Events
Join us for jewelry making every Thursday! Please bring your own supplies.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request…
Join our story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play.
For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
AccessibilityNeed sign language…
Join Mrs. Lina for story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities.
For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome.
Accessibility Need sign language…
Start your day with stories, songs and fun for the whole family!
For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email…
Join us for English and Spanish story time filled with books, songs, movement and more! Stay after for a fun craft.
For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Siblings welcome!
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other…
Join nonprofit 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…
Join us for story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities.
For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers.This program is the same as the 4 p.m. program.
How to…
Join us on Thursdays for Chair Yoga, a therapeutic class that aims to improve your range of motion, release your stress, and leave your body feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.
Traditional yoga poses including stretches, balance…
Preschoolers will have a blast and get ready to read in these playful and active story times. Includes an optional 10-minute play time.
For kids 2 to 5 years with a participating adult.
How to Attend
In order to provide a fun and safe…
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Join an English class led by an Erie House tutor in the Popular Library of the Harold Washington Library Center. In each class, you will study intermediate-level English and learn about the library's English study resources such…
Interested in learning more about how to use the computer or need a refresher? We are now offering one-on-one basic computer skills development through the online resource Chicago Digital Learn. If you prefer to use your own laptop, feel…
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in each session.
For kids 0 to 18…
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Do you ever wonder what your ancestors might have written to you if they could? Join a Special Collections Librarian for Letters to the Past, a creative writing workshop where you'll have the opportunity to write a letter to someone from…
Drop in during Open Shop to:
Get a brief software overviewFind out how we can help with your projectCheck out what people are makingUse a laser cutter, electronic cutter, 3D printer, sewing machine, hot glue guns, and your creativity.Would…
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Adults can socialize while learning a new game or playing a favorite. Bring your own game or play one of ours: Scrabble, Uno, Tsuro or chess.
For ages 18 and up.
Accessibility
Need sign language interpretation or…
English Class for Beginners
CanceledJoin us at the Northtown Branch for an English language class led by the Howard & Evanston Community Center. The class meets every Tuesday & Thursday from 1-3pm, January 14 through June 12, and serves adult English language…
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Join us for coffee and a few treats as we listen to a wonderful presentation on our Illinois State Park System. Illinois boasts over a 150 State Parks with beautiful and diverse landscapes. Presented by a local nature lover, who has been…
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Are you interested in learning to use a computer? Come in and join us to learn the basics computer skills listed below:
What is a computerThe mouseThe keyboardPartsPractice basic search techniquesFeel free to bring your own laptop and…
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in each session.
For kids 0 to 18…
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Join us for a screening of Vantage Point.
Witnesses to an assassination attempt against the president, including Secret Service agents Kent Taylor and Thomas Barnes, come away with sharply differing impressions of who did what to whom.…
