Events

Learn stop-motion animation with Lila Engelhardt, a Chicago-based educator and animation artist in this two-day workshop for tweens! Each day, you'll learn the ins and out of stop-motion to make your very own video. At the end,…

Stop by the Help Desk and pick up a fun spooky craft to take home, while supplies last.

For ages 2 to 13.

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Repairs 1-3pmLearn to DIY 3-4pm

Welcoming all members of the community, our handy volunteers encourage you to bring your furniture, appliances, clothing, electronics, or most everything else to be repaired for free!

Peruse the library…

Did you know that coloring books can relax your brain, improve motor skills, reduce anxiety, and improve focus? How cool is that?

Celebrate Halloween early with a relaxing afternoon of adult coloring set to a festive Halloween playlist.…

Join us and watch Project Hail Mary!In the near future, astronaut Ryland Grace wakes from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years from Earth, to find a means…

Join us to play some chess and meet new friends! All levels of players are welcome. Bring your chess set, if you have it. Let's meet, play, and make new friends!

The room capacity is limited. Registration is required through this…

Beat the Sunday Scaries with a fun and relaxing craft. Create a stress ball in October and sculpt with clay in November. All materials are provided.

For adults and kids 7 years and up (children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult).

How…

Join us and watch Project Hail Mary!In the near future, astronaut Ryland Grace wakes from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years from Earth, to find a means…

A lone astronaut is left behind on the hostile surface of Mars after an exploratory mission goes awry and must use his ingenuity to create a habitat where he can survive. Meanwhile, his crewmates and a team of scientists work to rescue…

Join King Branch for a screening of Obsession. 

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come…

Wanna make a cosplay, but you're on a tight budget AND you're in a time crunch? Join cosplayer Lisa Hale, a seasoned Chicago-based cosplayer with over 15 years of experience, as she gives insight on where to source materials that won't…

Join us to discuss the 2026 One Book, One Chicago Selection, Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men traveling through space. Selected for one of the last space station…

Kids who are interested in playing tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are invited to join us. We run entry-level campaigns that are easy to join with any level of Dungeons & Dragons knowledge.

This session is with Dungeon Master Ivy!

For…

Join us at South Shore for a screening of Freaks.Cult classic about the relationship between a circus "little person" and a beautiful trapeze artist who marries him for his inheritance, but runs afoul of his sideshow colleagues and…

This workshop highlights the accomplishments of Black Chicago sculptors with a spotlight on Richard Hunt and Marion Perkins. Hunt, a world-renowned sculptor and printmaker born in Chicago’s Woodlawn community and raised in Englewood,…

Join us for a screening of Clue (1985) in celebration of Tim Curry's legacy!

The whodunit board game comes to life as guests are invited to a swanky mansion to learn who is blackmailing them.

Snacks available while supplies last.

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Join us for Pokémon-themed crafts and games. Meet to play and talk Pokémon with other trainers. 

Please note: We are not trading Pokémon cards during the program.

For kids 5 and up and their caregivers.

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Please join us for a special screening of Black Phone 2.Black Phone 2: Four years after escaping his abductor, The Grabber, 17-year-old Finn is still haunted by his past. Now, his 15-year-old sister Gwen begins receiving mysterious…

Join us at the Chicago Lawn branch for Sunday Cinema. This week's selection will be: An epic journey unfolds after Hua Mulan decides to disguise herself as a man to replace her father in the Imperial Chinese Army. As she strives for…

Join us for a kid led conversation about current events and the upcoming election.

Caregivers are welcome to attend.

For kids 6 to 12.

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