Sep 1
25 events
All Day
Premier Plus Architectural Brunch & Lunch Cruises on the Chicago River
City Cruises
All Day
Chicago Premier Plus Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River
City Cruises
All Day
Brunch Cruises on Lake Michigan
City Cruises
All Day
Lunch Cruises on Lake Michigan
City Cruises
All Day
Dinner Cruises on Lake Michigan
City Cruises
All Day
Conceived in Liberty: Cartoons, Caricatures, and Illustrations in the Wartime US, 1812-1918
At the Newberry – Trienens Galleries
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn Basic Computer Skills
South Chicago
Computers and Technology
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Resume Clinic
Hall
Jobs and Careers
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Coloring for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Come Play Chess with Us
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Open Art Studio
Austin
Art, Music and Performances
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Open Shop
Gage Park
Computers and Technology
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Lincoln Park
Crafts, Games and Play
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Write About It! Writing Club
North Austin
Writing and Poetry
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
YOUmedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Workshops
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Teen Anime Night
South Shore
Art, Music and Performances
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
The Dinosaur of Lake Michigan at Leone Beach
Leone (Sam) Beach Park
Event
Free
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Yves Francois Rocambu Jazz at Grandparents
Grandparents Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday Night Bridge Club
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesdays with Menopause: Physical Changes
Sulzer Regional
Health and Science
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CAPS Meeting Beat 1531
West Chicago Avenue
Business, Law and Money
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
West Town
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Graphic Novel Book Club - Spent
Logan Square
Book Clubs
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Albany Park
Continuing Education and College
Sep 10
18 events
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair Yoga
North Austin
Health and Science
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Book Buddy for Adults
Little Village
Continuing Education and College
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Get Your Blood Pressure Checked for Free with CDPH
Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt
Health and Science
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Filmmaking 101: Chat with a Filmmaker
Austin
Workshops
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Robotics and Coding Workshop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Computers and Technology
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sulzer Maker Lab: Open Shop
Sulzer Regional
DIY
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Mystery Book Club - The Librarians
Logan Square
Book Clubs
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Pieces by Aloft Circus Arts at Touhy-Herbert
Touhy-Herbert (John, Victor) Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Christian Larumbe: Refugio In The Parks at McKinley
McKinley Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Crafting Circle
Sulzer Regional
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knitting Circle
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Adult Book Discussion: The Guest
Garfield Ridge
Book Clubs
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
CAPS Meeting Beat 2534
North Pulaski
Business, Law and Money
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Knitting Class
Edgewater
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Adult Book Discussion: Sociopath
Walker
Book Clubs
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Boxing Show at Trumbull
Trumbull (Lyman) Park
Event
Free
Sep 11
18 events
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The No Book Club
Edgewater
Book Clubs
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Creative Writing Workshop
TBD
Writing and Poetry
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Open Play Time
West Loop
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Homeschool Family Meet Up
Garfield Ridge
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Freeform Friday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Learn to Lead Climb at Steelworkers
Steelworkers Park
Event
$25
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Budlong Woods
Continuing Education and College
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Film Screening: Jumanji (1995)
Harold Washington Library Center
Film Screenings
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Field Adventures with the Field Museum
Legler Regional
Crafts, Games and Play
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Teen Movie Night
Legler Regional
Crafts, Games and Play
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zumba Go Chair Fitness
North Austin
Health and Science
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Blackstone
Continuing Education and College
Friday, September 11
Tangible Sound featuring Ben LaMar Gay
Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East
Chicago Cultural Center
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Pieces by Aloft Circus Arts at Valley Forge
Valley Forge Park
Event
Free
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Folklorico in the Park at Brands
Brands Park
Event
Free
8:00 PM - 9:40 PM
Movies in the Parks at Holstein
Holstein Park
Event
Free
8:00 PM - 10:36 PM
Movies in the Parks at Austin Town Hall
Austin Town Hall Park
Event
Free
8:00 PM - 9:48 PM
Movies in the Parks at Park No. 599
TBD
Event
Free
Sep 12
15 events
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Youth Learn to Climb at Steelworkers
