Events
Story Time at Bubbleland on Western
In ProgressBring your little ones (and your laundry) and join us for a fun story time with picture books, stories, and songs at a local laundrymat.
For families with children up to 6 years old.
Traiga a sus pequeños (y su ropa) y…
Join us for a day of volunteering at Kelly Branch! If you need service/volunteer hours for school, stop by the branch to do some volunteering. Materials will be provided but make sure you bring your timesheets!
For teens age 13 to 19.
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Choose from a variety of free seed packets (limit 2 packets per household per visit). Check our seed library year-round for your seasonal planting needs. Happy planting!
Accessibility
Need sign language…
Stop by the library to create some art. Art supplies will be provided, you must supply the creativity and magic. Paints, canvas, colored sand, easels, pencils, portrait paper, paint brushes and other art supplies will be provided.
For…
Stop by the Help Desk and pick up a fun craft to take home.
While supplies last.
For ages 2 to 13.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email…
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Design and 3D print a mini-Willis Tower, John Hancock Building, or Chicago’s famous “Bean.”
For tweens and teens ages 11 to 15.
How to AttendRegister by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal…
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Join us at El Paseo Community Garden for a fun-filled storytime in the great outdoors. Location is at 944 W. 21st Street.
For kids 0 to 6 with their grown-up.
Acompáñanos en el jardín, El Paseo Community Garden, para…
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Join us for a screening of Elemental. Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough,…
Join us as we start a weekly chess club that will meet every Sunday afternoon. Local chess coach Isaac Adams will be with us for each meeting to teach and advise.
Accessibility
Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility…
Do you want to make more crafts in 2026? Join us every Wednesday (or Sunday) where we make a new craft or continue a previous craft!
¿Quieres hacer más manualidades en 2026? ¡Únete a nosotros cada Miércoles (o Domingo) para que hagamos una…
Beat the Sunday Scaries with a fun and relaxing craft. Create a miniature painting in June, a paper fan in July, and bookmarks in August. All materials are provided.
For adults and kids 7 years and up (children under 11 must be accompanied…
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Join us for a screening of: Jennifer's Body
Impish high-school student Needy (Amanda Seyfried) attempts to prevent her demon-possessed best friend Jennifer (Megan Fox) from turning their high-school prom into a bloody feast.©…
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Join us for a film screening of The Untouchables.
A Prohibition crime thriller about the battle between gangster Al Capone and federal agent Eliot Ness. Ness and his team of do-gooders set out on a mission to put crime lord…
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Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of Luca (2021).
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an…
Join us in the library garden for a delightful summer story time filled with sunshine, fresh air and engaging tales for young listeners. Children and caregivers can enjoy stories, music and simple movement while surrounded by nature. Bring…
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Únase al club de lectura en Español este mes por una discusion de Nadie me verá llorar por Cristina Rivera Garza.
Un programa de Illinois Humanities, el Club de Lectura en Español Enhorabuena se junta mensualmente para discutir…
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Join Chicago artist, Steve Musgrave, to make art that will be used to create a summer window mural for the Budlong Woods Library as part of Project Windows.
Project Windows is a citywide celebration of art, culture and…
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Readers and introverts unite! Join us for one hour of independent reading of whatever you like. Hang out after to chat about what you're reading (or not, whichever you prefer).
Light refreshments will be provided.
*We will…
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Join us for a screening of The Blues Brothers, two soul-singing brothers are sent on a "mission from God" to raise $5000 to save a Chicago orphanage. On their fund-raising tour de force, they encounter a multitude of mishaps and…
