Events
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Comic Book Roundtable is a meet-up group for adult fans with new topics every month. To celebrate Black History Month, we'll be talking about Luke Cage! This event is for adults ages 18 and up. Please contact us if you have any…
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Join us as we share current books that we are reading or recent books that we would like to discuss.
How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Questions about visiting the library? Check out our Using the Library FAQs.
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A book club for kids and young adults interested in science. We're reading Isaac the Alchemist by Mary Losure. Learn about the life of "a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed." You can read…
Join Jenny and the Dunning Cookbook Club for a discussion of a monthly cookbook pick and recipe review. Check out the book, test out as many recipes as you like, then we'll dish on what worked and what didn't! If you'd…
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Hey you, do you like to read? Something, anything. From action glories to mellow stories, we here at the manga book club are gonna read it all. In manga form, that is.
Our next big read of the month is: Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
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Join Clearing Branch for our Genre Book Club. Read a book from the selected genre each month, then talk about what you read in our monthly Zoom discussions.
In February, we'll be celebrating Black History Month.
Can't think of a…
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Join Gabe and the West Englewood Cookbook Club for a discussion of a cookbook titled Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook and recipe review. Check out the book, test out as many recipes as you like, then we'll dish on what worked…
Bring a mug and cozy up during this chapter book read-aloud story hour. Drink hot cocoa, eat some popcorn, color, or just listen as we read through a collection of short stories.
For kids aged 6 to 12.
This program is part of…
Join the Walker Branch on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm for book discussions for adults.
The February book selection is All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley.You may pick up a copy of the next title after each…
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Join Ms. Izabel for an hour of comics! Pick up a copy of Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology by Angela Hsieh to read at home and then join us at the library to talk about it together. There will be time to work on your own comics and…
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Join us for an early reader book club designed for students in grades K-3! We read the book together, talk about the big picture ideas (called themes) and do a craft or game related to the book. Cookies and milk provided! *If you have…
Join McKinley Park for a discussion of a different book each month.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request…
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Join Archer Height's new monthly Crime Book Club for a discussion of The Library Book by Susan Orlean. The book club will read and discuss mystery, thriller, and true crime stories. "On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire…
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Join Sulzer Regional for a discussion of The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi.
Travel to 1950s Jaipur and follow Lakshmi, a talented and determined young woman who builds an independent life as a sought-after henna artist, while…
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Join Albany Park Library for a discussion of The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa.
With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner Satoru as they take to the road on a journey with…
Attention book lovers: Join us in person for an informal meeting to share your thoughts about a book you recently read or a favorite you'd like to recommend. Become acquainted with other readers – and find out what they are reading. …
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Join Miss Evelyn to discuss What's your Favorite Favorite? by Bob Shea while enjoying milk and cookies. This book club is for beginning readers at a Kindergarten to 2nd grade reading level. Pick up the book at the children's…
Join us as we play reading games and read some books; let's build those early reading skills together! Parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend to assist their child and to pick up some tips to help their young readers.
For kids 3…
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Join Near North Branch for a book discussion of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected…
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Join King Branch for a discussion of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's autobiography Lovely One.
In her autobiography, Jackson details her journey to becoming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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