Find the best family-friendly events happening in Chicago
📍 Dunning
Join us for a Halloween themed magic show with Pocket Circus! Mr. Firu will delight the audience with his skillful and funny magic using Halloween icons and stories. It's not scary, just tons of fun, ...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Put on your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this story time for fun stories, songs and rhymes. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Austin-Irving
All ghouls and goblins are invited to our Halloween story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll celebrate with books, activities, crafts and a costume parade! For kids 2 to 6 and their careg...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Show off your costume at the library! Join us for a costume parade and a little trick-or-treating. The parade begins at 10:05 a.m. For kids 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language in...
📍 Canaryville
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn
Join a story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign langu...
📍 Manning
Join Ms. Beronica for some fun as we share songs, rhymes and stories! For families with children 0 to 7. How to Attend Please register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect ...
📍 Canaryville
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Bezazian
Join us for a weekly series of stories, songs, fingerplays and more! Concludes with 30 minutes of open play time. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Blackstone
Join us for a special Halloween story time. Children and adults are invited to wear costumes. We’ll celebrate with a story, songs, and a costume parade! For children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. ...
📍 Chinatown
Your child learns best when having fun! Support your child’s pre-literacy skills through songs, stories and play. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Coleman
Join us for an interactive story time filled with books, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time or occasional craft projects after the program. For children 0 to 6 with a participating adult. Acc...
📍 Vodak-East Side
While our community room is in use for early voting, please join us for a combined baby, toddler and preschool story time for the whole family in the library's back yard! Bring a blanket to sit on whi...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join Ms. Lina for story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome. Accessibilit...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Archer Park
Meet Ms. Marissa from the Archer Heights Branch at Archer Park for a morning of stories, songs and play! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend No registration required. This event ta...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Legler Regional
Come see if you can complete a LEGO® challenge or just let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! For ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ...
📍 Rogers Park
Join Ms. Elisa of WeeGroove for an opportunity for kids to dance, sing, play and explore using music. Come celebrate Halloween with us! Costumes are welcome. For kids 0 to 5 years. How to Attend Regis...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Beverly
Make a spooky craft using recycled materials with Beverly’s Climate Kids Club . Led by kids for kids who want to save the planet! For kids 8 to 13. How to Attend Register to receive an email reminder....
📍 Brainerd
Can you be creative? I know you can! Join Ms. Carlynn as we paint ourselves happy. Supplies with be provided. For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility a...
📍 Albany Park
Become an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 and up. Space limitations may apply. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or ot...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a screening of Hocus Pocus (1993) . Plot overview: A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches t...
📍 Hall
Paint your own craft pumpkin. It's fun! For kids ages 3 to 13. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A ...
📍 Blackstone
Want to learn chess or sharpen your skills? Come join us for open chess play, game analysis and tactical challenges. All skill levels are welcome. For adults, teens and kids 6 and up. Accessibility Ne...
📍 Sherman Park
Wear your costume, play fun games and make a craft to take home. For children of all ages and their families. Children under age 11 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Ponte tu disfraz, juega j...
📍 Chinatown
Celebrate Halloween with the Chinatown Branch by singing along to your favorite spooky songs! Bring your friends to karaoke the night away, and costumes are encouraged. Light refreshments will be prov...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Chicago Bee
Looking for something to do after school? Stop by for an hour of fun games, activities or crafts. For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need sign lan...
📍 Uptown
Get cozy for a spooky book chat! We’ll listen to a creepy story, share our thoughts and enjoy light pampering and snacks. Just in time for spooky season. Ages 10 and up. How to Attend Register by the ...
📍 Independence
This isn't your parent's jack-o-lantern. What does it take to make a pumpkin puke? Carve pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and make them barf a rainbow. Crafts, snacks and a pumpkin smash included during ...
📍 South Shore
Join us for a scary and fun time as we celebrate Halloween. We're playing games, hosting a costume party, eating snacks and more! For ages 6 to 19. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Manning
Learn to make your own stop motion video using different craft supplies, then share your design! For ages 8 to 13. How to Attend Register up until 24 hours prior to event. Chicago Public Library canno...
📍 Gage Park
Stop by for an afternoon of scary stories, Halloween crafts and more! Make sure you bring your costume for the costume contest... mwahahaha! For kids of all ages. ¡Pásate por una tarde de historias te...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Kelly
Join us for a fun and spooky adventure at the Hiram House of Horror! Walk through the haunted library and experience some spooky thrills and chills. Bring the whole family and get ready for a frightfu...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Hall
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. Come make new friends and have fun as we sing and play together. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register by the start of th...
📍 Back of the Yards
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts and engineers! Join us for LEGO challenges and free play and display your work in the library. For kids 4 and up. This is a drop-in event. No need to arrive right at the ...
📍 Chinatown
A bi-weekly playgroup for children who speak Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese. This playgroup is intended to help children develop confidence in their own language and culture and help kids and their par...
📍 Mayfair Park
This fall, come find staff from Mayfair Branch on the lawn at Mayfair Park and enjoy the fall weather as we share stories, songs and rhymes! This is an outdoor event, and we recommend bringing somethi...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for a 30-minute story time followed by 30 minutes of building play. For kids 2 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for th...
📍 Canaryville
We have blocks, puzzles and other hands-on building and play activities allowing families time to read, discover and create together! This is an unstructured, do-it-yourself program and we encourage f...
📍 Back of the Yards
Join the Back of the Yards staff for a screening of The Craft Legacy! Click here to watch the trailer! In Blumhouse's continuation of the cult hit The Craft, an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage w...
📍 North Austin
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please ...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 Rogers Park
Calling all Halloween lovers! Join us for this special Halloween edition of our Friday family story time. We’ll celebrate with books, songs and a costume parade. Come dressed to impress! For ages 0 to...
📍 Little Italy
Fall is here! Join Miss Taylor for a weekly story time with songs, stories and rhymes for our preschool-aged patrons. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 North Austin
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 Rogers Park
Join Ms. Catherine at story time for the whole family! We'll enjoy stories, rhymes and songs together. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome! Accessibility Need sign language in...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Toman
LEGO® fans rejoice! Join other fans and enthusiasts as you create, challenge yourself and share ideas for your next creations made with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Build as far as your imagination...
📍 North Austin
Join us for crafts, snacks, games and more! For ages 5 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email acc...
📍 Albany Park
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite WTTW Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partner...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for stories, songs and fun for the family! For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (31...
📍 Legler Regional
Join us to help decorate sugar skulls. We have the skulls and the royal icing; all we need is you to help decorate! Take home your sugar skull to place on your home ofrenda (altar). For all ages 6 and...
📍 Canaryville
Returning books or picking up movies for the weekend? Drop in for a craft that you can make in the branch or grab and go to make at home later! Available while supplies last. For ages 3 and up. Access...
📍 Austin
Start your Saturday with stories, songs, rhymes and play! Babies and young children their parents or caregivers are invited to join us for a warm, welcoming story time designed especially for our litt...
📍 West Belmont
Come to the library in costume to get your portrait taken in front of a green screen. We drop your image into an appropriate digital background and send it to you via email. For kids, teens and famili...
📍 Edgebrook
Celebrate the spooky season with a not-so-scary Halloween party designed for our littlest library patrons and their caregivers. Activities include: Mini Costume Parade and Photo Spot Crawl-Through Box...
📍 Little Italy
Halloween is here! Join Miss Taylor for a silly, not spooky story time with themed songs, stories and more to kick off the holiday. Costumes welcome! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibilit...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
Get ready for a spooktacular story time at the branch! Join us for a not-so-spooky Halloween celebration filled with delightful stories, silly songs, playful movement and a festive craft. Little ghost...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join us at the library for an electrifying glow party! Show off your Halloween costume and celebrate the spookiest day of the year under dazzling lights. Enjoy fun crafts and glowing surprises through...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join us at the library for an electrifying glow party! Show off your Halloween costume and celebrate the spookiest day of the year under dazzling lights. Enjoy fun crafts and glowing surprises through...
📍 Chicago Bee
Join us for an hour of open play. Caregivers and little ones come together to interact and play with all sorts of toys, games and blocks. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign lang...
📍 Albany Park
The Mad Hatters are coming! Join us for a fun-filled program of books, poems, and songs! See some all-time favorite books performed, including: The Paper Bag Princess, The Magic Hat and We're Going on...
📍 North Pulaski
Stop in the library between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in your Halloween costumes and we'll take and print a fun photo of you to bring home. We'll also have trick-or-treat bags that you can color while you wa...
📍 Legler Regional
Join our story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 2 to 8 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretati...
📍 Toman
Drop in at the Children's area and create your very own spooktacular craft or play games. We have paper crafts, ceramics to paint as well as board games, LEGO® bricks and more. Fun for the entire fami...
📍 Altgeld
Celebrate Halloween at the library! We will have... Karaoke Henna Tattoos Polaroid Photo Station Crafts Trick or Treating Dancing Card Games and a Costume Contest ! Starting at 2PM in our Community Ro...
📍 South Chicago
Get into the Halloween spirit with a fun-filled afternoon of creativity and family-friendly activities! There is a variety of Halloween-themed arts and crafts for everyone to make and take home. A fes...
📍 North Austin
Join us for crafts, treats and more! For ages 5 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chi...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
Join us for a screening of Coco (2017). In this gorgeous animated adventure, a boy named Miguel dreams of becoming a famous guitar player, despite the misgivings of his close-knit family. When his amb...
📍 Northtown
Join us for our biweekly, all-ages chess club that meets every-other Saturday afternoon. Local chess coach Isaac Adams will be with us for each meeting to teach and advise. For adults, teens and kids...
📍 Pullman
Join us for a Spooktacular fun day for the entire family: 1 p.m. Sing and howl along with Chicago Blues greats Downtown Charlie Brown and Lynne Jordan for a Halloween celebration of how Chicago’s home...
📍 Pullman
Sing and howl along with Chicago Blues greats Downtown Charlie Brown and Lynne Jordan for a Halloween celebration of how Chicago’s hometown music empowers us all. Enjoy the songs and tales of Koko Tay...
📍 West Lawn
Learn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch, a beginner coding platform. Whether you use it to create a game, make an animation or jus...
📍 Brainerd
Join us as we make spooky slime, and come dressed in your costume for a treat, not a trick. Supplies are provided. For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibil...
📍 Chicago Bee
Bring the whole family for a screening of Hocus Pocus! Three 17th-century witches, hanged for their murderous crimes, are resurrected on Halloween in modern-day Salem by an unsuspecting boy, who must ...
📍 Budlong Woods
Join us for holiday-themed crafts and games! Costumes are encouraged but not required. For families with kids 3 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistanc...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Drop in to get creative with Halloween-themed crafts. For kids 3 and up and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please cal...
📍 Uptown
Join Ms. My for a friendly, not‑so‑scary Halloween story time designed especially for young children and their families. Enjoy silly, gentle Halloween stories, songs, and movement activities that keep...
📍 Lincoln Belmont
Do you like board games? Do you want to learn about some new games while meeting new friends? Our teen volunteer guides you through the rules of a board game every month. Hopefully you'll find your ne...
📍 Roden
Join us for a short, Halloween-themed story time followed by a parade around the library. And, of course, there will be trick-or-treating! (Candy and a non-candy option will be available; there will...
📍 King
Join King Branch for a screening of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026). Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom. © U...
📍 Scottsdale
Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of Edward Scissorhands (1990) A family takes in a young man with scissors for hands. He is the unfinished experiment of a local eccentric who died be...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join us at the Chicago Lawn branch for Sunday Cinema. This week's selection will be: In the near future, astronaut Ryland Grace wakes from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he...
📍 South Chicago
Join us for a screening of Coco. In this gorgeous animated adventure, a boy named Miguel dreams of becoming a famous guitar player, despite the misgivings of his close-knit family. When his ambitions ...
📍 Oriole Park
Join us for a screening of Casper . The Friendly Ghost attempts to befriend the 12-year-old daughter of a paranormal expert, but his nasty ghost uncles wreak havoc. © Universal Pictures - 100 minutes ...
📍 North Pulaski
Join us for a screening of Coco. In this gorgeous animated adventure, a boy named Miguel dreams of becoming a famous guitar player, despite the misgivings of his close-knit family. When his ambitions ...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for half an hour of songs, stories and parachute movement! For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this eve...
📍 Uptown
Join Ms. My and her ukulele for a lively, interactive program that brings music, movement and stories to life! Children and their families are invited to dance, sing and enjoy stories in this upbeat s...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 South Shore
Join us for songs, stories and other fun literacy activities! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event...
📍 Pullman
Join us each week for story time at the library! Bring your little ones for a fun mix of books, songs and early learning activities. It’s a great way to spark imagination, build early literacy skills ...
📍 Brainerd
Join Ms. Carlynn for a fun-filled fall story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 3 and their caregiver...
📍 Albany Park
Join us for stories, songs and movement activities. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call ...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Join Cruelty Free You + Me for their Compassionate Children's Programming. During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in learning t...
📍 West Lawn
Join authors Jennifer Schneider and Cayley Tull for a reading of their book The Hand & the Eye: Olive's Discovery . When Olive steps into The Academy at The Hand & The Eye, she learns that magic is no...
📍 Budlong Woods
Families Together: Mixed Media Create an artwork to honor a special time spent with family or friends during this self-guided open studio program designed in partnership with the Art Institute of Chic...
📍 Little Village
Stop by to make a themed craft or create art on your own. The craft cart will be set up in the children’s area and a separate cart will be set up in the tween area. Drop in as you wish. For kids 3 to ...
📍 Little Italy
Board games, TCGs and more, oh my! Drop-in for an hour of open gaming. Each week we’ll have a variety of board games and Magic the Gathering available for you to play. Don't know how to play? No worri...
