Martin Luther King Branch Library
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Tuesday December 23 4:30pm - 5:30pm CST
Holiday Crafts
Drop in for an afternoon of creative crafting! Make your own ornament in celebration of Christmas. All materials are provided. For ages 5 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) ......More
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Sunday December 28 1:30pm - 3:45pm CST
Film Screening: The Wiz (1978)
Join King Branch for a screening of The Wiz. A young kindergarten teacher finds herself in the Land of Oz, where she is greeted by Munchkins. As she journeys down the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Wiz, she encounters a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion. ......More
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Tuesday December 30 5:00pm - 7:00pm CST
Kwanzaa-Inspired Jewelry Making Workshop with Journey and Thingz
Join us for a special jewelry-making workshop inspired by the spirit of Kwanzaa! In this hands-on program, participants will learn simple jewelry-making techniques while exploring the holiday’s seven principles — Umoja (Unity) Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Uji......More
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Sunday January 4 1:30pm - 3:45pm CST
Film Screening: Weapons (2025)
Join King Branch for a screening of Weapons. When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. © New Line Cinema - 128 minutes - R ......More
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Wednesday January 7 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Computer Basics Class
Are you interested in learning how to use a computer? Join us at King Branch for a basic computer skills class in which we use the online resource Chicago Digital Learn to build our digital literacy. Feel free to bring your own laptop. Accessibility Need sign languag......More
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Saturday January 10 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Destination Discovery Story Time at Smart Museum of Art
Join Librarian Megan and her friends at the Smart Museum of Art for a story time about breathing life into discarded items. Read, sing and create in this interactive story time. Inspired by Theaster Gates, families will be invited to reclaim, repurpose and reimagine se......More
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Sunday January 11 1:30pm - 3:15pm CST
Film Screening: The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
Join King Branch for a screening of The Bad Guys 2. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find the......More
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Monday January 12 10:00am - 11:30am CST
Lunes de Mayores / Senior Mondays
Join the Back of the Yards Library for Senior Mondays at Back of the Yards Coffeehouse. Enjoy free pan dulce and coffee courtesy of AARP then take a holiday portrait with the library from 10:00-11:30. Únase a la biblioteca Back of the Yards para los lunes para persona......More
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Wednesday January 14 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Computer Basics Class
Are you interested in learning how to use a computer? Join us at King Branch for a basic computer skills class in which we use the online resource Chicago Digital Learn to build our digital literacy. Feel free to bring your own laptop. Accessibility Need sign languag......More
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Wednesday January 14 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Destination Discovery Story Time at Field Museum
Join Chicago Public Library and Field Museum staff for a special winter-themed 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. How to Attend This even......More
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Sunday January 18 1:30pm - 4:00pm CST
Film Screening: F1 (2025)
Join King Branch for a screening of F1. The highly anticipated Formula 1® racing feature stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to Formula 1®, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid. The feature has been shot during actual G......More
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Wednesday January 21 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Computer Basics Class
Are you interested in learning how to use a computer? Join us at King Branch for a basic computer skills class in which we use the online resource Chicago Digital Learn to build our digital literacy. Feel free to bring your own laptop. Accessibility Need sign languag......More