Events
Visit the library for unstructured open play time. Bring a friend or make a new one.
For kids of all ages with their caregivers.
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Join the award-winning Chicago Mini Musicians for an interactive music class for young children and their families! In celebration of Women's History Month, our classes will feature engaging music and movement activities that spark…
Join us for songs, stories and other fun literacy activities!
For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
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Let your child’s artistic talent fly as they use crayons, markers and other coloring tools to express themselves through our weekly art themes and coloring pages!
For kids 3 to 5.
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Join Ms. Charmaine for a fun filled winter story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities.
For kids 0 to 3 and their caregivers.
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An introduction to story time for babies featuring stories and songs specifically for this age group.
For ages 0 to 1 with a caregiver.
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Join Miss Katy for a baby story time emphasizing adult-child interaction. This program helps 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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This interactive program features read-aloud books, songs and movement activities. Stay and socialize in the Children's Area after the program.
For ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome.
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Join Cruelty Free You + Me for their Compassionate Children's Programming. During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in learning through literature, art and hands-on…
Join Miss My for stories, songs, rhymes, bounces and bubbles to help foster early literary skills. Stay for play time immediately in our Children's Room!
For kids 0 to 18 months and their caregivers.
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Join us for a day of volunteering at Gage Park! If you need service/volunteer hours for school or are simply looking to help out your community, stop by the branch to do some volunteering. Materials will be provided, but make sure you bring…
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Please join us online where we will discuss Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. This selection is available for check out at West Pullman Branch. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling…
Join Ms. Walker and Mr. Pierre for a magical, interactive story time as we read Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson! This beautifully illustrated book invites children to tap, shake and wiggle along as a tree changes through…
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Join the award-winning Chicago Mini Musicians for an interactive music class for young children and their families! In celebration of Women's History Month, our classes will feature engaging music and movement activities that spark…
A story time tailored for you and your terrific toddler! Miss Katy shares songs, rhymes and books, plus literacy tips you can practice at home. Participants are encouraged to bring their own stuffed animal or doll for leg bounces.
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Join us for a screening of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical…
Want to learn English? This twice-a-week course will help you in talking to your supervisors, your children’s teachers, neighbors, doctors and more. Classes are taught in small groups. They include speaking and writing, listening and…
Want to learn English? Through vocabulary, grammar, and other teaching tools, this course helps you improve your ability to communicate in English. Register at the West Lawn Branch or contact Universidad Popular at 773-352-8494 to register…
Intermediate/Advanced ESL Civics
CanceledJoin Heartland Human Care Services for Intermediate/Advanced ESL Civics instruction.
Participants who complete the ESL Civics classes will gain skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking as well as learn topics related to…
Want to try watercolor painting? Join local artist Carol for a 5-week class. A simple technique will be introduced. Participants will explore using plants to print detailed foreground foliage which can then be…