📍 Gage Park
When children are learning to read, it’s important to practice often and with others. Join us every Monday after school for an engaging hour of literacy - all levels of experience are welcome! Each we...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
Join authors Jennifer Schneider and Cayley Tull for a reading of their book The Hand & the Eye: Olive's Discovery . When Olive steps into The Academy at The Hand & The Eye, she learns that magic is no...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Please join us for a special screening of Masters of the Universe . A young man on Earth discovers a fabulous secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet, and must recover a magic sword and return ...
📍 Woodson Regional
Discover and create in this self-guided open studio program sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago ! Use our art supplies to copy the techniques of master artists or to create a masterpiece of your...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Blackstone
Join authors Jennifer Schneider and Cayley Tull for a reading of their book The Hand & the Eye: Olive's Discovery . When Olive steps into The Academy at The Hand & The Eye, she learns that magic is no...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Blackstone
Enjoy songs, rhymes and books with your baby to develop language skills and a love of reading. For children 0 to 18 months with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Beverly
Join Ms. Izabel for stories, songs, rhymes and play activities! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register to receive an email reminder. Chicago Public Library cannot collect persona...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join "The Library Lady" for this preschool story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 6 and their caregive...
📍 Altgeld
Join us for story time, where children enjoy fun stories, songs and activities. For children 0 to 5 with an adult. Older siblings welcome. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
While our community room is in use for early voting, please join us for a combined baby, toddler and preschool story time for the whole family in the library's back yard! Bring a blanket to sit on whi...
📍 Chicago Bee
There's nothing better than a good story and a bit of interactive fun in the morning for you and your children! Enjoy singing, movement and crafts to accompany a theme. For ages 2 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 Budlong Woods
Families Together: Mixed Media Create an artwork to honor a special time spent with family or friends during this self-guided open studio program designed in partnership with the Art Institute of Chic...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? P...
📍 Mayfair
Come build with us! Bring your best ideas to life with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Then display your creations in the Children’s Area for all to see! LEGO® bricks and materials provided. For ages ...
📍 Online event
Want to learn or brush up on your American Sign Language skills? Join us for this weekly virtual class. All levels of learners are welcome. Participation is required in this class. For adults, teens a...
📍 Chicago Bee
Do you like working on puzzles? Join Miss Krystal at the library for a relaxing hour of puzzles as we try to complete one each week! For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an...
📍 Scottsdale
We supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance ...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join us for an early reader book club designed for students in grades 1 to 3! We read the book together, talk about the book and do an activity related to the book. Readers are free to bring your own ...
📍 Scottsdale
We supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance ...
📍 Little Village
Calling all young architects! Get inspired by building challenges or create a masterpiece of your very own during this drop-in, free-build time. LEGO® Club builders have the opportunity to put their c...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Create an artwork to honor a special time spent with family or friends, inspired by images of family togetherness by artists including Romare Bearden, Mary Cassatt and Suzuki Harunobu during this self...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Brighton Park
Join us for picture books, stories, songs and either a simple craft or play time. For families with children up to 5 years old. Acompáñenos a disfrutar de libros ilustrados, cuentos, canciones y una m...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for this preschool story time tailored for you and your preschooler. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus an activity or craft. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Grab a friend and head over to play with blocks at the library! For kids 0 to 5. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Grab a friend and head over to play with blocks at the library! For kids 0 to 5. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747...
📍 North Pulaski
Drop in for open play featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their caregivers. For children 0 to 5 and their families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need ...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Woodson Regional
Join us as we learn about the elements of art through stories and guided art projects. We're practicing milestone fine motor skills with paint, glue, scissors and more! For ages 3 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 Roden
Join us at the library for a fun time while enhancing your reading skills through stories, songs and playtime. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or othe...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Brighton Park
Start your day at the library with this active story time geared towards toddlers! We sing songs, read stories and do fun activities to build early literacy skills! For kids 18 months to 3 years and t...
📍 Grano Panaderia and Cafe
Join the Back of the Yards staff for a fun, bilingual story time at Grano Panaderia and Cafe! Enjoy a delicious treat while your little ones have fun singing, dancing and listening to stories! For kid...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for this story time tailored for you and your baby or toddler. We share songs, rhymes and books. For children birth to 3 years and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpreta...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for an introduction to story time for babies. This 20-minute interactive story time includes stories, songs, fingerplays and bounces specifically designed for babies who have not yet started w...
📍 Gage Park
Unlock your creativity with the art of collaging! Make a collage to decorate your wall, be the author of your own collage zine, or customize objects like notebooks, pencil holders and bookmarks in you...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Families can come together and play with board games, puzzles and create small crafts. while listening to music and having lively conversations with other families in the community. You are welcome to...
📍 Chinatown
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some design challenges and open play time with our collection of LEGO® bricks! For kids 5 and up. Ac...
📍 Beverly
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation. Pick up a copy of ...
📍 West Pullman
5-12 year olds visited the branch Attendance: 12
📍 West Belmont
Kids in first, second and third grade are invited to join us for their own after-school early literacy club. We read a book together and then join in theme-related activities. This program is part of ...
📍 Jefferson Park
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open play time with our collection of LEGO bricks! Afterwards, we will display your creation in...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
Discover your creativity at The Artist’s Studio in the Library! Join us for family-friendly art activities and explore work by new artists. The Art Institute of Chicago developed the hands-on activiti...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Just beginning to read? Pick up a copy of Fly Guy's Big Family by Tedd Arnold at the front desk. Read the story and then join us for a fun discussion and activities. For kids in grades K to 2 who are ...
📍 Woodson Regional
Help grow our Woodson Readers' Garden and try your hand at garden-related science activities. For kids 7 to 12. Younger children welcome with caregiver supervision. Accessibility Need sign language in...
📍 Woodson Regional
Read with us! Each child has their own book in this shared reading experience enhanced with literacy games and crafts. For beginning readers and their caregivers. This program is part of Chicago Publi...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join us for a fun hour of games, crafts, activities and surprises. Each session offers something new, giving kids a chance to play, create and connect with friends at the library. This session we will...
📍 Beverly
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 c...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Put on your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this story time for fun stories, songs and rhymes. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Manning
Join Ms. Beronica for some fun as we share songs, rhymes and stories! For families with children 0 to 7. How to Attend Please register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect ...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Bezazian
Join us for a weekly series of stories, songs, fingerplays and more! Concludes with 30 minutes of open play time. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 11:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 Budlong Woods
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite PBS Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partnersh...
📍 Little Italy
Join Ms. Hailey for a story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus some free play time in the community room. For babies 0 to 2 and their caregivers. Acces...
📍 Blackstone
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. Come make new friends and have fun as we sing and play together. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpre...
📍 Chinatown
Your child learns best when having fun! Support your child’s pre-literacy skills through songs, stories and play. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Coleman
Join us for an interactive story time filled with books, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time or occasional craft projects after the program. For children 0 to 6 with a participating adult. Acc...
📍 Manning
Join Ms. Beronica for some fun as we share songs, rhymes and stories in this special story time featuring the One Book One Chicago book: Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers. For families with children 0 to ...
📍 Near North
This interactive program features read-aloud books, songs and movement activities. Tips for children's early literacy skill development are included for parents and caregivers. Recommended for ages 2 ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Canaryville
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Clearing
Join us for story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register by t...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Archer Park
Meet Ms. Marissa from the Archer Heights Branch at Archer Park for a morning of stories, songs and play! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend No registration required. This event ta...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join Ms. Lina for story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome. Accessibilit...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 10:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 Legler Regional
Come see if you can complete a LEGO® challenge or just let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! For ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ...
📍 McKinley Park
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts! Complete one of our design challenges or let your imagination run wild. LEGO® bricks and materials are provided. For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language inter...
📍 Beverly
Join the Forest Preserves of Cook County for sensory-friendly science and art exploration! Have fun while learning about natural science with hands-on experiments and crafts. For families with kids 2 ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Beverly
Join the Forest Preserves of Cook County for sensory-friendly science and art exploration! Have fun while learning about natural science with hands-on experiments and crafts. For families with kids 2 ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Kelly
Join us every other Thursday for an hour of creativity, discovery, and hands-on fun! Build your logical thinking, problem-solving, and fine motor skills as we explore the exciting world of STEM. Race ...
📍 Albany Park
Become an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 and up. Space limitations may apply. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or ot...
📍 West Lawn
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation. Pick up a copy of ...
📍 Blackstone
Want to learn chess or sharpen your skills? Come join us for open chess play, game analysis and tactical challenges. All skill levels are welcome. For adults, teens and kids 6 and up. Accessibility Ne...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a screening of The Iron Giant (1992) Plot overview: A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. Warner Bros. - 1h 26 min - PG Co...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Chicago Bee
Looking for something to do after school? Stop by for an hour of fun games, activities or crafts. For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need sign lan...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation for ages 8-13. How ...
📍 West Town
Experiment with poetry and find creative ways to express yourself! We read a poem, learn poetic terms, and write our own poem in a fun, welcoming space. Come write, listen, share, or just try somethin...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join us for some afternoon STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) fun! Join us for a fun, hands‑on science activity where kids get to create their very own bouncing balls! For kids 6 a...
📍 Roden
Join us for a monthly book club. Please stop by the library for a copy of the book or place a copy on hold at your preferred location. For children 8 years and older. Children under 11 years old must ...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Roden
Join us for a monthly book club. Please stop by the library for a copy of Miss Daisy Is Crazy! or place a copy on hold at your preferred location. For children 8 years and older. Children under 11 yea...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for a 30-minute story time followed by 30 minutes of building play. For kids 2 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for th...
📍 Back of the Yards
Visit Back of the Yards Branch for a screening of Alpha! Click here to watch the trailer! In the prehistoric past, a young man labors to get back home after being separated from his tribe during a hun...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 McKinley Park
Join us Friday mornings for 30 minutes of songs and stories! Play time immediately follows. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibi...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Rogers Park
Join Ms. Catherine at story time for the whole family! We'll enjoy stories, rhymes and songs together. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome! Accessibility Need sign language in...
📍 Little Italy
Fall is here! Join Miss Taylor for a weekly story time with songs, stories and rhymes for our preschool-aged patrons. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. ¡Únase a la hora del cuento para nuestros usuarios más pequeños! Co...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Toman
LEGO® fans rejoice! Join other fans and enthusiasts as you create, challenge yourself and share ideas for your next creations made with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Build as far as your imagination...
📍 West Belmont
Join us for some afternoon STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) fun! For kids 6 and up and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assi...
📍 Mayfair
Join us for a four-week improv theater program. Find characters, build environments and create scenes from scratch. Be a part of an ensemble. Have fun! We meet once a week to learn and practice improv...
📍 Budlong Woods
The Friends of the Budlong Woods Library is hosting a fall book sale. Treasure hunt holiday bargains for all ages, and fill your shelves with winter reading, puzzles and games. All ages welcome! Proce...
📍 Near North
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 d...
📍 Near North
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 d...
📍 West Lawn
Join the Field Museum at the branch as we explore nature together! Look at specimens from the Field Museum, make crafts and eat snacks. For families with kids 3 to 13. ¡Únete al Museo Field en la sucu...
📍 Merlo
Bring the family to these fun-filled and lively story times. For kids 0 to 5 years with a participating adult. How to Attend In order to provide a fun and safe program, Family Story Time is limited to...
📍 Albany Park
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite WTTW Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partner...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for stories, songs and fun for the family! For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (31...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn to discuss See the Cat by David LaRochelle while enjoying milk and cookies. This book club is for beginning readers at a K to 2 reading level. Pick up the book at the children's refer...
📍 Bezazian
Join our 30-minute story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, lap sit rhymes, books and developmental exercises. We'll also learn simple American Sign Language signs in each sessi...
📍 Austin
Start your Saturday with stories, songs, rhymes and play! Babies and young children their parents or caregivers are invited to join us for a warm, welcoming story time designed especially for our litt...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Beverly
Join Ms. Izabel and Love on a Leash for an hour of reading fun! Build reading fluency and confidence by reading aloud to certified therapy dogs. This program is part of Chicago Public Library's Jump I...
📍 Rogers Park
The Mad Hatters are coming! Join us for a fun-filled program of books, poems and songs by the Mad Hatters of Chicago. Hear some all-time favorite books performed using hats and props. Drop in and join...
📍 Legler Regional
Join our story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 2 to 8 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretati...
📍 Art Institute of Chicago
A, B, C Librarian Megan at the Art Institute of Chicago to celebrate the museum’s new book, ABCs at the Art Institute of Chicago . Share songs, rhymes and stories as children and their caregivers expl...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
Use LEGO® bricks to design and build your own version of a towering structure inspired by the Obama Presidential Center. Builders can get creative, experiment with different designs and enjoy a fun ST...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Touch down for a very special young readers book club celebrating One Book One Chicago featuring Lion Of Mars by Jennifer Holm. Join us as we discuss the book and enjoy fun space-themed activities! Fo...
📍 West Lawn
Learn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch, a beginner coding platform. Whether you use it to create a game, make an animation or jus...
📍 Lozano
Join us for a special story time with the Mexican Consulate and Her Excellency Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendevil. After story time, we will gather for a Día de los Muertos craft. Acompáñenos en una ses...
📍 Hall
This bus tour celebrates Chicago as the birthplace of Black history. Led by Chicago’s own Urban Historian Sherman “Dilla” Thomas of Mahagany Tours , he will guide tourists to key Chicago locations th...
📍 Hall
This bus tour celebrates Chicago as the birthplace of Black history. Led by Chicago’s own Urban Historian Sherman “Dilla” Thomas of Mahagany Tours , he will guide tourists to key Chicago locations th...
