Events
- Online event
Are you interested in cultivating your creativity through writing? Write and share a poem, story, essay or memoir with writer Donna Pecore at the Budlong Woods Branch Writing Workshop. Open to all adults, no experience…
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play.
For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers.
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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 us to learn to quilt! The class is led by local Austin resident Jacqueline Doctor Johnson. Come expecting to learn, and to have some fun!
Bring your own supplies.
Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or…
Join licensed instructor, Dena Taylor, for Chair Zumba - a modified Zumba workout using a chair. Move your body to the rhythm of the beat while sitting down! You will also learn a line dance or two. Standing is optional. Please bring…
Do you enjoy working on puzzles? Join Chicago Bee branch staff for fun and conversation as we try to complete a puzzle each week. Feel free to bring your own puzzle if you'd like.
For Adults 18 and up!
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Got a board game as a gift or purchase, but don't know how to play it? Join the Chinatown Branch in collaboration with the Chicago Tabletop and Board Game Meetup Group to learn to play that gifted or purchased game or the…
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch and instructors from the Collective Yoga Coop, an LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-forward yoga studio, for a monthly yoga session. All are welcome!
Accessibility
Need sign language interpretation or other…
Join Thurgood Marshall Branch to learn new or enhance your public speaking skills. The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the…
- Online event
Want to exercise your writing muscle? Meet others interested in writing? Share your work?
Writing Club will provide prompts for inspiration, a virtual space to write in community, and an opportunity to share your work.
Please note:…
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…
Are you interested in crafting? Join your neighbors for stitching time, working on fiber arts, knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning, embroidery and meeting fellow crafters. Make progress on your projects in this BYOP (bring your own…
Join an adult book club for introverts and make progress toward your reading goals. Don't have something to read? Check out our curated book lists.
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Join us at Harold Washington Library Center on the 1st Saturday of each month from 1-2 p.m. for a nonfiction book discussion for adults.
November's selection is The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S.…
Beading Time: Crafts for Adults
CanceledJoin us for this beading craft where we will make jewelry and ornaments. Patrons can bring their own beads or use ours.
Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call…
Comic Book Roundtable is a meet-up group for adult fans with new topics every month. This month we’ll be talking about _______________. All opinions are welcome.
Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions for future…
Do you enjoy working on puzzles? Join Chicago Bee branch staff for fun and conversation as we try to complete a puzzle each week. Feel free to bring your own puzzle if you'd like.
For Adults 18 and up!
AccessibilityNeed sign…
Join us to play some chess and meet new friends! All levels of players are welcome. Bring your chess set, if you have it. Let's meet, play, and make new friends!
The room capacity is limited. Registration is required through this…
Únase al club de lectura en Español este mes por una discusion de Zen y el Arte del Mantenimiento de Motocicleta por Robert M. Pirsig .
Un programa de Illinois Humanities, el Club de Lectura en Español Enhorabuena se junta…
Grab and Go Nail Kits are available for Teens at the circulation desk this month!
Kits include: 1 nail polish, 1 sheet of nail stickers, 1 mini nail file.
While supplies last.
For Teens 13-19 years.
