Eckart Park Branch Library
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Thursday May 2 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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Friday May 3 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
Birds of Humboldt Park (walking tour)
Join Jenny from the North Pulaski branch for a bird walk in Humboldt Park. David Rupp of IndiGo Birding Nature Tours will lead a bird walk around Humboldt Park at the beginning of spring migration. All levels of experience (or no experience) are welcome. David will h......More
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Friday May 3 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Film Screening: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a screening of Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, on this anniversary of Pete Seeger's birth. A profile of singer-songwriter-activist Pete Seeger features interviews with admiring musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez,......More
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Community Yoga at the Library
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch and instructors from the Collective Yoga Coop, an LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-forward yoga studio, for a monthly yoga session. All are welcome! Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance forthis event? Pleas......More
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Saturday May 4 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
International Compost Awareness Week: Composting Demo and Q&A
For International Compost Awareness Week, see composting in action at a local community garden. Join Master Composter Marjorie Isaacson for a demonstration of how to turn organic waste into a valuable soil amendment. Removing organics from your garbage helps mitigate c......More
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Sunday May 5 1:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Film Screening: Roman Holiday (1953)
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a screening of Roman Holiday, on this weekend anniversary of Audrey Hepburn's birth. Audrey Hepburn won a Best Actress Oscar as a young European princess who breaks off an official goodwill tour so she can see the Eternal City ......More
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Tuesday May 7 3:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Introductory Computer Skills Learning Circle
Join us for this 3-week program in which we will learn the basics of computer use and safety using Chicago DigitalLearn. Learning circles are study groups for people who want to take online classes together and in-per......More
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Wednesday May 8 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Get to Work With ICNC
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (ICNC) will provide job seekers access to job opportunities and coaching on job search techniques and resumes. In addition, they can refer individuals to job training providers and ......More
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Thursday May 9 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
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Thursday May 9 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Teen Chess Hour
Learn new chess tactics and strategies, openings and endgames at our Thursday Teen Chess Hour. The second and fourth Thursdays of the month a new chess concept will be taught, and there will be time to challenge other teens and our teen staff to games of chess. There w......More
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Saturday May 11 12:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Film Screening: Holiday Inn (1942) & Easter Parade (1948)
Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a double feature screening of Holiday Inn (noon) and Easter Parade (2 p.m.), on this anniversary of Irving Berlin's birth. A country roadhouse in Connecticut is turned into a nightclub 15 times a year in this stylish and snappy......More