📍 Douglass
Build your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! For families with kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Lincoln Park
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, ...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation. Pick up a copy of ...
📍 Scottsdale
Come in for a fun afternoon of crafting and hanging out with friends. Each month there is a new seasonal craft. This month we're making paper ...
📍 North Pulaski
Join us for Weekend LEGO® Club! We have LEGO® and DUPLO® bricks each session as well as additional building materials and activities to test out your engineering skills. We provide all the supplies; j...
📍 Roden
Join us at the library for a fun time while enhancing your reading skills through stories, songs and playtime. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or othe...
📍 Roden
Join us at the library for a fun time while enhancing your reading skills through stories, songs and playtime. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or othe...
📍 Budlong Woods
The Friends of the Budlong Woods Library is hosting a fall book sale. Treasure hunt holiday bargains for all ages, and fill your shelves with winter reading, puzzles and games. All ages welcome! Proce...
📍 Merlo
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 ...
📍 Scottsdale
Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) An inventor and a weather-reporter intern try to discover why the sky is raining food instead of water in...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join us at the Chicago Lawn branch for Sunday Cinema. This week's selection will be: The Sheep Detectives. George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join an occupational therapist and speech language pathologist from The Little Duck Collective for movement and sensory activities that engage motor skills and developmentally appropriate speech and c...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Pullman
Join us each week for story time at the library! Bring your little ones for a fun mix of books, songs and early learning activities. It’s a great way to spark imagination, build early literacy skills ...
📍 Roden
Join us for an engaging and interactive story time! This series is designed to support neurodivergent children and their sensory processing needs; however, children of all abilities are welcome. Follo...
📍 Brainerd
Join Ms. Carlynn for a fun-filled fall story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 3 and their caregiver...
📍 Albany Park
Join us for stories, songs and movement activities. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call ...
📍 Garfield Ridge
Join us as we create a take home sensory bottle using a clear plastic bottle: just add water, soap, glitter, sequins or pom poms to create a unique and fun craft. Shake your sensory bottle and feel th...
📍 West Belmont
Bring the kids for an interactive story time filled with books, fingerplays, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time after the program. For children 0 to 5 with a participating adult. Groups of fo...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Join Cruelty Free You + Me for their Compassionate Children's Programming. During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in learning t...
📍 Uptown
Come giggle, wiggle and explore with Ms. My! Enjoy charming stories, cheerful songs, playful rhymes, bouncy fun and bubbles that brighten your baby’s morning and support early learning. After story ti...
📍 Toman
Make a set of paper cups decorated as rockets. They launch with rubber bands. Great for families! How To Attend Space and supplies are limited. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal informati...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
Join cast members from Chicago Children's Theatre 's production of Carmela Full of Wishes for this special story time featuring a reading of the book Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña paired w...
📍 Little Village
Stop by to make a themed craft or create art on your own. The craft cart will be set up in the children’s area and a separate cart will be set up in the tween area. Drop in as you wish. For kids 3 to ...
📍 Lincoln Belmont
Join us to have a snack, do a movie themed coloring sheet or craft, and enjoy the show! This month's screening is Toy Story 5 (2026). Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged...
📍 Little Italy
Board games, TCGs and more, oh my! Drop-in for an hour of open gaming. Each week we’ll have a variety of board games and Magic the Gathering available for you to play. Don't know how to play? No worri...
📍 Dunning
Bored? Hang out with other kids after school and play board games, card games and puzzles. For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this...
📍 West Loop
Calling all little crafters! Join Mr. Victor for an informal crafting hour. All materials are provided in this casual, self-directed art hour. For kids 3 to 8 and their caregivers. No registration req...
📍 Gage Park
When children are learning to read, it’s important to practice often and with others. Join us every Monday after school for an engaging hour of literacy - all levels of experience are welcome! Each we...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Join Ms. Annie and express your creativity through clay! For kids 4 to14. How to Attend R egister by 4 p.m. Sunday, November 8. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from k...
📍 Near North
Use your imagination to make your own cast of characters and creatures. Work as a group to come up with their characteristics and backstories and then come back in two weeks to make your own comics, f...
📍 Bezazian
Join us for stories, crafts, experiments and hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Registratio...
📍 Blackstone
Calling all LEGO enthusiasts and engineers! We show you how to build with mini-bricks as we take on building challenges and do some open-ended free play. Join us to make new friends while building STE...
📍 Woodson Regional
Discover and create in this self-guided open studio program sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago ! Use our art supplies to copy the techniques of master artists or to create a masterpiece of your...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Kids are welcome to create art on a mini canvas. For ages 6 to 13. How to Attend Register by 24 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to...
📍 West Pullman
Get ready to play, create and compete! Join Arrayscape Gaming for an exciting Roblox experience where kids and tweens can explore games, take on challenges and show off their gaming skills. Participan...
📍 Rogers Park
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation. Pick up a copy of ...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Embark on an exciting Memory Monday game night that puts your brain to the test! Move through different stations packed with fun challenges that sharpen your focus and boost your recall. Each mission ...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Kids can drop in to make their own colorful, fall‑themed Perler bead creations! Create pumpkins, leaves and other autumn shapes. All supplies provided—just bring your imagination! For ages 6 to 14. Ho...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Rogers Park
Do you enjoy playing card games but can't find anyone to game with? We have plenty of decks of cards, board games and a chess board and several tables, so why not get together with the Rogers Park com...
📍 Mayfair
Make a set of paper cups decorated as rockets. They launch with rubber bands. Great for families! How To Attend Space and supplies are limited. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal informati...
📍 Archer Heights
Color, cut and shrink your own Pokémon for a personalized keychain! For children 6 to 13. Space is limited. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this e...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Merlo
Preschoolers have a blast and get ready to read in these 30-minute playful and active story times. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. For kids 2 to 5 years with a participating adult. How to At...
📍 Oriole Park
Children and their families are invited to story time for songs, books and a craft to make together, followed by play time. For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpr...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Altgeld
Join us for story time, where children enjoy fun stories, songs and activities. For children 0 to 5 with an adult. Older siblings welcome. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other acce...
📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn
Join us for a fun story time featuring songs, games and books! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assist...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join cast members from Chicago Children's Theatre 's production of Carmela Full of Wishes for this special story time featuring a reading of the book Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña paired w...
📍 Little Italy
Join Ms. Hailey for a drop-in afternoon craft showcasing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) skills. Supplies are provided. For kids 5 to 10. Accessibility Need sign language interp...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? P...
📍 Online event
Want to learn or brush up on your American Sign Language skills? Join us for this weekly virtual class. All levels of learners are welcome. Participation is required in this class. For adults, teens a...
📍 Kelly
Join us for an afternoon of art and crafts with Make it! Tuesdays. Drop in every other Tuesday evening to make a fun, hands-on art project and take home your very own masterpiece. Paint, build, design...
📍 Kelly
Celebrate the season at our Family Fall Fest! Enjoy carnival-style games, including ring toss, beanbag toss and more, along with hot dogs, popcorn, hot chocolate and other fall treats. Bring the whole...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Join us for a screening of the animated movie Cars (2006) to celebrate its 20th anniversary! A cocky hot rod gets stranded in a desert town en route to a big race and gets a long-overdue lesson in hum...
📍 Avalon
Drop in for this tasty treat celebrating fall. Create a tasty sweet turkey with Thanksgiving right around the corner! *If you have allergies, this program may not be for you.* For ages 6 to 13. Access...
📍 West Englewood
Join us as we read books, learn new words and play games to support what we have learned. For beginning readers 5 to 9. This program is part of CPL’s Jump into Reading initiative. Accessibility Need s...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for a variety of fun STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) related activities! For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assista...
📍 Woodson Regional
Help make props for the plays written and performed during the Woodson Youth Theatre Festival. Learn about what goes in to making costumes, sets and other props for stage productions. For ages 6 to 14...
📍 Roden
Join us for an exciting, themed family craft night! Dive into a specific project or unleash your creativity with the provided materials. For children 3 to 13 with their family. Children under 11 years...
📍 Oriole Park
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite PBS Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partnersh...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Roden
Did you know that dream catchers originated in Ojibwe culture around the Great Lakes? Join us to hear the Ojibwe story of their origin, learn about their role in Ojibwe culture, and then make your own...
📍 Hegewisch
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921 he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros n...
📍 Hegewisch
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921, he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros ...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Brighton Park
Join us for picture books, stories, songs and either a simple craft or play time. For families with children up to 5 years old. Acompáñenos a disfrutar de libros ilustrados, cuentos, canciones y una m...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for this preschool story time tailored for you and your preschooler. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus an activity or craft. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Northtown
Join us as we read books, sing songs and enjoy rhymes! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pleas...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 North Pulaski
Drop in for open play featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their caregivers. For children 0 to 5 and their families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need ...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Northtown
Join us as we read books, sing songs and enjoy rhymes! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pleas...
📍 Woodson Regional
Join us as we learn about the elements of art through stories and guided art projects. We're practicing milestone fine motor skills with paint, glue, scissors and more! For ages 3 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 Roden
Join us at the library for a fun time while enhancing your reading skills through stories, songs and playtime. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or othe...
📍 Garfield Ridge
Join us for a quick story and craft. Early arrivals can color or build puzzles. For ages 18 months and up. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect perso...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Little Village
Join our story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities in English and Spanish. Stay after for sensory play involving sand...
📍 Brighton Park
Start your day at the library with this active story time geared towards toddlers! We sing songs, read stories and do fun activities to build early literacy skills! For kids 18 months to 3 years and t...
📍 Back of the Yards Coffeehouse
Join the Back of the Yards Branch staff for a fun, bilingual story time at Back of the Yards Coffeehouse. Enjoy a delicious treat while your little ones have fun singing, dancing and listening to stor...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for this story time tailored for you and your baby or toddler. We share songs, rhymes and books. For children birth to 3 years and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpreta...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Join us for this fun program of stories, songs, stretches and a craft! For children 3 to 5. How to Attend Register by 11:30 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect persona...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Edgebrook
This family story time pops up three weeks each month with joyful songs, rhymes, and stories. Each week brings a fun surprise! Explore educational toys, make a simple craft, or enjoy lively parachute ...
📍 Budlong Woods
It's World Origami Day! Join us in the children's area to practice easy paper folding designs. For kids ages 5 and up and caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibi...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for an introduction to story time for babies. This 20-minute interactive story time includes stories, songs, fingerplays and bounces specifically designed for babies who have not yet started w...
📍 Austin-Irving
Unleash your creativity with LEGO®! Whether you love building towering castles, speedy race cars or imaginative worlds, this is your chance to make your ideas come to life with our collection of color...
📍 Merlo
Complete one of our design challenges or let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! LEGO bricks are provided, and creations are displayed at the library for a week after the ...
📍 Little Italy
Join Miss Taylor and your fellow trainers for an afternoon of everything Pokémon! Each week we have a themed craft or activity and time to battle. Learn how to play the tabletop card game (TCG) and pu...
📍 Avalon
Join us for an early reader book club designed for students in grades K to 3! We read the book together, talk about the big ideas (called themes) and do a game related to the book. Cookies and milk pr...
📍 Avalon
Join us for an early reader book club designed for students in grades K to 3! We read the book together, talk about the big ideas (called themes) and do a game related to the book. Cookies and milk pr...
📍 Gage Park
Unlock your creativity with the art of collaging! Make a collage to decorate your wall, be the author of your own collage zine, or customize objects like notebooks, pencil holders and bookmarks in you...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Families can come together and play with board games, puzzles and create small crafts. while listening to music and having lively conversations with other families in the community. You are welcome to...
📍 Woodson Regional
Read with us! Each child has their own book in this shared reading experience enhanced with literacy games and crafts. For beginning readers and their caregivers. This program is part of Chicago Publi...
📍 West Pullman
5-12 year olds visited the branch Attendance: 12
📍 West Belmont
Kids in first, second and third grade are invited to join us for their own after-school early literacy club. We read a book together and then join in theme-related activities. This program is part of ...
📍 Toman
Drop in and create your own masterpiece. All materials are provided and all skill levels are welcomed. For children of all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult during the program. Please reg...
📍 Manning
Let’s explore the world by trying new snacks from a different country. We’re doing a taste test and rating our favorite candy. Bon appétit! Note: Please be aware that some products are manufactured in...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
Discover your creativity at The Artist’s Studio in the Library! Join us for family-friendly art activities and explore work by new artists. The Art Institute of Chicago developed the hands-on activiti...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Just like it sounds—a group of kids enjoying building with LEGO® bricks! There are materials for independent or cooperative exploration with optional project ideas or challenges available from the lib...
📍 Portage-Cragin
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 c...
📍 Portage-Cragin
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 c...
📍 Legler Regional
Learning to read takes practice! This program encourages emerging readers to practice early reading activities in a fun way. Join us as we play with sounds, read books together and explore new skills....
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Have you ever wanted to read aloud to a dog? Kids can come practice their reading skills with Certified Reading Assistance Dogs! Join the dogs from SitStayRead in fun activities to promote the import...
📍 West Lawn
Stop by to play a family friendly game of Lotería, similar to bingo. Shout "¡Lotería!" and win prizes! Don't worry if you've never played; you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Registration is req...
📍 Humboldt Park
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921 he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros n...
📍 Humboldt Park
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago-born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921, he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros ...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Put on your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this story time for fun stories, songs and rhymes. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Canaryville
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Budlong Woods
Join us for stories, songs and play activities. For children 3 to 5 and their caregivers . Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Manning
Join Ms. Beronica for some fun as we share songs, rhymes and stories! For families with children 0 to 7. How to Attend Please register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect ...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Bezazian
Join us for a weekly series of stories, songs, fingerplays and more! Concludes with 30 minutes of open play time. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 11:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 Little Italy
Join Ms. Hailey for a story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus some free play time in the community room. For babies 0 to 2 and their caregivers. Acces...
