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Steve Musgrave provides various drawing materials including paper, pencils, colored pencils, and pastels and encourages participants to think of their favorite things to do in Chicago or what they love about their neighborhood. After a brief introduction to the materials, Steve will work with the...
Got a board game as a gift or purchase, but don't know how to play it? Join the Chinatown Branch in collaboration with the Chicago Tabletop and Board Game Meetup Group to learn to play that gifted or purchased game or the ones that the group has on hand. Adults and teens of all...
Learn about Chicago history through maps. With your newfound knowledge, go on a treasure hunt by exploring a largescale Chicago floor map with some of the city’s coolest points of interest! For ages 5 to 12. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this..
Join Documentary Club for a screening and discussion of Disclosure . DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. What emerges is a fascinating..
Join us for a patriotic slime workshop on July 2nd! Fun for all ages ! Please register each child so we can have a proper headcount for the event.
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, became one of the leading 20th century American artists. During...
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, became one of the leading 20th century American artists....
Get together as a family to play cards, board games and more! For kids 3 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14...
Want to reserve the YOUmedia HWLC Recording Studio? First, you have to get certified! Register for an introduction to sound recording, Garageband, equipment setup, saving and exporting audio files. After the certification, you can reserve the recording studio and work on your projects...
Wait, what’s a zine? Zines are many things, but at their simplest they're books made of paper and staples! Upcycle old comics & magazines into a creation to share with other zinesters at our art expo, New Expressions . For teens in grades 7 - 12. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or...
Steve Musgrave provides various drawing materials including paper, pencils, colored pencils, and pastels and encourages participants to think of their favorite things to do in Chicago or what they love about their neighborhood. After a brief introduction to the materials, Steve will work with the...
Join us for a three-week workshop to learn the basics of sewing! Learn your way around a sewing machine, make a tote bag, and learn basic tailoring to mend and alter clothes at home. Week 1 (Rescheduled: 5/21): Sewing machine basics and practice sewing Week 2 (5/28): Fabric basics and making a tote.
Join us for a summer craft all about our amazing city: this week, we're playing bingo with music from Chicago's greats! For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to...
Steve Musgrave provides various drawing materials including paper, pencils, colored pencils, and pastels and encourages participants to think of their favorite things to do in Chicago or what they love about their neighborhood. After a brief introduction to the materials, Steve will work with the...
Do you enjoy art? Have you ever tried your hand at painting? No matter your level of expertise, you are welcome to participate! Join us for a mini easel painting workshop where you can paint, hang out, and get to know your peers! Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other...
Steve Musgrave provides various drawing materials including paper, pencils, colored pencils, and pastels and encourages participants to think of their favorite things to do in Chicago or what they love about their neighborhood. After a brief introduction to the materials, Steve will work with the...
Join us for a fun, hands-on art program where kids paint small ceramic sports sculptures such as soccer balls, footballs and baseballs, and design their own creative styles! For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please...
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