 months and their caregivers.

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Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and a themed craft to take home. Early arrivals can color, build puzzles and play with toys.

For children 18 to 36 months with a caregiver.

How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Masks are…

Join us for free play! Caregivers and tots come together to interact and play. 

For ages 0 to 5.

How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL locations. 

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The Music Playhouse of Chicago is excited to offer this special program in honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Their music programs are not only fun but educational and developmentally beneficial as well. The…

Join us for this story time for our youngest patrons! We share rhymes, songs and books. Come prepared to sit with your child on your lap. 

For children birth to 24 months with an adult.

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This program touches on many celebrations through stories. Come have fun learning about special days, good triumphing over evil, acknowledging family, military honorees, freedom, and happiness. We are different yet the same as people. We…

Join Miss My for stories, songs, rhymes, bounces and bubbles to help foster early literary skills. Stay for play time immediately following story time!

For kids 0 to 18 months and their caregivers.

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Join Mrs. Susie for our weekly story time featuring books, finger plays, songs, rhymes, movement activities and a simple craft.

For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers.

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This event takes place in person. Masks are strongly…

Join Cruelty Free You + Me for their Compassionate Children's Programming! During each session we will focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in learning through literature, art and…

Please join certified yoga instructor, Joan McGee for chair yoga, a gentle form of yoga that can improve your flexibility, concentration and strength, while boosting your mood and reducing stress and joint strain.

No registration needed.

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Join Miss Taylor for an hour of storytelling, songs and rhymes! This story time will be primarily presented in English, with Spanish incorporated through songs and rhymes.

For ages 2 to 5. 

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Toddle on into this program full of stories, songs, stretches and a craft!

For children 18 to 35 months with a caregiver.

How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Register by 11 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Library…

Mother Goose on the Loose is a story time tailored for you and your terrific toddler! Miss Rebecca shares songs, rhymes, and books, plus literacy tips you can practice at home. Participants are encouraged to bring their own stuffed…

Stop by during this time set aside for seniors if you have questions regarding how to use a digital device, such as a cell phone or tablet as we try to troubleshoot common issues and problems.

No reservation needed. Patrons will…

Join us at the Northtown Branch for an English language class led by the Howard & Evanston Community Center.  The class meets Monday - Friday, from August 28 through December 15, and serves adult English language…

Universidad Popular offers interactive English classes in a pleasant environment where you will learn how to fill out job applications, prepare for an interview, introduce yourself, answer greetings, express yourself in writing, while…