📍 Blackstone
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. Come make new friends and have fun as we sing and play together. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpre...
📍 Chinatown
Your child learns best when having fun! Support your child’s pre-literacy skills through songs, stories and play. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Coleman
Join us for an interactive story time filled with books, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time or occasional craft projects after the program. For children 0 to 6 with a participating adult. Acc...
📍 Manning
Join us 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. Fo...
📍 Near North
This interactive program features read-aloud books, songs and movement activities. Tips for children's early literacy skill development are included for parents and caregivers. Recommended for ages 2 ...
📍 Clearing
Join us for story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register by t...
📍 Archer Heights
Start your day with stories, songs and fun for the whole family! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this ev...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Join nonprofit Cruelty Free You + Me for their compassionate children's programming! During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in ...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join Ms. Lina for story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome. Accessibilit...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 10:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 Legler Regional
Come see if you can complete a LEGO® challenge or just let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! For ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 West Belmont
Life on Mars is all eleven-year-old Bell has known, so it seems normal—until a sudden crisis leaves the kids in charge. How do you survive on an airless planet when the adults are too sick to help? Jo...
📍 Edgewater
Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels who play acoustic instruments. Participants also may be singers and listeners. Sessions are one hour and include group playing, s...
📍 Blackstone
Want to learn chess or sharpen your skills? Come join us for open chess play, game analysis and tactical challenges. All skill levels are welcome. For adults, teens and kids 6 and up. Accessibility Ne...
📍 Toman
Discover the excitement of Lotería, a traditional Mexican game similar to bingo, in this interactive and family-friendly library program! Game Play: Enjoy multiple rounds of Lotería with colorful game...
📍 Beverly
Learn, play and connect with other Pokémon Trading Card Game fans! New and experienced players are welcome for casual play. Trade and play together, make new friends and build critical thinking and pr...
📍 Austin
Unleash your inner artist and build something amazing! We are rolling up our sleeves to tackle awesome, hands-on craft projects. From quirky sculptures to colorful masterpieces, bring your imagination...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a screening of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Plot overview: A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet. Universal Pi...
📍 McKinley Park
STEAM Day is a fun, story powered introduction to science, technology, engineering, art and math for young learners presented by FIRST STAR FORCE. Each session starts with an engaging picture book rea...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 McKinley Park
STEAM Day is a fun, story powered introduction to science, technology, engineering, art and math for young learners presented by FIRST STAR FORCE. Each session starts with an engaging picture book rea...
📍 Chicago Bee
Looking for something to do after school? Stop by for an hour of fun games, activities or crafts. For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need sign lan...
📍 West Town
Experiment with poetry and find creative ways to express yourself! We read a poem, learn poetic terms, and write our own poem in a fun, welcoming space. Come write, listen, share, or just try somethin...
📍 Austin-Irving
Celebrate dinosaurs as we share facts and fun with stories, books, activities and a craft. For kids in kindergarten to grade 2. How to Attend Register by 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 11. Chicago Public ...
📍 Independence
Create art, try a craft and express yourself during this artistic program. Today's art project is inspired by Indigenous children's author and illustrator Michaela Goade . Participants will choose a n...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Get creative with us and make your own slime. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Register at least 24 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
For kids learning to read or gaining confidence in reading (usually around ages 5 to 8) come read with a high school volunteer and play learning-to-read games with your family. For kids 5 to 8 with a ...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for seasonal science activities. In this session, we explore late summer/early fall science, spooky science, late fall science and holiday science. For kids 6 to 11. How to Attend Register at ...
📍 Online event
Pop on your pajamas, get comfy and listen to Ms. Mary from the West Town Branch read aloud the book The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus over four Thursday evenings. For ages ...
📍 Chinatown
A bi-weekly playgroup for children who speak Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese. This playgroup is intended to help children develop confidence in their own language and culture and help kids and their par...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun educational toys and books available for self-directed play. We end play time together with parachute play and a song with a big book. For kids 0 to ...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for a 30-minute story time followed by 30 minutes of building play. For kids 2 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for th...
📍 Back of the Yards
Visit Back of the Yards Branch for a screening of Happy Feet! Click here to watch the trailer! Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that ...
📍 Brainerd
Join us for a screening of the Disney/Pixar film, Toy Story 5 (2026). "Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playti...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 McKinley Park
Join us Friday mornings for 30 minutes of songs and stories! Play time immediately follows. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibi...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Rogers Park
Join us for this very special, music-themed edition of family story time -- featuring live cello with Ms. Kelsey! We'll enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and explore the cello together! For kids 0 to 5 and...
📍 Little Italy
Fall is here! Join Miss Taylor for a weekly story time with songs, stories and rhymes for our preschool-aged patrons. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Uptown
Join Ms. My for a joyful, interactive story time filled with songs, movement and lively rhymes that support early literacy development. Bring your favorite stuffed animal or doll for leg bounces and g...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Garfield Ridge
Are you looking to meet other homeschool families? Games and activities are available for kids while caregivers can join in the fun or chat and share resources with one another. For families with kids...
📍 Garfield Ridge
Are you looking to meet other homeschool families? Games and activities are available for kids while caregivers can join in the fun or chat and share resources with one another. For families with kids...
📍 West Belmont
Become a master builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. Come back to see your creations on display in the library all month. Ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need...
📍 West Belmont
Become a master builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. Come back to see your creations on display in the library all month. Ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need...
📍 Toman
LEGO® fans rejoice! Join other fans and enthusiasts as you create, challenge yourself and share ideas for your next creations made with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Build as far as your imagination...
📍 Legler Regional
Field Adventures is a monthly program hosted at the library during after school hours. Each second Friday of the month, the Field Museum hosts activity stations to learn about different topics from th...
📍 Mayfair
Join us for a four-week improv theater program. Find characters, build environments and create scenes from scratch. Be a part of an ensemble. Have fun! We meet once a week to learn and practice improv...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Join us for our monthly Saturday Story Time! We’ll read books, sing songs and play together. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibilit...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Join us for our monthly Saturday Story Time! We’ll read books, sing songs and play together. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibilit...
📍 Kelly
The Kelly Kouture Community Closet offers free, gently used clothing to anyone in need. Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with a rotating selection that is restocked regularly. ...
📍 Kelly
The Kelly Kouture Community Closet offers free, gently used clothing to anyone in need. Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with a rotating selection that is restocked regularly. ...
📍 Albany Park
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite WTTW Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partner...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for stories, songs and fun for the family! For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (31...
📍 Clearing
Celebrate gaming in all its forms. Join us for a day of gaming, crafting, puzzling and fun at this mini gaming convention. Play pinball on classic machines from The Flip Pinball Museum Compete in a S...
📍 Austin
Start your Saturday with stories, songs, rhymes and play! Babies and young children their parents or caregivers are invited to join us for a warm, welcoming story time designed especially for our litt...
📍 North Pulaski
Join us for a screening of Thankful with Blue (Blues Clues & You) . Beloved puppy Blue invites viewers to join her and the live action host on a clue-led adventure and solve a daily puzzle. With each ...
📍 Oriole Park
Love LEGO and creating with your imagination? Join us for fun design challenges and open play with our collection of LEGO bricks. Build, create, and bring your ideas to life! For kids of all ages. Acc...
📍 Online event
Spice up your kitchen and see what you can make with Ms. Shilo from Legler Regional Library! For children 6 and up; younger children can also participate with a caregiver. How to Attend This event tak...
📍 Little Italy
Get ready to ROAR at this dinosaur-themed story time for Dinovember! Join Miss Taylor for a 30-minute story time and time to play with dino-themed stations. For ages 3 to 5 and their families. Accessi...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Beverly
Become a local superhero! Led by kids for kids interested in social issues and making the world a better place by starting with your community. Join our monthly meeting to share the issues you care ab...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Beverly
Become a local superhero! Led by kids for kids interested in social issues and making the world a better place by starting with your community. Join our monthly meeting to share the issues you care ab...
📍 Legler Regional
Join our story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 2 to 8 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretati...
📍 Humboldt Park
The Mad Hatters are coming! Join us for a fun-filled program of books, poems, and songs! See some all-time favorite books performed, including: The Paper Bag Princess, The Magic Hat and We're Going on...
📍 Hegewisch
Life on Mars is completely normal for eleven-year-old Bell—until a sudden crisis cuts his colony off from Earth. How do you survive on a dangerous planet when the adults fall sick and the rules change...
📍 Northtown
Join us for our biweekly, all-ages chess club that meets every-other Saturday afternoon. Local chess coach Isaac Adams will be with us for each meeting to teach and advise. For adults, teens and kids...
📍 West Lawn
Learn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch, a beginner coding platform. Whether you use it to create a game, make an animation or jus...
📍 West Belmont
Diddley Bow Archives Tie: The Black Ensemble Theater Company Records Collection Chicago has a rich heritage of internationally renowned electric blues guitar players, such as Muddy Waters, Elmore Jame...
📍 Roden
This is a hands-on STEM series designed for students in grades 4 to 6. During these interactive workshop, participants will explore the fundamentals of robotics, engineering and computer programming u...
📍 West Belmont
Diddley Bow Archives Tie: The Black Ensemble Theater Company Records Collection Chicago has a rich heritage of internationally renowned electric blues guitar players, such as Muddy Waters, Elmore Jame...
📍 Roden
This is a hands-on STEM series designed for students in grades 4 to 6. During these interactive workshop, participants will explore the fundamentals of robotics, engineering and computer programming u...
📍 Douglass
Build your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! For families with kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Uptown
Join us for a Community Period Party! This engaging and inclusive event is designed to support tweens, teens and the people who love them. Celebrate periods, promote body literacy, reduce stigma and o...
📍 Dunning
Join us for a fun afternoon making your own Shrinky Dink designs. For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) ...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Stop in for an open house celebration with play activities, music, art and more for children and families. For kids of all ages and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Stop in for an open house celebration with play activities, music, art and more for children and families. For kids of all ages and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or...
📍 Toman
Join us for a screening of Vivo (2021) This family-friendly adventure comedy is an animated musical that features eleven original songs. It follows an adventurous and music-loving capuchin monkey as h...
📍 Humboldt Park
Join Cardz For Kidz for a unique volunteer opportunity! Cardz For Kidz is a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting spirits across the globe by delivering inspiring handmade cards. During this e...
📍 King
Join King Branch for a screening of Minions & Monsters (2026) . The third installment in the Minions spin-off series, and the seventh film overall in the Despicable Me franchise. © Universal Pictures ...
📍 Scottsdale
Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who le...
📍 Logan Square
Learn about the relationship between static electricity and electrons (and protons and neutrons). Experiments and demonstrations are selected and researched by a local scientist-in-training. Recommend...
📍 North Pulaski
Families are invited to drop in to read the book Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers, which has been selected as a One Book, One Chicago title for children . After your family reading time, fill out a book ...
📍 Oriole Park
Join us for a screening of Fantastic Mr. Fox . A wily fox (voice of George Clooney) tries to outsmart three mean-spirited farmers and steal their chickens, but the feud eventually escalates into a bat...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join us for a screening of the film Zootopia 2. Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers. ©Wa...
📍 Uptown
Get ready to wiggle, giggle and GLOW with Ms. My and her ukulele! This joyful, high‑energy celebration invites families to dance, sing, bounce and shine together as we bring stories and music to life ...
📍 Little Italy
Have you ever wanted to read aloud to a dog? Kids can come practice their reading skills with Certified Reading Assistance Dogs! Join the dogs from SitStayRead in fun activities to promote the import...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Pullman
Join us each week for story time at the library! Bring your little ones for a fun mix of books, songs and early learning activities. It’s a great way to spark imagination, build early literacy skills ...
📍 Roden
Join us for an engaging and interactive story time! This series is designed to support neurodivergent children and their sensory processing needs; however, children of all abilities are welcome. Follo...
📍 Brainerd
Join Ms. Carlynn for a fun-filled fall story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 3 and their caregiver...
📍 Garfield Ridge
Let's build something together! Join us and play with our DUPLO® bricks, foam blocks and mega blocks. Block play can offer significant benefits for children including enhancing fine and gross motor sk...
📍 West Belmont
Bring the kids for an interactive story time filled with books, fingerplays, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time after the program. For children 0 to 5 with a participating adult. Groups of fo...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Join Cruelty Free You + Me for their Compassionate Children's Programming. During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in learning t...
📍 Lincoln Belmont
Join us for stories, songs and rhymes. Most of the program is conducted in English with music and at least one book in Spanish or another language. Enjoy 20 to 30 minutes of story time followed by a c...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a film screening of Minions and Monsters (2026) Follows the Minions in 1920s Hollywood as they search for frightening creatures for their monster movie, partner with a green creature, and ...
📍 Little Village
Stop by to make a themed craft or create art on your own. The craft cart will be set up in the children’s area and a separate cart will be set up in the tween area. Drop in as you wish. For kids 3 to ...
📍 Little Italy
Board games, TCGs and more, oh my! Drop-in for an hour of open gaming. Each week we’ll have a variety of board games and Magic the Gathering available for you to play. Don't know how to play? No worri...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Everyday life can be stressful even for kids! Stop by the library after school to participate in a variety of calming activities. Kids will be able to learn techniques to help them feel balanced throu...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Everyday life can be stressful even for kids! Stop by the library after school to participate in a variety of calming activities. Kids will be able to learn techniques to help them feel balanced throu...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Calling all young book lovers and artists! Readers between the ages of 6 to 12 are welcome to join Caldecott Book Club. Once a month, from September to January, we will meet to read two picture books ...
