Events
In partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Legler Regional will be hosting Market Days every third Saturday of the month. Come out to select from a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as learn about resources…
Spring cleaning season is in full swing. Have you organized your closets, basements or attics? If so, you might have found historic family documents. Not sure what to do with these precious materials?
Join Chicago Public Library for a…
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From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who is inspired to leave the safety and security of her island on a daring journey to save her people. Inexplicably…
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English Conversation Class from…
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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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Join your librarians for a guided group ride around Garfield Park. We start from and return to the library parking lot.
Participation in this ride is at your own risk. We are riding on city streets. While reasonable care…
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Tired of old jackets or bags not looking cool? Bring an old item of your choice that you think deserves a spikey edge to it! In the spiking and studding class with Benji you’ll learn various forms of metal applications to bring new life to…
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Join us for our Mario MADNESS Tournament. We'll be playing Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros Ultimate for Nintendo Switch. It's time to find the best Mario Kart racer and Smash player in Chicago Lawn!
Light refreshments to fuel…
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Come join us as we craft our very own snowglobe tumblers
This is a DIY craft come with an open mind and a creative spirit.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312)…
Choose your own adventure and explore new lands in our Dungeons & Dragons weekly sessions! Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game where players create unique characters and work together to create stories to…
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Interested in other roleplaying and wargaming tabletop games? Join us for open shop where we play Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, Necromundo, Kill Team and alternative RPGs like Mork Borg, Black Crusade (40k), Call of Cthulhu, Deadlands and…
Join us for a special exhibit of Ikebana, a Japanese style of flower arrangement that has been practiced for more than 600 years. Millions of people practice Ikebana all over the world as a way to balance modern life. Everyone is invited to…
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Be More Visible at Night - Learn to Add Reflective Tape to Your Clothes
So many of us wear dark clothes and can become invisible at night. Increase your visibility as a pedestrian or on your bike, by adding reflective tape to your…
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Are you a student thinking about becoming a junior volunteer to help out with Growing Minds, Going Green, the 2025 Summer Learning Challenge?
Please join us to learn about the different "jobs" you might do at the library, ask…
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Our Music Experimental programs, a collaboration with pan y rosas discos, showcase different experimental/improvisational musicians at each performance. This month's performance features Evangeline Gargula and Peter Maunu…
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Enjoy the different styles of guzheng music from east to west, traditional to contemporary with Menghua Guan. Menghua got her master's degree in music from Nanjing Normal University in China. She has more than 30 years of guzheng…
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Participants will explore the life and legacy of Marjorie Stewart Joyner through images and patents showcasing her remarkable contributions. As a pioneering figure in Chicago's history, Joyner made her mark by opening her first beauty shop…
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Klezmer is an instrumental music tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, including dance tunes, ritual melodies, and improvisation. Jews were uprooted so frequently that the violin traveling easily became their…
Stitch Circle
CanceledCome enjoy open crafting time and snacks with your friends and neighbors. It’s a perfect opportunity to work on crochet, knitting, sewing, or any other personal projects you’ve been meaning to get done! This is not a class, but all skill…