Events
Science and stories collide in this brand new, interactive STEM program. Two unlikely heroes must learn to work together to stop a super-polluting mastermind! Throughout the story, you’ll help the performer conduct amazing science…
Join WTTW Kids in celebrating Chicago Public Library’s 150th Anniversary!
Drop in and meet Nature Cat and get your picture taken with everyone’s favorite outdoor explorer. You can also wish the library a happy birthday and stick…
Registration fullPlease join us for a fun family concert featuring Cielito Lindo. As seen on Nickelodeon's America's Most Musical Family, WGN, Univision and Chicago Tonight, they are a modern Latino mariachi band formed by the Lucero family of nine. The…
Registration fullBeing Bilingual Rocks! is an interactive, one-of-a-kind experience created by Parents Choice Award Winners Alina Celeste and Mi Amigo Hamlet, who are based in Chicago and travel the country sharing bilingual music, games and culture. They…
Join instructor Peyton Wilson to learn the basics of improv. Improvisation sessions will begin with fun, lively and interactive warm-ups leading into concepts and performance games. Participants should expect to be on their feet for…
Registration closedSet to the beat of Latin music with a dash of electro-swing, La Vuelta Ensemble seeks to celebrate the power and strength of community through juggling, acrobatics and humor. Includes a memorable aerial act.
For all ages.
How to AttendThis…
Registration closedWith humor and warmth, Bill Hooper’s music educates and delights children from toddlers to early primary. All songs are interactive, encouraging audience participation. Songs about nature, feelings and adventures will resonate with young…
Little Miss Ann (Ann Torralba) sings songs for kids and families that are fun, energetic and interactive. Ann also plays guitar, drum beats and adds backing tracks to her concerts. Her songs about letting your light shine within yourself,…
Please join us for a fun family concert featuring students from the School Of Rock-Glenbrook.
For ages 5 and up.
How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Masks are strongly encouraged in all CPL locations. Questions…
Enjoy a bilingual journey of stories from North, Central, South America and the Caribbean Islands from storyteller Jasmin Cardenas. She shares a mix of ancient legends, myths, folktales and personal stories of being bicultural. Using…
Registration closedJoin tour guide and storyteller Kevin Doerksen of Wild Onion Walks for stories about Chicago history, mixed with audio, video and pictures to highlight the topic. Audience members will be drawn in by stories customized to the…
Award-winning family library entertainer Chris Fascione brings literature to life as he acts out children's books in his fun and high-energy show, "Juggling Funny Stories!" Chris engages each audience with his multicultural folktales using…
Registration closedKucha and Baba Tony weave a rich tapestry of fanciful folktales, frolicking fables and dialect into their performance art. This unique presentation is accompanied by drumming and shekere playing (the shekere is an African instrument made of…
Be prepared to laugh and be amazed by this family-friendly magic show referencing the Magic of Reading, highlighting a few selections from the shelves of the library. You will be sure to have a memorable experience you will not…
Registration closedReady for a birthday party? Come celebrate with bilingual storyteller Mama Edie as she shares interactive stories, songs and percussion instruments from around the world that you can play, too!
For all ages.
How to AttendThis…
Registration closedCelebrate Chicago Public Library's 150th Birthday with a bilingual live musical performance with our friends, Little Parade! They get the whole family singing and dancing! Little Parade is an early childhood music group that…
Join instructor Peyton Wilson to learn the basics of improv. Improvisation sessions will begin with fun, lively and interactive warm-ups leading into concepts and performance games. Participants should expect to be on their feet for most of…
Registration closedYou've seen Scott Green on Fool Us with Penn & Teller and on the scoreboard at the United Center as the Chicago Bulls' team magician. Now you can see him in person at your library, where he'll fool the entire family and keep you in…
Registration closedChicago Public Library is pleased to announce two new retyping performances by visual and performance artist Tim Youd as part of our 150th Anniversary celebration. During the summer, as the 78th and 79th novels in Youd’s 100 Novels…
Join us for a screening of the documentary The Area.
"In the heart of the South Side of Chicago, an 85-acre area abutting a railyard means different things to different people. For more than 400 African American families, it is…