📍 Gage Park
When children are learning to read, it’s important to practice often and with others. Join us every Monday after school for an engaging hour of literacy - all levels of experience are welcome! Each we...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Feeling creative? Stop by and get making! All materials are provided; all you need to bring is your imagination. Prepare to get messy! For kids 2 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Mayfair
Beat the post-time change darkness by designing your own colorful lantern! Cut tissue paper shapes and glue them on a paper globe lantern to create a beautiful light. All materials provided. For ages ...
📍 Legler Regional
Do you enjoy cooking and trying new recipes? Are you always looking for snacks after school? If so, then join the children's staff as we teach kids how to make some yummy snacks. For ages 6 to 13. How...
📍 Back of the Yards
Library staff appreciates and wants to thank all the community members who come into the library each day. Whatever brings you into this library, you’re the reason we’re here! Enjoy music, crafts and ...
📍 Bezazian
Join us for stories, crafts, experiments and hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Registratio...
📍 Rogers Park
Stop by and read to Ellie, a certified therapy dog! Dogs don't mind if you make any mistakes; they just love spending time with you. Reading to a dog can help build a reader's confidence and encourage...
📍 Woodson Regional
Discover and create in this self-guided open studio program sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago ! Use our art supplies to copy the techniques of master artists or to create a masterpiece of your...
📍 Clearing
Do you enjoy modern board games but can't find anyone to game with? Would you like to learn how to play some of the current best-selling games? Join us for the Clearing Board Game Club. Choose from ou...
📍 Clearing
Do you enjoy modern board games but can't find anyone to game with? Would you like to learn how to play some of the current best-selling games? Join us for the Clearing Board Game Club. Choose from ou...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a film screening of Minions and Monsters (2026) Follows the Minions in 1920s Hollywood as they search for frightening creatures for their monster movie, partner with a green creature, and ...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join us at the Thurgood Marshall branch for a spooky movie night featuring The Addams Family! The strange and spooky Addams family faces a new challenge when a reality TV host and her suburban communi...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join us for a special hour of turkey-themed games, crafts, activities and surprises. This gives our young friends a chance to play, create and connect with friends at the library. Let the good vibes r...
📍 McKinley Park
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 c...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Rogers Park
Do you enjoy playing card games but can't find anyone to game with? We have plenty of decks of cards, board games and a chess board and several tables, so why not get together with the Rogers Park com...
📍 Toman
Join us and Urban Warriors for Yoga pa’ Todos, a community-driven yoga initiative offering free yoga classes for everyone, regardless of background, ability or experience level. Yoga pa’ Todos is desi...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes, books and bubbles for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of sensory-rich social play. For kids 0 to 5 and their care...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Blackstone
Enjoy songs, rhymes and books with your baby to develop language skills and a love of reading. For children 0 to 18 months with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Merlo
Preschoolers have a blast and get ready to read in these 30-minute playful and active story times. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. For kids 2 to 5 years with a participating adult. How to At...
📍 Oriole Park
Children and their families are invited to story time for songs, books and a craft to make together, followed by play time. For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpr...
📍 Beverly
Join Ms. Izabel for stories, songs, rhymes and play activities! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register to receive an email reminder. Chicago Public Library cannot collect persona...
📍 Rogers Park
Join Ms. Tara for a story time especially for preschoolers! We’ll share songs, rhymes, books and early literacy tips. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 McKinley Park
Engage with your toddler and their peers through sensory and creative play! Early Childhood research strongly supports that free play is vital to a child’s intellectual and physical development. For c...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a special playgroup featuring sensory activities that support healthy cognitive, social, and physical development. This program is designed for kids of all abilities but especially support...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join "The Library Lady" for this preschool story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 6 and their caregive...
📍 Altgeld
Join us for story time, where children enjoy fun stories, songs and activities. For children 0 to 5 with an adult. Older siblings welcome. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes, books and bubbles for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of sensory-rich social play. For kids 0 to 5 and their care...
📍 Dunning
Join Ms. Katie for a story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus some free play time. For babies 0 to 1 and their caregiver. Accessibility Need sign langu...
📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn
Join us for a fun story time featuring songs, games and books! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assist...
📍 West Lawn
Join us for a bilingual story time with fun stories and songs. Stay after for a seasonal themed craft. For ages 0 to 5 and their adult caregivers. Acompáñanos en una sesión de cuentos bilingüe con cue...
📍 West Englewood
Join us for tales of wonder and enchantment. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register by 4 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2026. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information ...
📍 Chicago Bee
There's nothing better than a good story and a bit of interactive fun in the morning for you and your children! Enjoy singing, movement and crafts to accompany a theme. For ages 2 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Roden
Join us and play Mexican Train, a popular domino game. Use our library set or bring your own. It is easy to learn, with simple rules. Great for beginners and is family friendly. For anyone 6 and up. A...
📍 Roden
Join us and play Mexican Train, a popular domino game. Use our library set or bring your own. It is easy to learn, with simple rules. Great for beginners and is family friendly. For anyone 6 and up. A...
📍 Little Italy
Join Ms. Hailey for a drop-in afternoon craft showcasing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) skills. Supplies are provided. For kids 5 to 10. Accessibility Need sign language interp...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? P...
📍 Mayfair
Come build with us! Bring your best ideas to life with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Then display your creations in the Children’s Area for all to see! LEGO® bricks and materials provided. For ages ...
📍 McKinley Park
Most weeks we feature a drop-in activity which may include a simple STEM or craft activity, building materials, puzzles, toys or maybe even a coloring bonanza! This week, come craft your own version o...
📍 Online event
Want to learn or brush up on your American Sign Language skills? Join us for this weekly virtual class. All levels of learners are welcome. Participation is required in this class. For adults, teens a...
📍 Dunning
Relax after school and make some art with your friends. For ages 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 o...
📍 Edgewater
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open play time with our collection of LEGO bricks! Afterwards, we will display your creation in...
📍 Edgewater
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open play time with our collection of LEGO bricks! Afterwards, we will display your creation in...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Please join us for a special screening of Toy Story 5 . Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime ©Disney Pixa...
📍 Avalon
Join us for science that explores cultures during the beginning of America- both indigenous and pilgrim! For ages 5 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assist...
📍 Hegewisch
Calling all LEGO fans, builders and future engineers! Come unleash your creativity with open-ended LEGO building and free play. Dream up something amazing, build it, take it apart and try again! Along...
📍 Budlong Woods
Build your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! For families with kids 5 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Chicago Bee
Do you like working on puzzles? Join Miss Krystal at the library for a relaxing hour of puzzles as we try to complete one each week! For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an...
📍 West Englewood
Join us as we read books, learn new words and play games to support what we have learned. For beginning readers 5 to 9. This program is part of CPL’s Jump into Reading initiative. Accessibility Need s...
📍 West Town
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation. We will talk about...
📍 Independence
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation. Pick up a copy of ...
📍 South Shore
These aren't just any crafts - we're getting fancy with foil, jewelry and all kinds of exciting crafts! We'll provide the materials and the snacks; you provide the creativity! For kids 10 to 13. Acces...
📍 Woodson Regional
Help make props for the plays written and performed during the Woodson Youth Theatre Festival. Learn about what goes in to making costumes, sets and other props for stage productions. For ages 6 to 14...
📍 Austin-Irving
Jump into our new kids’ book discussion adventure! Calling all readers going into grades 4 to 6—your next great story starts here! Grab a copy of this month's title - Ghost by Jason Reynolds - at the ...
📍 Scottsdale
We supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance ...
📍 Scottsdale
We supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance ...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Create an artwork to honor a special time spent with family or friends, inspired by images of family togetherness by artists including Romare Bearden, Mary Cassatt and Suzuki Harunobu during this self...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Whitney M. Young, Jr.
This is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an introduction to his collection and his impact in Chicago, participants will be putting together...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Wear something comfortable, grab a stuffed animal to cuddle and join us for Pajama Story Time! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their c...
📍 Whitney M. Young, Jr.
This is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an introduction to his collection and his impact in Chicago, participants will be putting together...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Wear something comfortable, grab a stuffed animal to cuddle and join us for Pajama Story Time! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their c...
📍 Uptown
Join Ms. My for a high‑energy autumn celebration featuring fall stories, movement and glow‑in‑the‑dark STEAM experiments. Children will explore leaves, pumpkins, light and color through safe, playful ...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Come find out at our family game day! We have board games, a few carnival type games and perhaps some physical challenges at this drop-in program. For kids 4 to 14 and their families. Accessibility Ne...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Brighton Park
Join us for picture books, stories, songs and either a simple craft or play time. For families with children up to 5 years old. Acompáñenos a disfrutar de libros ilustrados, cuentos, canciones y una m...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for this preschool story time tailored for you and your preschooler. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus an activity or craft. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Northtown
Join us as we read books, sing songs and enjoy rhymes! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pleas...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 North Pulaski
Drop in for open play featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their caregivers. For children 0 to 5 and their families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need ...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Northtown
Join us as we read books, sing songs and enjoy rhymes! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pleas...
📍 Woodson Regional
Join us as we learn about the elements of art through stories and guided art projects. We're practicing milestone fine motor skills with paint, glue, scissors and more! For ages 3 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 Roden
Join us at the library for a fun time while enhancing your reading skills through stories, songs and playtime. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or othe...
📍 Garfield Ridge
Join us for a quick story and craft. Early arrivals can color or build puzzles. For ages 18 months and up. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect perso...
📍 King
Join us for stories and songs followed by time for coloring, crafts or open play. For children 2 to 5 with an adult. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance f...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Brighton Park
Start your day at the library with this active story time geared towards toddlers! We sing songs, read stories and do fun activities to build early literacy skills! For kids 18 months to 3 years and t...
📍 DreamCatcher Café
Join the Back of the Yards Branch staff for a fun, bilingual story time at DreamCatcher Cafe! Enjoy a delicious treat while your little one has fun singing, dancing and listening to stories! For child...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for this story time tailored for you and your baby or toddler. We share songs, rhymes and books. For children birth to 3 years and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpreta...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Join us for this fun program of stories, songs, stretches and a craft! For children 3 to 5. How to Attend Register by 11:30 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect persona...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Edgebrook
This family story time pops up three weeks each month with joyful songs, rhymes, and stories. Each week brings a fun surprise! Explore educational toys, make a simple craft, or enjoy lively parachute ...
📍 West Pullman
This is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an introduction to his collection and his impact in Chicago, participants will be putting together...
📍 West Pullman
This is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an introduction to his collection and his impact in Chicago, participants will be putting together...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for an introduction to story time for babies. This 20-minute interactive story time includes stories, songs, fingerplays and bounces specifically designed for babies who have not yet started w...
📍 Merlo
Complete one of our design challenges or let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! LEGO bricks are provided, and creations are displayed at the library for a week after the ...
📍 North Pulaski
LEGO Club is back! We have LEGO and DUPLO® bricks each session as well as additional building materials and activities to test out your engineering skills. We provide all the supplies; just bring your...
📍 Little Italy
Join Miss Taylor and your fellow trainers for an afternoon of everything Pokémon! Each week we have a themed craft or activity and time to battle. Learn how to play the tabletop card game (TCG) and pu...
📍 Gage Park
Unlock your creativity with the art of collaging! Make a collage to decorate your wall, be the author of your own collage zine, or customize objects like notebooks, pencil holders and bookmarks in you...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Families can come together and play with board games, puzzles and create small crafts. while listening to music and having lively conversations with other families in the community. You are welcome to...
📍 Chinatown
Join us for an afternoon of making art! Create an artwork to honor a special time spent with family or friends, inspired by images of family togetherness by artists including Romare Bearden, Mary Cass...
📍 Avalon
Join us as we test our STEM brains in creating small kit-based robots, such as bubble machines, doodle bots and more. A new robot will be tested each month. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Register by...
📍 Toman
Curious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring science fiction, real-world space science and just plain fun conversation for ages 8-13. We w...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Join us for a monthly book club! This month, we're reading and discussing Right Back at You by Carolyn Mackler. We're also working on a fun activity. Please stop by the library for a copy of the book....
📍 Gage Park
Why buy it from the store when you can make it yourself? Join us for an afternoon of crafting, community, and creativity. This month, we’re making our very own animal plushies using upcycled felt and ...
📍 Chinatown
Build a Mars rover prototype! In this hands-on workshop, kids will be able to build their very own robot and test drive it on an obstacle course. Use problem-solving and STEAM skills to develop a mode...
📍 North Austin
Stop by to play games with the sheriff's department. Presented in partnership with Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. For children 6 and up and their families. How to Attend Register by 24 hours befo...
📍 West Pullman
5-12 year olds visited the branch Attendance: 12
📍 West Belmont
Kids in first, second and third grade are invited to join us for their own after-school early literacy club. We read a book together and then join in theme-related activities. This program is part of ...
📍 Jefferson Park
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open play time with our collection of LEGO bricks! Afterwards, we will display your creation in...
📍 Manning
Stop by Manning and read to Izzy, a certified therapy dog! Dogs don't mind if you make any mistakes; they just love spending time with you. Reading to a dog can help build a reader's confidence and en...
📍 Woodson Regional
Help grow our Woodson Readers' Garden and try your hand at garden-related science activities. For kids 7 to 12. Younger children welcome with caregiver supervision. Accessibility Need sign language in...
📍 Austin
Ever wanted to have a secret language with a friend or learn how a queen hid her messages? Come master some of history’s classic codes – from the Caesar cipher to Pigpen. You can unscramble fun facts,...
📍 Woodson Regional
Read with us! Each child has their own book in this shared reading experience enhanced with literacy games and crafts. For beginning readers and their caregivers. This program is part of Chicago Publi...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Chicago Bee
Bring the whole family for a screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs! An inventor and a weather-reporter intern try to discover why the sky is raining food instead of water in this adaptation o...
