Events
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program!
For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
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We have blocks, puzzles and other hands-on building and play activities allowing families time to read, discover and create together! This is an unstructured, do-it-yourself program and we encourage families to interact with each other and…
Returning books or picking up movies for the weekend? Drop in for a craft that you can make in the branch or grab and go to make at home later! Available while supplies last.
For ages 3 and up.
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Join us for a screening of the 2016 documentary, Van Gogh's Ear, originally aired as part of PBS' Secrets of the Dead series. Refreshments will be served. Everybody has heard about when Vincent van Gogh looked into a…
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Join the Canaryville Branch Adult Book Club for a discussion of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
“Rumors abound that a ghost stalks the dark passages and cellars of the Paris Opera House. No one has actually seen this…
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Enjoy a relaxed art activity exploring a different art medium each session, led by one of your friendly librarians.
For ages 3 to 13.
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Explore color blending and create your own landscape drawing with oil pastels, inspired by the artist Hale Woodruff. This self-guided open studio program is sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago.
For families with kids 3 and up.
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Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program!
For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance…
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Try a fun building activity for kids to develop engineering, motor and analytical skills while making new friends!
For ages 2 to 10.
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Returning books or picking up movies for the weekend? Drop in for a craft that you can make in the branch or grab and go to make at home later! Available while supplies last.
For ages 3 and up.
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Join us for a screening of the documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (2017).
This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture mega-icon Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate…
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program!
For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance…
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Unleash your inner creativity while engaging in an activity that is relaxing and soul rejuvenating!
For Adults and Seniors.
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In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary culture was emerging…
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program!
For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance…
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Join us for a screening of the 1932 film, The Girl from Chicago. Written, directed, and produced by the groundbreaking Black filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux, the film tells the story of Alanzo White, a federal agent who falls in love with…
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Join us for a screening of Spencer Williams' 1946 film, Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. The film tells the story of nightclub entertainer Gertie LaRue. Gertie travels from Harlem to the Caribbean to headline at the Paradise…
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Join the Canaryville Branch Adult Book Club for a discussion of the 2012 book The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg."Two siblings with very different personalities attempt to take control of their mother's food obsession and…
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Unleash your inner creativity while engaging in an activity that is relaxing and soul rejuvenating!
For adults and seniors.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312)…
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Join us for an informational session about Chicago Books to Women in Prison, a nonprofit organization that works with volunteers to provide books to incarcerated women and transpeople, nationwide.
From the Chicago Books to Women in…
