Eckart Park Branch Library
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Saturday June 15 10:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Pride at the Library: Rainbow Health and Wellness Pride Event
Northwestern University Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago Public Library and The Collective Yoga Co-Op celebrate Pride with a full-day conference that includes: information around sexual health and prevention tips on breathwork and meditation ment......More
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Sunday June 16 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Film Screening: Freeheld (2015)
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a screening of Freeheld. Docudrama about terminally ill New Jersey police officer Laurel Hester, whose 2005 legal battle for the right to pass her pension benefits on to her female life partner became an equal-rights milestone. ......More
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Sunday June 16 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Drop-in craft: Origami Cicadas
Cicada broods XIX and XIII emerge in June 2024! Drop by and make an origami cicada. We will have many different patterns of paper. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance forthis event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email ......More
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Tuesday June 18 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Coloring By Numbers
Join the children's staff as we become creative with coloring by numbers. For ages 5 to 13 and caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email ......More
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Tuesday June 18 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Air Dry Clay
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch Craft Club for this two-week air-dry clay program. In week 1 we will make our clay creations. Then in week 2 (June 18th) we'll paint them! Please attend both sessions to get the full experience. No prior pottery experience necessary! ......More
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Thursday June 20 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Creating a Microphone
Join the children's staff as we create a microphone. For ages 5 to 13 and caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@......More
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Thursday June 20 5:00pm - 7:45pm CDT
Creative Writing Club
In this workshop, we write silently or together. We listen to audiobooks, music and spoken word. Held on the first and third Thursdays of every month, we are encouraged but not pressured to share our original work. These workshops aim to create an intentional, dedicat......More
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Thursday June 20 5:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Bike Care Basics for Teens
Bring your bike and we will show you how to diagnose what needs fixing, empowering you to keep it on the road. At each session, a new bike care skill will be introduced, and a bike professional will help you apply it to your own bike. For teens 13 to 19. Accessibili......More
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Thursday June 20 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Adult Book Discussion: Hood Feminism
Join staff from the North Pulaski Branch at local business, Right Bee Cider, for a discussion of Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall. Copies of the book are available at the No......More
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Saturday June 22 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
History and Song: Big Bill Broonzy
Photographed by Mercury Records Get ready to roll (and maybe rock or even reel) through the history of Chicago blues legend Big Bill Broonzy! This experience will feature a live performance from an Old Town School of Folk Music......More
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Sunday June 23 1:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Film Screening: Boy Erased (2019)
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a screening of Boy Erased. A young man is sent to gay conversion camp by his staunchly religious parents after a traumatic event leads him to be 'outed' by his college crush. His God-fearing parents believe that he can reverse hi......More
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Monday June 24 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Weird Book Club: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Do you like science fiction, fantasy, horror, or just plain strange books? Meet fellow weird readers to discuss strange and speculative fiction at Weird Book Club, an adult book discussion group that meets at Map Room, on the last......More
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Tuesday June 25 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Creating Butterflies and Caterpillars
Join the children's staff as we create butterflies and caterpillars with coffee filters, pop-sickle sticks and more. For ages 5 to 13 and caregivers. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312)......More
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Tuesday June 25 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Books and Brews Discusses: Upright Women Wanted
Join us for our monthly Books and Brews book discussion. For Pride Month, join West Town librarians and others in our community to discuss Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. Place a hold or pick up a copy of the book at the West Town Branch. This event take......More
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Tuesday June 25 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
West Loop Adult Book Club: Enter Ghost
Join West Loop Library staff at Time Out Market to discuss Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad "Enter Ghost" is described as a poignant exploration of present-day Palestine, highlighting the struggles and resilience of people amidst occupation. The narrative ......More