📍 Obama Presidential Center
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 c...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Looking for a fun and meaningful way to be creative? The crowdsourced environmental art project, Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene, is coming to the branch! With the aim of raising awareness about ...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts and engineers! We show you how to build with mini bricks as we take on building challenges and do some open-ended free play. Join us to make new friends while building ST...
📍 Vodak-East Side
From 1976 to 1987 artist Calvin B. Jones along with fellow artist Mitchell Canton painted six murals on the South and West sides of Chicago. Jones was active in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s an...
📍 Vodak-East Side
From 1976 to 1987 artist Calvin B. Jones along with fellow artist Mitchell Canton painted six murals on the South and West sides of Chicago. Jones was active in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s an...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Put on your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this story time for fun stories, songs and rhymes. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Wrightwood-Ashburn
Join this story time for the whole family! We’ll share books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to school age and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Manning
Join Ms. Beronica for some fun as we share songs, rhymes and stories! For families with children 0 to 7. How to Attend Please register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect ...
📍 Mayfair
Join us on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, and rhymes followed by a simple craft and open play. For children 18 months to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o...
📍 Avalon
Join us for a story time full of stories, rhymes and songs for our littlest patrons with a twist! Lower lights and available fidgets make this story time easier on the senses for our friends who need ...
📍 Bezazian
Join us for a weekly series of stories, songs, fingerplays and more! Concludes with 30 minutes of open play time. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 11:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 Little Italy
Join Ms. Hailey for a story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus some free play time in the community room. For babies 0 to 2 and their caregivers. Acces...
📍 Blackstone
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. Come make new friends and have fun as we sing and play together. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpre...
📍 Chinatown
Your child learns best when having fun! Support your child’s pre-literacy skills through songs, stories and play. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Coleman
Join us for an interactive story time filled with books, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time or occasional craft projects after the program. For children 0 to 6 with a participating adult. Acc...
📍 Near North
This interactive program features read-aloud books, songs and movement activities. Tips for children's early literacy skill development are included for parents and caregivers. Recommended for ages 2 ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Canaryville
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Budlong Woods
Join us for stories, songs and play activities. For children 3 to 5 and their caregivers . Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call...
📍 Clearing
Join us for story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register by t...
📍 Legler Regional
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite PBS Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partnersh...
📍 Archer Heights
Start your day with stories, songs and fun for the whole family! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this ev...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Join nonprofit Cruelty Free You + Me for their compassionate children's programming! During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in ...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join Ms. Lina for story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome. Accessibilit...
📍 Dunning
Join the fun at story time! We share songs, rhymes and books. Half an hour of story time is followed by half an hour of play. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language int...
📍 Austin-Irving
Join us for some open play and social time! This is a great opportunity meet other parents and caregivers while you and your young child enjoy our toys, music and books. For children 6 months to 5 and...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 10:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 Legler Regional
Come see if you can complete a LEGO® challenge or just let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! For ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ...
📍 McKinley Park
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts! Complete one of our design challenges or let your imagination run wild. LEGO® bricks and materials are provided. For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language inter...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Calling all LEGO enthusiasts and engineers! Join us for open-ended building and free play. Make friends while developing STEAM skills. For kids 5 to 12. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Kelly
Join us every other Thursday for an hour of creativity, discovery, and hands-on fun! Build your logical thinking, problem-solving, and fine motor skills as we explore the exciting world of STEM. Race ...
📍 Albany Park
Become an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 and up. Space limitations may apply. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or ot...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts and engineers! Join us for open-ended building and free play. Make friends while developing STEAM skills. For kids 5 to 12. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Edgewater
Join us for a Thanksgiving-themed activity where we create turkey balloons with feathers and crafting materials then race them against each other to learn about physics. For kids 6 and up with caregiv...
📍 Blackstone
Want to learn chess or sharpen your skills? Come join us for open chess play, game analysis and tactical challenges. All skill levels are welcome. For adults, teens and kids 6 and up. Accessibility Ne...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a screening of Charlotte's Web (2006) . Plot overview: Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatch...
📍 Rogers Park
Join us for a screening of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). In the late 19th century, a feisty stallion named Spirit is held captive by a cruel colonel. But Spirit manages to escape, and he be...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Northtown
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts and engineers! Use your imagination and our LEGO® bricks to create something amazing during an hour of free play. For kids 5 and up. Children under 7 must be joined by an...
📍 Northtown
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts and engineers! Use your imagination and our LEGO® bricks to create something amazing during an hour of free play. For kids 5 and up. Children under 7 must be joined by an...
📍 Chicago Bee
Looking for something to do after school? Stop by for an hour of fun games, activities or crafts. For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need sign lan...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join us for a special evening that begins with an engaging story time and continues with open, cozy free‑reading time for families to enjoy together. Family Reading Night is an annual statewide celebr...
📍 Gage Park
This is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an introduction to his collection and his impact in Chicago, participants will be putting together...
📍 Gage Park
This is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an introduction to his collection and his impact in Chicago, participants will be putting together...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Come join us at the library for a fun-filled family game night, with snacks, drinks, and friendly competition. Bring the family and bond over games with our community! Age: 6 and up. Accessibility N...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
For kids learning to read or gaining confidence in reading (usually around ages 5 to 8) come read with a high school volunteer and play learning-to-read games with your family. For kids 5 to 8 with a ...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Roden
Bring a blanket (optional) and gather around our "campfire" for a special evening that begins with a short storytime and continues with open, cozy free‑reading time for families to enjoy together. Fam...
📍 Online event
Pop on your pajamas, get comfy and listen to Ms. Mary from the West Town Branch read aloud the book The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus over four Thursday evenings. For ages ...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for a 30-minute story time followed by 30 minutes of building play. For kids 2 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for th...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 McKinley Park
Join us Friday mornings for 30 minutes of songs and stories! Play time immediately follows. For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibi...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Rogers Park
Join Ms. Catherine at story time for the whole family! We'll enjoy stories, rhymes and songs together. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Older siblings welcome! Accessibility Need sign language in...
📍 Little Italy
Fall is here! Join Miss Taylor for a weekly story time with songs, stories and rhymes for our preschool-aged patrons. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. ¡Únase a la hora del cuento para nuestros usuarios más pequeños! Co...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Toman
LEGO® fans rejoice! Join other fans and enthusiasts as you create, challenge yourself and share ideas for your next creations made with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Build as far as your imagination...
📍 West Belmont
Join us for some afternoon STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) fun! For kids 6 and up and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assi...
📍 Mayfair
Join us for a four-week improv theater program. Find characters, build environments and create scenes from scratch. Be a part of an ensemble. Have fun! We meet once a week to learn and practice improv...
📍 Smart Museum of Art
Wear your comfiest pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal and join us for an after-hours museum experience designed just for our littlest patrons and caregivers! In a ode to the art of poetry fami...
📍 Bezazian
Start your weekend at the library with stories and a simple craft. For children 2 to 6 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for stories, songs and fun for the family! For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (31...
📍 Austin
Start your Saturday with stories, songs, rhymes and play! Babies and young children their parents or caregivers are invited to join us for a warm, welcoming story time designed especially for our litt...
📍 North Pulaski
A Saturday edition of our popular open play program featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their caregivers. For children aged 0 to 5 and their families. Children must be accompani...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921 he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros n...
📍 Northtown
Are you an English language learner looking to practice your spoken English? Or are you currently taking our English Class for Beginners and looking for more help? Join us on Saturdays for our English...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago-born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921, he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros ...
📍 Chicago Bee
Join us for an hour of open play. Caregivers and little ones come together to interact and play with all sorts of toys, games and blocks. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign lang...
📍 West Loop
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite PBS Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partnersh...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
The Mad Hatters are coming! Join us for a fun-filled program of books, poems and songs by the Mad Hatters (a project of the Junior League of Chicago). Hear some all-time favorite books performed using...
📍 Legler Regional
Join our story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 2 to 8 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretati...
📍 Manning
Create a mosaic craft out of dried beans to celebrate Fall! Librarians Mikaela and Beronica will demonstrate how to use the kid-safe cardboard ChompSaw to cut the autumnal shapes out of cardboard and ...
📍 Lozano
Discover Traquero history! Over a million Mexicans and Mexican Americans literally laid the tracks for the United States railroad, involved in work that was both backbreaking and dangerous. Not only t...
📍 Independence
Join us for a screening of Moana. A brave teenager named Moana leaves her island for the first time and sails with a shape-shifting demigod named Maui to fix a dangerous curse. ©Walt Disney Pictures--...
📍 Dunning
The Give-n-Receive Inc. is a free community pop-up thrift boutique that offers and accepts gently used clothing and accessories for all genders, ages, and sizes. Bring in your clean, gently used items...
📍 Edgewater
Join us for community music jam sessions for musicians of all levels who play acoustic instruments. Participants also may be singers and listeners. Sessions are one hour and include group playing, s...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for an amazing storytelling event at the intersection of indigenous and queer identities! Listen to the stories of two Two-Spirit storytellers, Eli and Rye, in celebration of their cultures, N...
📍 Independence
Join us for a screening of Moana. A brave teenager named Moana leaves her island for the first time and sails with a shape-shifting demigod named Maui to fix a dangerous curse. ©Walt Disney Pictures--...
📍 West Belmont
Join us for a family screening of The Wild Robot . After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island'...
📍 West Lawn
Learn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch, a beginner coding platform. Whether you use it to create a game, make an animation or jus...
📍 Chinatown
The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out - but everything changes with the introduction of a new emotion: Anxiety. ©Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2024]- 96 mins.-- Rated PG C...
📍 Toman
Join us for a screening of Encanto (2021) “Encanto” tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a ...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for a discussion of Ruth Chan's Uprooted . Afterward, stick around for snacks and a fun activity! Copies of the book are available for you to check out or you can place a hold on this month's ...
📍 Douglass
Build your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! For families with kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Garfield Ridge
Join us for an hour of reading and free pizza. Read your favorite book, discover a new book at the library or bring a book that you have been waiting to read. Join others in the love of reading or dis...
📍 Clearing
Join us for a screening of the film Toy Story 5 (2026). Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime. ©Disney Pix...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Give your items a second life and score "new-to-you" treasures in time for the holidays! What to bring: Clean, complete and gently used toys, puzzles and games. Do not bring: sports equipment, clothes...
📍 Chicago Bee
Bring the whole family for a screening of Toy Story 5! Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime. © Disney Pix...
📍 Budlong Woods
Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue is bringing pigeons to the library! Learn about pigeons, meet live birds and make pigeon-themed crafts to take home. For families with tweens ages 10 to 13. Accessibility Nee...
📍 Humboldt Park
Want to support with our seed library? Come on through! We have a collection of seeds and seed heads to process and sort into seed packets. You are welcome to help us with those or bring your own seed...
📍 Scottsdale
Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of A Dog's Purpose (2017). This heartwarming comedy-drama follows a dog as he is reincarnated as different breeds belonging to various owners. Over t...
📍 Budlong Woods
Join Bill Buchholtz as he shares Native American stories and traditions using a Native American flute! This interactive musical presentation will take you on a journey and leave you with a better unde...
📍 West Belmont
Have you ever wanted to read aloud to a dog? Kids can come practice their reading skills with Certified Reading Assistance Dogs! Join the dogs from SitStayRead in fun activities to promote the importa...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join Ms. Lina for Cursive Club! Kids will have fun learning how to write in cursive while practicing cool letters, writing their names and creating fun projects. For kids 8 to 13. Accessibility Need s...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for half an hour of songs, stories and parachute movement! For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this eve...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Museum of Ice Cream
I scream, you scream, we all scream for story time! Treat yourself to the sweetest story time in Chicago, with Librarian Megan and the Museum of Ice Cream. Children and caregivers will talk, sing and ...
📍 Albany Park
Join us for stories, songs and movement activities. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call ...
📍 Pullman
Join us each week for story time at the library! Bring your little ones for a fun mix of books, songs and early learning activities. It’s a great way to spark imagination, build early literacy skills ...
📍 Roden
Join us for an engaging and interactive story time! This series is designed to support neurodivergent children and their sensory processing needs; however, children of all abilities are welcome. Follo...
📍 West Belmont
Bring the kids for an interactive story time filled with books, fingerplays, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time after the program. For children 0 to 5 with a participating adult. Groups of fo...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Toddle on into this program full of stories, songs, stretches and a craft! For children 18 to 35 months with a caregiver. How to Attend Register by 11 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Lib...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Join Cruelty Free You + Me for their Compassionate Children's Programming. During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in learning t...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Thanksgiving Crafts lets kids make fun, colorful projects inspired by fall leaves, turkeys and the holiday season. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal inform...
📍 Northtown
We bring the zoo to you! Learn about some of the most unique creatures from around the world. There is something for everyone. In this interactive presentation, kids of all ages will get a chance to m...
📍 Mayfair
Join us for a screening of Hoppers (2026). Animal lover Mabel uses clever new technology designed to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals to communicate with beavers, uncovering mys...
📍 Oriole Park
Create your own calming sensory toy using soap, sequins and plastic letters. Stay for open play and make some friends. Younger siblings are welcome! For ages 3 to 8 and their families. Accessibility N...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Home from school and a little bored? Come to Fall Break Kids Club for art and games. For families with kids 3 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance f...
📍 Archer Heights
Join us for a screening of Toy Story 5 Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they're introduced to electronics, a new threat to playtime. Snacks available while suppl...
📍 Budlong Woods
Join us for a screening of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026). Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom. © Universal ...
📍 Little Village
Stop by to make a themed craft or create art on your own. The craft cart will be set up in the children’s area and a separate cart will be set up in the tween area. Drop in as you wish. For kids 3 to ...
