Harold Washington Library Center
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Friday December 5 2:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Film Screening: Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Join us for a screening of Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. © T......More
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Saturday December 6 10:00am - 10:30am CST
Family Story Time
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 (312) 747-8184 or email access@c......More
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Saturday December 6 10:00am - 1:00pm CST
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Saturday December 6 11:00am - 3:00pm CST
Holiday Makers Market
Check out locally made crafts as artists and designers provide an overview of the process, demos, or interactive experiences. Drop by the Maker Lab table to make a button and pick up this month's events calendar. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or o......More
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Saturday December 6 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Silent Read-In
Join an adult book club for introverts and make progress toward your reading goals. Don't have something to read? Check out ......More
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Saturday December 6 2:00pm - 3:00pm CST
Hojalata Ornaments Workshop with Alondra Jara
Hojalata is a Mixtec/Zapotec art form that traditionally uses embossed, or pressed tin to create decorative art. In this bilingual English and Spanish workshop, we will create our designs and press them into heavy duty aluminum foil to create our own accessible versio......More
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Saturday December 6 3:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Tween Scene: Cozy Self Care
Join us for a casual hangout where you can meet others your age, play games, get crafty and try out fun featured activities. This week we'll make DIY hand warmers and bath bombs to level up your self-care. For tweens 10 to 14 and not yet in high school. Accessibi......More
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Sunday December 7 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Get Ready for Baby
Join us for a free literacy event celebrating your baby’s upcoming arrival! At this program for expectant parents and caregivers: Learn fun ways to support your baby’s developing brain Connect with other caregivers Find out about library resources to support you an......More
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Sunday December 7 3:00pm - 3:30pm CST
Parachute Play
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 event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email ......More
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Thursday December 11 1:00pm - 4:00pm CST
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Thursday December 11 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
Want to reserve the YOUmedia HWLC Recording Studio? First, you have to get certified! Register for an introduction to sound recording, Garageband, equipment setup, saving and exporting audio files. After the certification, you can reserve the recording studio and work......More
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Thursday December 11 5:00pm - 7:30pm CST
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Thursday December 11 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST
Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America
National bestselling author and historian William Elliot Hazelgrove will be on hand to discuss his nonfiction book, Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America. On a warm Halloween Eve, October 30, 1938, during a broadcast of H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds......More
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Friday December 12 10:00am - 11:00am CST
Book Builders
Join us for a 30 minute story time followed by 30 minutes of building play. For kids 3 to 6 and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email ......More
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Friday December 12 12:00pm - 12:45pm CST
Holiday Concerts: Hubbard High School
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 Hubbard High School Advanced Honor Choir with Sharon Quattrin, Director of Choirs and Fine Arts Co-Chair. Accessibil......More
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Friday December 12 2:00pm - 4:30pm CST
Film Screening: Little Women (2019)
Join us for a screening of Little Women Four sisters learn about love, life, and loss as they grow through their young womanhood against the backdrop of post-Civil War America. At the heart of the family is the headstrong Jo who aspires, above all else, to forge her o......More
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Saturday December 13 10:00am - 10:30am CST
Family Story Time
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 (312) 747-8184 or email access@c......More
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Saturday December 13 11:00am - 4:00pm CST
Gamer's Universe Showdown Series
Join us for Gamer's Universe Showdown Series, our monthly esports celebration leading up to the 2026 edition of Gamer's Universe. This month, we will host a Mario Kart event at 12 pm, followed by an afternoon tou......More
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Saturday December 13 2:30pm - 4:00pm CST
Artful Afternoon
Drop in to get creative with winter celebration crafts. For kids 3 and up and their families. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email ......More