Edgewater Branch Library
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Friday April 26 11:00am - 1:00pm CDT
Edgewater Memory Café
Our monthly Memory Café offers a comfortable and supportive environment for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities at this event will vary at each meeting but will include games, arts and crafts, music, and more. Friends, family members, and com......More
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Saturday April 27 12:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Saturday (Board) Game Stop
Meet new friends, bring your family, and challenge the librarians during our Saturday (Board) Game Stop. Each month we’ll feature different board games—classic games like checkers, group games like Uno, and other new games we’ll discover together. Located on the 1st f......More
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Saturday April 27 1:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
Board Games and Puzzles Exchange
Bring your new or gently used board games and jigsaw puzzles and exchange them for others. Games and puzzles must be in their original boxes and with no missing pieces. If you want to donate your games or puzzles, Friends of the Edgewater Library will find new homes f......More
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Monday April 29 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Monday Book Club
Looking for a morning of book conversation? Join us for a discussion of The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende. The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in an intricate......More
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Monday April 29 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Monday Matinee: Wonka (2023)
Join us for a special film screening of Wonka. This fantasy musical film follows the story of Willy Wonka, the famous but eccentric chocolatier based on the character from Roald Dahl's novel. In particular, it emphasizes his rise to the top. The narrative traces hi......More
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Tuesday April 30 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Tween Book Club: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
Discuss books and make new friends during our Tween Book Club. Every month we’ll read a different book on our own and then discuss it as a group. Copies of monthly book titles are available to check out at the Children’s Department Desk. This month, we'll be reading ......More
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Wednesday May 1 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Spy Academy STEAM Club
Join our “Spy Academy” STEAM Club series for grades 3 to 8! Test your speed and logic skills, make a spy ID buzzer; build a magic box and reflective eye glass lenses and construct an escape zipline! Out-of-School-Time Science Club programming is made possible through......More
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Thursday May 2 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Edgewater Community Music Jam
Join us for new 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, solo/small group playing and break/social time. Percussion instru......More
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Thursday May 2 5:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Chess on the Edge
Want to learn chess or sharpen your skills? Come join us for open chess play, game analysis and tactical problems. This program is for ages 8 to 80 and all skill levels are welcome, chess boards are included! How to Attend Registration is recommended, but not requi......More
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Thursday May 2 6:30pm - 7:45pm CDT
Knitting Class
Learn to knit, increase your knitting skills, or just come to chat with other knitters. This class is free, but knitters must supply their own materials. Please contact the library for a list of recommended materials. We meet every Thursday evening and drop-ins are wel......More
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Friday May 3 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Demo
Join Edgewater’s Tom Welch and take a quick dip into the deep waters of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and see why it's making such a splash in headlines and your daily life. After a quick glimpse at AI's evolution, we'll look at current applications, and peek ahead at s......More
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Chicago’s Community Areas
Chicago's official map of 77 community areas has remained unchanged since Edgewater received its designation in 1980. Now, an effort is under way by University of Chicago Professor Emily Talen to possibly change that map to more closely reflect where community resident......More
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Sunday May 5 2:00pm - 4:15pm CDT
Family Film Screening: The Little Mermaid (2023)
Join us for a family-friendly screening of The Little Mermaid (2023). The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden......More
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Monday May 6 2:00pm - 4:15pm CDT
Monday Matinee: Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Join us for a special film screening of Poetic Eat Drink Man Woman, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Master Chef Chu is semi-retired and lives at home with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen, a religious chemistry teacher; Jia......More