📍 West Pullman
Mr. Firu’s Abra-ka-dabra magic show is very interactive and a lot of fun! There is music playing during the whole show and a live dove appears as a grand finale. You will be amazed… and probably laugh...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Can you crack the codes to avoid being stuck in the 1980s forever? Sign up for a session and see if you have what it takes to solve the riddles and get back to the future! For ages 9 to 13. Please sig...
📍 West Loop
Calling all little crafters! Join Mr. Victor for an informal crafting hour. All materials are provided in this casual, self-directed art hour. For kids 3 to 8 and their caregivers. No registration req...
📍 Gage Park
When children are learning to read, it’s important to practice often and with others. Join us every Monday after school for an engaging hour of literacy - all levels of experience are welcome! Each we...
📍 West Town
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some design challenges and open play time with our collection of LEGO bricks! Afterwards, we will di...
📍 Near North
Use your imagination to make your own cast of characters and creatures. This week we will be making comics featuring them as characters! For ages 6 to 13. How to Attend Registration requested but not ...
📍 Blackstone
Calling all LEGO enthusiasts and engineers! We show you how to build with mini-bricks as we take on building challenges and do some open-ended free play. Join us to make new friends while building STE...
📍 Mayfair
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite PBS Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partnersh...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Can you crack the codes to avoid being stuck in the 1980s forever? Sign up for a session and see if you have what it takes to solve the riddles and get back to the future! For ages 9 to 13. Please sig...
📍 Woodson Regional
Discover and create in this self-guided open studio program sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago ! Use our art supplies to copy the techniques of master artists or to create a masterpiece of your...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Get creative with us and make your own slime. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Register at least 24 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0...
📍 Rogers Park
Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts and engineers! Join us for LEGO® free play and display your work in our lobby. Make new friends while building STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) skil...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Edgebrook
Get ready for a Thanksgiving twist on science fun! In this hands-on craft, kids will turn balloons into festive turkeys and launch them down a string track to see how far and fast they can fly. Along ...
📍 Canaryville
Join us for a screening of Home Alone (1990) "A mischievous 8-year-old who's picked on by his older siblings and ignored by his parents would really rather be left alone—and that's exactly what happen...
📍 Toman
Join us and Urban Warriors for Yoga pa’ Todos, a community-driven yoga initiative offering free yoga classes for everyone, regardless of background, ability or experience level. Yoga pa’ Todos is desi...
📍 Humboldt Park
Join us to take a look up at the night sky through a telescope! Weather permitting, we'll be able to gaze at craters on the moon and even see Jupiter! For adults, teens and kids 6 and up. How to Atten...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Blackstone
Enjoy songs, rhymes and books with your baby to develop language skills and a love of reading. For children 0 to 18 months with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Rogers Park
Join Ms. Tara for a story time especially for preschoolers! We’ll share songs, rhymes, books and early literacy tips. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join "The Library Lady" for this preschool story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 6 and their caregive...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Altgeld
Join us for story time, where children enjoy fun stories, songs and activities. For children 0 to 5 with an adult. Older siblings welcome. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other acce...
📍 Dunning
Join Ms. Katie for a story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus some free play time. For babies 0 to 1 and their caregiver. Accessibility Need sign langu...
📍 Big Marsh Park
Celebrate books and the outdoors! Come join Ms. Anna from the Vodak-East Side Branch at Big Marsh Park for a nature filled story time, followed by nature themed play and activities at one of the south...
📍 Chicago Bee
There's nothing better than a good story and a bit of interactive fun in the morning for you and your children! Enjoy singing, movement and crafts to accompany a theme. For ages 2 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 Archer Heights
Mr. Firu’s Abra-ka-dabra magic show is very interactive and a lot of fun! There is music playing during the whole show and a live dove appears as a grand finale. You will be amazed… and probably laugh...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Independence
Stop by the library for hot cocoa and crafts. There will be various winter-themed crafts to explore (including a paper mache snowman) that will later be displayed around the branch when we decorate fo...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Kids can explore the library on a fun turkey scavenger hunt, searching for hidden turkeys tucked into bookshelves and cozy corners as they make their way around the library. For kids 6 to 13. How to A...
📍 Archer Heights
Join us for a screening of Minions and Monsters The third installment in the Minions spin-off series, and the seventh film overall in the Despicable Me franchise. Snacks available while supplies last....
📍 Budlong Woods
Spend the afternoon being creative! Join us to make fun and easy craft projects together. For families with children 5 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility as...
📍 Little Italy
Join Ms. Hailey for a drop-in afternoon craft showcasing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) skills. Supplies are provided. For kids 5 to 10. Accessibility Need sign language interp...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? P...
📍 Online event
Want to learn or brush up on your American Sign Language skills? Join us for this weekly virtual class. All levels of learners are welcome. Participation is required in this class. For adults, teens a...
📍 Kelly
Join us for an afternoon of art and crafts with Make it! Tuesdays. Drop in every other Tuesday evening to make a fun, hands-on art project and take home your very own masterpiece. Paint, build, design...
📍 Avalon
Join us for science that explores cultures during the beginning of America- both indigenous and pilgrim! For ages 5 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assist...
📍 Chicago Bee
Do you like working on puzzles? Join Miss Krystal at the library for a relaxing hour of puzzles as we try to complete one each week! For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an...
📍 Manning
Learn to make your own stop motion video using different craft supplies, then share your design! For ages 8 to 13. How to Attend Register up until 24 hours prior to event. Chicago Public Library canno...
📍 Woodson Regional
Help make props for the plays written and performed during the Woodson Youth Theatre Festival. Learn about what goes in to making costumes, sets and other props for stage productions. For ages 6 to 14...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Kids can join us in the library to paint their own Thanksgiving‑themed rocks, using bright colors and fun designs like turkeys, leaves and pumpkins. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Chicago Public Libr...
📍 Little Village
Bring the family to learn about the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Stay and decorate your own balloon to parade and take home. For kids 5 to 13. How to Attend Register by 5 p.m. Monday, November 23. Chicago...
📍 Kelly
Join us at Kelly for Family Fun Night for families with children ages 3 and up! Enjoy games like UNO and Connect 4, LEGO® building, Perler bead creations and bracelet making. Sing karaoke or test your...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Brighton Park
Join us for picture books, stories, songs and either a simple craft or play time. For families with children up to 5 years old. Acompáñenos a disfrutar de libros ilustrados, cuentos, canciones y una m...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 North Pulaski
Drop in for open play featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their caregivers. For children 0 to 5 and their families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need ...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 King
Join us for stories and songs followed by time for coloring, crafts or open play. For children 2 to 5 with an adult. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance f...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Little Village
Join our story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities in English and Spanish. Stay after for sensory play involving sand...
📍 Brighton Park
Start your day at the library with this active story time geared towards toddlers! We sing songs, read stories and do fun activities to build early literacy skills! For kids 18 months to 3 years and t...
📍 Uptown
Join Ms. My for a festive and high‑energy Thanksgiving celebration designed especially for young children and their families. Enjoy warm, gentle Thanksgiving stories, songs and movement activities tha...
📍 Sputnik Coffee Company
Join the Back of the Yards Branch staff for a fun, bilingual story time at the Sputnik Coffee Company! Enjoy a delicious treat while your little ones have fun singing, dancing and listening to stories...
📍 Dunning
Join us for an exciting, themed family craft! Dive into a specific project or unleash your creativity with the provided materials. This month's featured craft are calming sensory bottles that sparkle ...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Join us for this fun program of stories, songs, stretches and a craft! For children 3 to 5. How to Attend Register by 11:30 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect persona...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Edgebrook
This family story time pops up three weeks each month with joyful songs, rhymes, and stories. Each week brings a fun surprise! Explore educational toys, make a simple craft, or enjoy lively parachute ...
📍 South Shore
Join us as we learn about Indigenous cultures and make some clay pinch pots to take home! For kids 3 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this e...
📍 Gage Park
Unlock your creativity with the art of collaging! Make a collage to decorate your wall, be the author of your own collage zine, or customize objects like notebooks, pencil holders and bookmarks in you...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join us for a fun hour of games, crafts, activities and surprises. Each session offers something new, giving kids a chance to play, create and connect with friends at the library. In this session, we'...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Put on your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this story time for fun stories, songs and rhymes. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 All CPL Locations
All CPL locations are closed Thursday, November 26 for Thanksgiving Day.
📍 All CPL Locations
All CPL locations are closed Thursday, November 26 for Thanksgiving Day.
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Coleman
Join us for an interactive story time filled with books, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time or occasional craft projects after the program. For children 0 to 6 with a participating adult. Acc...
📍 Albany Park
Become an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 and up. Space limitations may apply. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or ot...
📍 Chinatown
A bi-weekly playgroup for children who speak Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese. This playgroup is intended to help children develop confidence in their own language and culture and help kids and their par...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for a 30-minute story time followed by 30 minutes of building play. For kids 2 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for th...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 West Loop
Join us for a drop-in open play time! We have fun, educational toys and books available for self-directed play. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation o...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Little Italy
Fall is here! Join Miss Taylor for a weekly story time with songs, stories and rhymes for our preschool-aged patrons. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Logan Square
Acoustic guitar story time led by Ms. Erica. We sing old songs, new songs and read a book or two together. Songs in English and Spanish. Stories in English. For kids 0 to 5 years and their caregivers....
📍 Toman
LEGO® fans rejoice! Join other fans and enthusiasts as you create, challenge yourself and share ideas for your next creations made with our collection of LEGO® bricks. Build as far as your imagination...
📍 Mayfair
Join us for a four-week improv theater program. Find characters, build environments and create scenes from scratch. Be a part of an ensemble. Have fun! We meet once a week to learn and practice improv...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for stories, songs and fun for the family! For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (31...
📍 Near North
Families, please join us on the fourth Saturday of the month for this interactive program featuring read-aloud books, songs and movement activities. Tips for children's early literacy skill developmen...
📍 Near North
Families, please join us on the fourth Saturday of the month for this interactive program featuring read-aloud books, songs and movement activities. Tips for children's early literacy skill developmen...
📍 South Shore
Learn, create and discover through PLAY! Drop in for open play featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their adults. For children 0 to 5 and their families. Children must be accompa...
📍 Garfield Ridge
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite WTTW Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partner...
📍 Oriole Park
Create an out-of-this-world galaxy using chalk pastels! Design a colorful cosmic scene filled with stars, planets, and swirling nebulae. No art experience needed—just bring your imagination!. All mate...
📍 Legler Regional
Join our story time for the whole family! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 2 to 8 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretati...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Kids and their grown‑ups are invited to get creative together with fun, hands‑on art projects. Drop in, explore different supplies and enjoy making colorful masterpieces as a family. For kids 6 to 13....
📍 Northtown
Join us for our biweekly, all-ages chess club that meets every-other Saturday afternoon. Local chess coach Isaac Adams will be with us for each meeting to teach and advise. For adults, teens and kids...
📍 West Lawn
Learn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch, a beginner coding platform. Whether you use it to create a game, make an animation or jus...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Hang out and make a Thanksgiving-themed Perler bead creation. Pick a turkey, pumpkin, pie, leaf or another fall design and take your creation home! For ages 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Toman
Join us for a screening of The Wild Robot (2024) After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's ...
📍 King
Join King Branch for a screening of The Sheep Detectives (2026) . George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretend...
📍 Archer Heights
Join us for a screening of one of Pope Leo's favorite films, The Sound of Music The enduring 1965 Best Picture Oscar winner is set in 1938 Austria and tells the tale of a young nun named Maria, who le...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join us at the Chicago Lawn branch for Sunday Cinema. This week's selection will be: Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom ...
📍 Pullman
A young native American girl falls in love with an English colonist and prevents a war in this animated musical that's loosely based on the historical encounter between John Smith and Pocahontas in 17...
📍 Thurgood Marshall
Join us at the Thurgood Marshall branch for a fun-filled movie night featuring Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5! Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the gang return for a new adventure when Bonnie becomes fascinat...
📍 Budlong Woods
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...
📍 Oriole Park
Join us for a screening of Encanto . “Encanto” tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondr...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for half an hour of songs, stories and parachute movement! For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this eve...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Independence
Visit the library for open, unstructured play time. Bring a friend or make a new one. For kids of all ages with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility...
📍 Logan Square
An introduction to story time for babies featuring stories and songs specifically for this age group. For ages 0 to 1 with a caregiver. How To Attend Register by the start of the event. Only one regis...
📍 Albany Park
Join us for stories, songs and movement activities. For children 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call ...
📍 Pullman
Join us each week for story time at the library! Bring your little ones for a fun mix of books, songs and early learning activities. It’s a great way to spark imagination, build early literacy skills ...
📍 Roden
Join us for an engaging and interactive story time! This series is designed to support neurodivergent children and their sensory processing needs; however, children of all abilities are welcome. Follo...
📍 Brainerd
Join Ms. Carlynn for a fun-filled fall story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 3 and their caregiver...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Toddle on into this program full of stories, songs, stretches and a craft! For children 18 to 35 months with a caregiver. How to Attend Register by 11 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Lib...
📍 Gage Park
Join us for a story time full of books, songs and rhymes for our littlest patrons. For ages 2 to 8. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pl...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Join Cruelty Free You + Me for their Compassionate Children's Programming. During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in learning t...
📍 Little Village
Stop by to make a themed craft or create art on your own. The craft cart will be set up in the children’s area and a separate cart will be set up in the tween area. Drop in as you wish. For kids 3 to ...
📍 Dunning
Become an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance ...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
STEAM Day is a fun, story-powered introduction to science, technology, engineering, art and math for young learners. Each session starts with an engaging read aloud picture book, followed by a hands-o...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
STEAM Day is a fun, story-powered introduction to science, technology, engineering, art and math for young learners. Each session starts with an engaging read aloud picture book, followed by a hands-o...
