Events
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Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts and engineers! We show you how to build with mini bricks as we take on building challenges and do some open-ended free play. Join us to make new friends while building STEAM (science, technology, engineering,…
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Have you ever seen sand art? Do you think we can make something similar out of salt and chalk? Let's find out!
For ages 3 and up.
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Watch a giant tortoise race the ninja turtles, walk an anteater by the tail, hold baby chicks, take a photo with a sloth or wear a chinchilla as a hat. Learn about different species and what makes them special in this amazing animal…
Join us for lunch and some entertainment: games, a movie or hands-on activities. Lunches are provided by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, while supplies last.
For ages 0 to 18.
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Shelf-stable boxed meals sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository are available at the library, while supplies last.
For children and teens up to 18.
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Enjoy a free boxed supper for children and teens 18 and under. Limited quantities available. Lunch is served on a first come, first served basis and must be eaten onsite.
Disfrute de una cena gratis para niños y adolescentes…
We supply the bricks and the life-sized board game. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build and play.
For ages 5 and up.
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Join us in playing games, solving puzzles or completing fun crafts and activities.
Children 6 and up and their families welcomed.
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Watch a giant tortoise race the ninja turtles, walk an anteater by the tail, hold baby chicks, take a photo with a sloth or wear a chinchilla as a hat. Learn about different species and what makes them special in this amazing animal…
The natural world offers so many awesome craft ideas! Join Mx. Dannie for a crafted aimed at more advanced makers inspired by the world around us. Crafting sessions are offered at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. but are the same craft for both…
Join us for lunch and some entertainment: games, a movie or hands-on activities. Lunches are provided by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, while supplies last.
For ages 0 to 18.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other…
Shelf-stable boxed meals sponsored by the Greater Chicago Food Depository are available at the library, while supplies last.
For children and teens up to 18.
Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility…
Hey teens and tweens come join us for our weekly nature adventures each week we will explore the beauty of nature in our own community.
This week we will join Jonthan Schlesinger at Marquette Park as he shows us the…
Summer meals provided by the Greater Chicago Food Depository are available at the library, while supplies last. Lunch is served on a first-come, first-served basis and must be eaten onsite.
For children and teens up to 18.
AccessibilityNeed…
Summer meals provided by the Greater Chicago Food Depository are available at the library for children and teens up to 18, while supplies last.
Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this…
Drop-in and learn how to cross stitch, or work on your current pixelated project. All supplies provided.
For tweens/teens 11 to 18.
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Learn how to use adaptive art tools to create beautiful artwork. Art supplies and light refreshments will be provided.
For adults, teens and kids 6 and up.
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Join us at the Lincoln Park branch for a screening of Minecraft (2025).
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…
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Join us 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 while…
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Come to La Huerta Roots and Rays community garden to learn about sustainable farming practices! This workshop has hands-on activities to demonstrate the ways our current industrial farming practices are harmful to the environment. This…