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Bring your favorite projects (knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, or whatever craft you love to stitch). Please show us what you’ve been working on over the past year, month or week, and share your frustrations and accomplishments with an enthusiastic and supportive audience. Accessibility...
Butterfly Paint Party – Where Art Takes Flight! 🦋 Sunday, August 2nd, 9am -11am An unforgettable, hands-on experience that’s bursting with color, creativity, and a little bit of magic! Get ready to be enchanted at our Butterfly Paint Party —a live interactive adventure that blends the beauty of natu
Have you heard of our branch’s Not-So-Secret Garden? Our community works hard to keep it looking beautiful. So why not capture that beauty in a photo, sketch, or with pastels? Various cameras and art supplies will be provided, just bring your creativity and love for nature. This activity is weather.
Craft for a cause! Celebrate National Rescue Dog Day by making dog tug-toys out of old t-shirts. All tug-toys will be donated to the Chicago Animal Care and Control. Service-learning hours can be earned participating in this program too! Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other...
Join us for a special dance-inspired story time presented by Tutu School Ballet. The program includes an introduction to ballet and dance, a read-aloud from Tutu School's monthly book club selection, dance participation and more! Tutu School is a collection of whimsical, boutique ballet...
Join us for science activities. In this session, we explore air experiments, including anemometers. For kids 6 to 11. How to Attend Register at least 48 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A parent or guardian’s email address..
🎨🍕 Kids Night Out! 🍕🎨 Enjoy a night out while your kids enjoy a night of creativity, fun, and friends at our studio! At Kids Night Out , children will: Paint a ceramic piece of their choice Enjoy pizza and games Create, laugh, and have fun in a safe, supervised environment ✨ Event Details Cost: $4
Get ready to unleash your creativity with the magical art of origami! If you’ve ever wanted to fold up a cute animal, a mighty dinosaur, beautiful blooms or decorative boxes, this is your chance to dive in. Whether you're an adult or a child (7+), this fun and fascinating activity lets you...
Drop-in and play with other little ones. Children and their caregivers can build, create art and interact with other children. For children 0 to 7 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or...
Join us for a discussion of Sandwich by Catherine Newman. Empty nester Rocky is eagerly anticipating her family's annual vacation at a beloved beach cottage in Cape Cod, and simultaneously can't help dreading its inevitable end. A 54-year-old writer, Rocky is joined at the cottage by her aging...
Join us for a discussion of Sandwich by Catherine Newman. Empty nester Rocky is eagerly anticipating her family's annual vacation at a beloved beach cottage in Cape Cod, and simultaneously can't help dreading its inevitable end. A 54-year-old writer, Rocky is joined at the cottage by her aging...
Have fun and build literacy at the same time with stories, songs, rhymes and a craft! For kids 18 months to 5. How to Attend Register by 10:30 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A parent or guardian’s email...
Whether gaming, learning new tech, or just vibing, we’ve got you covered. Join us Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 3D Printer Silhouette Vinyl Cutter Nintendo Switch DSLR Camera, Green Screen + Studio Lights Laptops + Headphones Button Maker Embroidery + Jewelry Kit Air-Dry Clay, Acrylic..
Join the Manning Branch for a special story time with people from the Baobab Tree Children’s House. Instructors from the school will have children interacting with materials and shed light on Montessori education. For ages 0 to 7. How to Attend Register by 10:30 a.m. the day before the event....
Create a beautiful collage of your name using materials from nature. We will be using flower petals, twigs and greenery to decorate our art pieces. Supplies will be provided. For kids 6 to 12. How to Attend Register by 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal...
Bring your family and join us monthly in decorating the sidewalks in back of the building with chalk to spread some summer fun! We will need chalk, and I plan on making chalk paint out of cornstarch, food coloring/mica power, and water. This will be located behind the library on the river side...
Join us for a special screening of Above and Beyond , presented in partnership with the National Veterans Art Museum and followed by a conversation with the film’s producer, Debora Masterson. On October 12, 1967, during Operation Medina in the Hai Lang National Forest, Cpl. William T. Perkins Jr.,..
Join us in YOUmedia to create button badges -- create one to display your favorite fandom, pronouns, animal, or anything in between! Supplies are available while they last. For teens in high school. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event?...
Join McKinley Park for a discussion of a different book each month. 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 business days...
Join McKinley Park for a discussion of a different book each month. 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 business days...
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