📍 Gage Park
When children are learning to read, it’s important to practice often and with others. Join us every Monday after school for an engaging hour of literacy - all levels of experience are welcome! Each we...
📍 McKinley Park
Most weeks we feature a drop-in activity which may include a simple STEM or craft activity, building materials, puzzles, toys or maybe even a coloring bonanza! This week, come color and cut your own c...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Building with blocks develops a child's learning skills and provides lots of fun! Stop by our block play event to build, explore and create together. All you need is your imagination. For children 0 t...
📍 Little Italy
Join the Little Italy branch for a special showing of Shrek (2001)! Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz lend their voices to this outrageously funny comedy with dazzling computer animation. It's...
📍 Woodson Regional
Discover and create in this self-guided open studio program sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago ! Use our art supplies to copy the techniques of master artists or to create a masterpiece of your...
📍 Toman
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 c...
📍 Clearing
Do you enjoy modern board games but can't find anyone to game with? Would you like to learn how to play some of the current best-selling games? Join us for the Clearing Board Game Club. Choose from ou...
📍 Toman
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 c...
📍 Clearing
Do you enjoy modern board games but can't find anyone to game with? Would you like to learn how to play some of the current best-selling games? Join us for the Clearing Board Game Club. Choose from ou...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for bilingual songs, stories and rhymes. For ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Únase a nosotros para disfrutar de canciones, cuentos y rimas bilingües. Para niños de 0 a 5 años y sus cuidadore...
📍 Toman
Join us and Urban Warriors for Yoga pa’ Todos, a community-driven yoga initiative offering free yoga classes for everyone, regardless of background, ability or experience level. Yoga pa’ Todos is desi...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes, books and bubbles for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of sensory-rich social play. For kids 0 to 5 and their care...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Edgebrook
This family story time pops up three weeks each month with joyful songs, rhymes, and stories. Each week brings a fun surprise! Explore educational toys, make a simple craft, or enjoy lively parachute ...
📍 Blackstone
Enjoy songs, rhymes and books with your baby to develop language skills and a love of reading. For children 0 to 18 months with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ac...
📍 Merlo
Preschoolers have a blast and get ready to read in these 30-minute playful and active story times. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. For kids 2 to 5 years with a participating adult. How to At...
📍 McKinley Park
Engage with your toddler and their peers through sensory and creative play! Early Childhood research strongly supports that free play is vital to a child’s intellectual and physical development. For c...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Join "The Library Lady" for this preschool story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 6 and their caregive...
📍 Altgeld
Join us for story time, where children enjoy fun stories, songs and activities. For children 0 to 5 with an adult. Older siblings welcome. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes, books and bubbles for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of sensory-rich social play. For kids 0 to 5 and their care...
📍 Oriole Park
Children and their families are invited to story time for songs, books and a craft to make together, followed by play time. For kids 0 to 5 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpr...
📍 West Englewood
Join us for tales of wonder and enchantment. For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register by 4 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2026. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information ...
📍 Chicago Bee
There's nothing better than a good story and a bit of interactive fun in the morning for you and your children! Enjoy singing, movement and crafts to accompany a theme. For ages 2 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
The interactive program features read-aloud books, rhymes and songs best for kids 18 months to 3. (Kids up to 4 and babies welcome!) Tips for early literacy skill development are often included for ca...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Sounds of the season ring out as the Library's Arts & Music department presents a series of Holiday Concerts in the Grand Lobby. Today's guest is the Hawthorne High School Uniting Voices Choir with De...
📍 Roden
Join us and play Mexican Train, a popular domino game. Use our library set or bring your own. It is easy to learn, with simple rules. Great for beginners and is family friendly. For anyone 6 and up. A...
📍 Roden
Join us and play Mexican Train, a popular domino game. Use our library set or bring your own. It is easy to learn, with simple rules. Great for beginners and is family friendly. For anyone 6 and up. A...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Join us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? P...
📍 Edgewater
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open play time with our collection of LEGO bricks! Afterwards, we will display your creation in...
📍 Edgewater
Do you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open play time with our collection of LEGO bricks! Afterwards, we will display your creation in...
📍 Chicago Bee
Do you like working on puzzles? Join Miss Krystal at the library for a relaxing hour of puzzles as we try to complete one each week! For kids 6 to 13. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an...
📍 West Englewood
Join us as we read books, learn new words and play games to support what we have learned. For beginning readers 5 to 9. This program is part of CPL’s Jump into Reading initiative. Accessibility Need s...
📍 Woodson Regional
Help make props for the plays written and performed during the Woodson Youth Theatre Festival. Learn about what goes in to making costumes, sets and other props for stage productions. For ages 6 to 14...
📍 Jeffery Manor
Make a 3d paper wreath for the holiday season. For kids 6 to 13. How to Attend Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A parent or guardian’s email address...
📍 Greater Grand Crossing
Drop in to help brighten up the day of a child who is hospitalized by creating an original Christmas card. Cards will be sent to the organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids. For kids 6 to 12 and thei...
📍 Scottsdale
We supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance ...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Join us for an early reader book club designed for students in grades 1 to 3! We read the book together, talk about the book and do an activity related to the book. Readers are free to bring your own ...
📍 Scottsdale
We supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance ...
📍 Little Village
Calling all young architects! Get inspired by building challenges or create a masterpiece of your very own during this drop-in, free-build time. LEGO® Club builders have the opportunity to put their c...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Scottsdale
Celebrate the holiday season with Mr. Firu’s Red and Green magic show where you will find humor, surprises lots of laughs and plenty of Ohhs!! For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interp...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Gage Park
Test the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a build challenge and even display your creations at the library for all to see. LEGO® bric...
📍 Jefferson Park
Join us for a special Wednesday drop-in open play time! We have fun educational toys and books available for self-directed play. We end play time together with parachute play and a song with a big bo...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Grab a friend and head over to play with blocks at the library! For kids 0 to 5. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Grab a friend and head over to play with blocks at the library! For kids 0 to 5. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Scottsdale
Story time featuring stories, nursery rhymes, puppets and songs. Includes open play time with blocks, puzzles, puppets and other educational toys. For children 18 months to 5. Accessibility Need sign ...
📍 Edgewater
Join Mr. Chris for story time where we share songs, rhymes, fingerplays, books, movement and music. Followed by open play time. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language i...
📍 Northtown
Join us as we read books, sing songs and enjoy rhymes! For children 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Pleas...
📍 Woodson Regional
Join us as we learn about the elements of art through stories and guided art projects. We're practicing milestone fine motor skills with paint, glue, scissors and more! For ages 3 to 5 with a caregive...
📍 North Pulaski
Drop in for open play featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their caregivers. For children 0 to 5 and their families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accessibility Need ...
📍 Roden
Join us at the library for a fun time while enhancing your reading skills through stories, songs and playtime. For ages 0 to 5 with a caregiver. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or othe...
📍 King
Join us for stories and songs followed by time for coloring, crafts or open play. For children 2 to 5 with an adult. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance f...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Gage Park
Even our very youngest library patrons love story time! Come to the library for a gentle story time of songs, rhymes and stories aimed at babies 0 to 18 months and an engaged grownup. Siblings always ...
📍 Grano Panaderia and Cafe
Join the Back of the Yards staff for a fun, bilingual story time at Grano Panaderia and Cafe! Enjoy a delicious treat while your little ones have fun singing, dancing and listening to stories! For kid...
📍 West Loop
Join Miss Evelyn for an interactive story time especially for tots and toddlers! We will share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. For kids 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Note: Th...
📍 Mount Greenwood
Join us for this fun program of stories, songs, stretches and a craft! For children 3 to 5. How to Attend Register by 11:30 a.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect persona...
📍 Harold Washington Library Center
Sounds of the season ring out as the Library's Arts & Music department presents a series of Holiday Concerts in the Grand Lobby. Today's guests are the Lincoln Park High School Chamber Singers with Ti...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Beverly
Interested in joining Fiber Art "Commuknity" to meet like mind individuals and share your work come to the Beverly branch each Wednesday? This group is open to anyone in needle arts such as crochet, n...
📍 Logan Square
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921 he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros n...
📍 Logan Square
Fredrick "Fritz" Douglass Pollard is a Chicago-born, Lane Tech High School graduate. In 1921, he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros ...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join us for an introduction to story time for babies. This 20-minute interactive story time includes stories, songs, fingerplays and bounces specifically designed for babies who have not yet started w...
📍 Merlo
Complete one of our design challenges or let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! LEGO bricks are provided, and creations are displayed at the library for a week after the ...
📍 Gage Park
Unlock your creativity with the art of collaging! Make a collage to decorate your wall, be the author of your own collage zine, or customize objects like notebooks, pencil holders and bookmarks in you...
📍 Chicago Lawn
Families can come together and play with board games, puzzles and create small crafts. while listening to music and having lively conversations with other families in the community. You are welcome to...
📍 Toman
Join us as we learn the history of Las Posadas and create your very own mini piñata to take home. For kids 6 to 13. Únete a nosotros mientras conocemos la historia de Las Posadas y crea su propia mini...
📍 Blackstone
Calling all preschoolers! Catch WTTW Kids Learn & Play featuring your favorite PBS Kids characters. Participate in fun, guided learning while developing school readiness skills. Presented in partnersh...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Just like it sounds—a group of kids enjoying building with LEGO® bricks! There are materials for independent or cooperative exploration with optional project ideas or challenges available from the lib...
📍 Woodson Regional
Help grow our Woodson Readers' Garden and try your hand at garden-related science activities. For kids 7 to 12. Younger children welcome with caregiver supervision. Accessibility Need sign language in...
📍 Woodson Regional
Read with us! Each child has their own book in this shared reading experience enhanced with literacy games and crafts. For beginning readers and their caregivers. This program is part of Chicago Publi...
📍 Legler Regional
Learning to read takes practice! This program encourages emerging readers to practice early reading activities in a fun way. Join us as we play with sounds, read books together and explore new skills....
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Come into the library to create your own gingerbread person! We provide different materials for you to make it fun and creative. After the program is over, these gingerbread people will be shown in th...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Put on your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this story time for fun stories, songs and rhymes. For kids 0 to 5 with their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation ...
📍 Edgebrook
Get ready to meet someone as cuddly as a cactus and as charming as an eel because the Grinch is coming to Edgebrook! Snap a photo with the Grinch and his loyal sidekick, Max! Your heart just might gro...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join this story time especially for our littlest patrons! We’ll share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Space may be limited. Acce...
📍 Sulzer Regional
Join our children's librarians for this special 25-minute story time for babies and their caregivers. We’ll share songs, rhymes and books while helping to build baby’s early literacy and social-emotio...
📍 Manning
Join Ms. Beronica for some fun as we share songs, rhymes and stories! For families with children 0 to 7. How to Attend Please register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect ...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 11:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 Coleman
Join us for an interactive story time filled with books, songs and rhymes, as well as free play time or occasional craft projects after the program. For children 0 to 6 with a participating adult. Acc...
📍 Near North
This interactive program features read-aloud books, songs and movement activities. Tips for children's early literacy skill development are included for parents and caregivers. Recommended for ages 2 ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
Join our preschool story time for the whole family. We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a hands-on activity after! For kids 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretat...
📍 Canaryville
Join us for a story time filled with lively stories, songs and rhymes. Then stick around to play after the program! For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretatio...
📍 Budlong Woods
Join us for stories, songs and play activities. For children 3 to 5 and their caregivers . Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call...
📍 Edgebrook
Stretch, wiggle and relax together in this gentle family yoga class for little ones and their loved ones. Enjoy simple poses, calm breathing and joyful movement perfect for all ages. Bring your own yo...
📍 Clearing
Join us for story time especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus suggestions for at-home activities. For kids 0 to 5 and their caregivers. How to Attend Register by t...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
Join nonprofit Cruelty Free You + Me for their compassionate children's programming! During each session we focus on different animals, the environment and kindness towards one another. We believe in ...
📍 Austin-Irving
Stethoscopes, thermometers and checkups - oh my! Join Registered Nurse Jake to explore what happens at the doctor's office. Through interactive demonstrations and activities, little ones will discov...
📍 Merlo
Join us for 30-minute story times emphasizing adult-child interaction and bonding. Stay for an optional 10-minute play time. This program repeats at 10:30 a.m. in order to accommodate more people. Ple...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 West Loop
Join our 25-minute story time with Miss Evelyn especially for our littlest patrons! We share songs, rhymes and books, plus a simple take-home activity. We learn simple American Sign Language signs in ...
📍 Legler Regional
Come see if you can complete a LEGO® challenge or just let your imagination run wild. We're excited to see what you create! For ages 6 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other ...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Vodak-East Side
An introduction on how to use online software to design 3D objects that will then be printed out on the library's 3D printer! The printed design will usually be picked up at a later date. For kids 6 t...
📍 Albany Park
Become an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 and up. Space limitations may apply. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or ot...
📍 West Loop
Ever had an interest in learning how to play chess? Mr. Lee from the Chicago Chess Foundation teaches children how to play chess at the library! All ability levels are welcome. For kids 6 to 13. Note:...
📍 Roden
Join us for a monthly book club. Please stop by the library for a copy of the book or place a copy on hold at your preferred location. For children 8 years and older. Children under 11 years old must ...
📍 Bucktown-Wicker Park
For kids learning to read or gaining confidence in reading (usually around ages 5 to 8) come read with a high school volunteer and play learning-to-read games with your family. For kids 5 to 8 with a ...
📍 Online event
Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole ...
📍 Roden
Join us for a monthly book club. Please stop by the library for a copy of Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day or place a copy on hold at your preferred location. For children 8 years and older. Children...
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Chicago events and activities, tailored to your kids' ages
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