Events
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Grow your own private library at this used book sale, which is sponsored by the New Hope Community Food Pantry. Items are priced at a quarter, fifty cents or one dollar. All proceeds benefit the Edgebrook Branch. Cash only. No large…
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…
Want to support with our seed library? Come on through!
We have a collection of seeds and seed heads to process and sort into seed packets. You are welcome to help us with those or bring your own seeds or seed…
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Stop by the Help Desk and pick up an adorable spring chick craft kit to take home!
For ages 2 to 13.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email…
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…
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Drop by the Maker Lab on Sunday, April 12 to learn about maintaining your bike! Staff from West Town Bikes will be available with a bike and tools to teach basic maintenance and answer any questions you may have about taking care of your…
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This workshop will introduce TinkerCad, a free program for 3D modelling. The focus will be on designing a simple keychain to print and take home.
How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL…
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…
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Kids who are interested in playing tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are invited to join us. We run entry-level campaigns that are easy to join with any level of Dungeons & Dragons knowledge.
For ages 10 to 13.
How to AttendRegister by…
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Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of Peter Rabbit (2018).The stubborn and naughty Peter Rabbit causes chaos in the home and garden of an irritable human named Mr. McGregor. However, their rivalry grows even more…
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Please join us for a screening of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.
This unprecedented film celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her…
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Join film festival founder James Kennedy (author of The Order of Odd-Fish) and Keir Graff (author of Minerva Keen's Detective Club and more) as they present the best 90-Second Newbery movies we've received this year, from…
Do you knit, crochet, embroider or cross-stitch? Join us for monthly Stitch Circles at the library.
Bring materials for your current project to stitch and socialize at our monthly learning circles. Share your skills, explore new…
Calling all knitters, crocheters, embroidery extraordinaires and more. Join us for a relaxed fiber arts crafting circle. On Sunday sessions, we teach a specific project skill! This month, create a crocheted flower bookmark.
AccessibilityNeed…
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Join us for a screening of Sleepless in SeattleA Baltimore journalist becomes infatuated with a Seattle widower and single father when she hears him on a radio call-in show discussing and lamenting his late lost love.Snacks available while…
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Join us for a class designed for curious folks who are considering getting chickens, as well as for those who already have their own birds. Learn how to find local laws, choose and raise chicks, and care for adult birds.
Led by Jennifer…
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Join us at the Chicago Lawn branch for Sunday Cinema. This week's selection will be "Noah receives a warning from God about a great flood, and constructs an ark to save creation as the planet is cleansed of sin. When the rain begins to…
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Únase al club de lectura en Español este mes por una discusion de La muerte de Artemio Cruz por Carlos Fuentes.
Un programa de Illinois Humanities, el Club de Lectura en Español Enhorabuena se junta mensualmente para…
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Join us for a screening of Conclave.
Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events - selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of…
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Please join us for a special screening of Wicked: For Good.Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.©Universal Pictures|138 minutes | G
Community Cinema is at a branch near…