Events

Stop in for an open house, dinosaur-themed celebration with fall play activities, music, art and more for children and families.

For kids of all ages and their caregivers.

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Join us for a program exploring the pre-Columbian tradition of Aztec music, song and dance with Xochitl-Quetzal Aztec Dance. Experience a vibrant educational performance by Xochitl-Quetzal Danza Azteca honoring the heritage of the…

Bring the whole family for a screening of A Minecraft Movie!

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world…

Join us at the Chicago Lawn branch for Sunday Cinema. This week's selection will be: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its…

Join Bessie Coleman Branch for a screening of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.A middle-school student deals with bullies, a cruel older brother and his own unpopularity while hatching a number of schemes to make himself cool in this adaptation of…

Please join us in experiencing Native American culture with special guest Starr Chief Eagle, Lakota Artist and Hoop Dance Extraordinaire. She will be performing the rare traditional Hoop Dance with 22 hoops as well as teaching about…

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 Ms. Carlynn for a fun filled fall 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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Join Ms. Carlynn for a fun filled fall 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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Need sign language…

Join BrightPath® Bucktown Child Care Center for a special story time with some of their teachers.

Ages 0 to 5 and their families.

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Join us for songs, stories and other fun literacy activities!  

For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. 

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Join Ms. Mary for a story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities.

For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers.

How to AttendRegistration opens Monday, November 3…

Bring the kids to join us for an interactive story time filled with books, fingerplays, songs and rhymes.

For children aged 0 to 5 with a participating adult. Groups of four or more, please register in advance.

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Please join us for a 30-minute family story time. We will enjoy stories, rhymes and music.

For kids 0 to 7 and their caregivers. Older children also welcome. 

How to AttendRegistration is appreciated but not…

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 us for 30 minutes of stories, songs and activities in English and Spanish.

For children 0 to 5. 

Acompáñanos para disfrutar de media hora de cuentos, canciones y actividades en inglés y español. 

Para niños 0 a 5.

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Please join us for a special screening of The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do "one last job" by an…

Calling all little crafters! Join Ms.Casey for an informal crafting hour. All materials are provided in this casual, self-directed art hour. No registration required.

For kids 3 to 8 and their caregivers.

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Make new friends and learn how to share while you enjoy our books and toys during this open play session. Use your imagination with blocks, puppets and more. We'll try to divide the room into two different areas based on…

Come join LEGO® Club at the branch! Put your engineering skills to the test with one of our challenges or use your imagination to build your own creations. We provide supplies. We also have DUPLO® bricks for younger siblings.

For kids…