Events
Open Shop
In ProgressDrop in during Open Shop to:
Get a brief software overviewFind out how we can help with your projectCheck out what people are makingUse a laser cutter, electronic cutter, 3D printer, sewing machine, milling machine, hot glue guns, and your…
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…
Please join us as we celebrate the Chicago Public Library’s 150th Anniversary by collaborating on a community quilt. Bring your creative ideas and talents, and we will provide the quilt squares, fabric, paints, and pens.
After completion,…
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In Stitched Shibori Basics, Maker-in-Residence Kristin Field shows participants:
An intro to stitched shibori How to naturally dye fiber with common food scraps, native plants, and other dye plantsNatural dye friendly fabricsAll while…Join us at the library for a fun and eco-friendly activity! In this program, we will be making compostable planters out of cardboard and newspaper. We'll provide all the materials you need, including soil and seeds, so you can start your…
Check out a copy of I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 graphic novel. After reading it, draw and submit a picture of the Chicago Fire as you interpret it. Paint it, sketch it, or color it. Be creative.
Deadline is July…
Stop by to learn a new skill or create something fun! We have the 3D printer, vinyl cutter, laptops, gaming systems and more ready for you to use. Create some stickers, play some games, and just have some fun! No experience is necessary.
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Learn about the Teen Summer Challenge and how to participate. We will have materials and activities related to squares on your summer Pick 4 board. Complete at least four squares to get your t-shirt and enter for raffle prizes.For tweens…
Drop in during Open Shop to:
Get a brief software overviewFind out how we can help with your projectCheck out what people are makingUse a laser cutter, electronic cutter, 3D printer, sewing machine, milling machine, hot glue guns, and your…Exercise your creativity at the library. We will provide materials for you to try different art and technology activities every session. Teens and tweens welcome.
How to Attend
This event takes place in person. Registration is not required.
…Join Pierre In the Teen Zone to use the vinyl cutter to create stickers for bikes, laptops, gaming systems and more. You can also design a t-shirt to celebrate someone special using heat vinyl transfer.
Please bring your own T-shirt.
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Registration required (6 spots remaining)Register for eventJoin Legler teen staff to learn about the basics of gardening, celebrate the victories of our small rooftop garden, and possibly even help tend it. Every herb or veggie we grow is a small celebration of flavor!Please…
Grab-and-Go Art and STEM activities will be made available on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Teen Table, and will remain available throughout the week while supplies last.
For teens ages 13 to 19.
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Meet in the Portage-Cragin teen room for different activities on Tuesday afternoons this summer! No supplies or money needed, just bring yourself and your friends (and check off a square on your Pick 4 Board while you're at it!)
June…Welcome to the Legler Regional Maker Lab! Drop in during our Open Shop hours to:
Use equipment including sewing machines, 3-D printer, laser cutter, Cricut electronic cutter, heat press transfer machine and more Work on your own…In honor of Pride Month, join members of the Marimacha Monarca Press, a queer and trans-POC art collective, as they celebrate migrant and queer experiences in Chicago through storytelling and zine-making.
This bilingual program for a…
Registration closes June 12 at 12:00am (29 spots remaining)Register for event
Explore your creative side at the library this summer!
Stop by the library on Tuesdays for a different workshop each week. We will have a rotating series of art and DIY workshops such Creating with Cricut, Rock Painting,…
Come learn how to make protest banners in easy steps that do not require sewing. You will be able to keep the banners or donate them to become an installation in the library.
Artist, Aram Han Sifuentes, started the project Protest Banner…
Registration required (24 spots remaining)Register for eventOpen Shop = extended summer hours at Sulzer YOUmedia for browsing books, making art, learning new technology, playing games or just hanging out somewhere other than home.
For teens 13 to 19.
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Learn sewing basics and get creative at YOUmedia! Get certified to use the sewing machine to work on your own projects using materials from our fashion area. Teens who complete the certification process are approved to use the sewing…
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