Steelworkers Park
Event
$12
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Go Run Chicago at Warren
Warren (Laurence) Park
Event
Free
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Repair Cafe: Forward Chicago
Sulzer Regional
Workshops
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Reading Came First Book Club
Austin
Book Clubs
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club
Wrightwood-Ashburn
Workshops
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Near North Book Discussion: Title Upcoming
Near North
Book Clubs
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
Harold Washington Library Center
Workshops
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
TRANSplantas: printmaking posters at Davis Square
Davis (Dr. Nathan) Square Park
Event
Free
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Learn to Climb at Steelworkers
Steelworkers Park
Event
$20
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contra Dance to Baba Yaga's Stew at Horner
Horner (Henry) Park
Event
Free
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Oriole Park
Continuing Education and College
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Crocheting Circle
Beverly Park
Crafts, Games and Play
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Comic Book Roundtable: Green Lantern
Sulzer Regional
Book Clubs
8:00 PM - 10:07 PM
Movies in the Parks at Indian Boundary
Indian Boundary Park
Event
Free
Sep 13
6 events
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday Market at Jefferson
Jefferson (Thomas) Memorial Park
Event
Free
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Adaptive/Veterans Rock Climbing at Steelworkers
Steelworkers Park
Program
Free
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Books and Beats at Dearborn
Dearborn (Henry) Park
Event
Free
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Seed Library
Douglass
DIY
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Get Ready for Baby
Harold Washington Library Center
Workshops
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
The Cup Collective: A Tarot Meet Up
Uptown
DIY
Sep 14
17 events
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Seed Library
Woodson Regional
DIY
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Coffee and Connections
Harold Washington Library Center
Outreach
10:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Play Day
Independence
Crafts, Games and Play
12:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Mahjong Mondays
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Make a Rug
Wrightwood-Ashburn
Crafts, Games and Play
12:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Puzzlemania for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cookbook Club
Dunning
Book Clubs
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Novel Needles: Knit, Crochet and Stitchery Group
Roden
Crafts, Games and Play
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Yoga & Art in the park with Lovelee Being at Eckhart
Eckhart (Bernard) Park
Event
Free
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Cozy Crafting
Merlo
Crafts, Games and Play
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Harold Washington Library Center
Writing and Poetry
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Simple Stitches Crochet Club
Austin-Irving
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Genre Book Club for Adults
TBD
Book Clubs
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit Together
Harold Washington Library Center
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL: English Language Conversation Practice
Little Italy
Continuing Education and College
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
Harold Washington Library Center
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Puzzle Club
TBD
Crafts, Games and Play
Sep 15
15 events
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Vendor Networking Event at Horner
Horner (Henry) Park
Event
Free
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn Basic Computer Skills
South Chicago
Computers and Technology
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Resume Clinic
Hall
Jobs and Careers
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Coloring for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Computer Basics: Mouse and Desktop
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Come Play Chess with Us
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Lincoln Park
Crafts, Games and Play
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Write About It! Writing Club
North Austin
Writing and Poetry
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
YOUmedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Workshops
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sound Meditation
Harold Washington Library Center
Health and Science
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday Night Bridge Club
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
West Town
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Albany Park
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cookbook Club
West Belmont
Book Clubs
Sep 16
13 events
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Community Resource Fair at Woodson Regional
Woodson Regional
Business, Law and Money
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Peace by Piece: A Fiber Art "Commuknity"
Beverly Park
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Wednesday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ukulele for Beginners
Roden
Workshops
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday in Stitches
Rogers Park
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CAPS Beat 1634 Meeting
Portage-Cragin
Business, Law and Money
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin
Austin
Art, Music and Performances
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Stitch Night
Oriole Park
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Weird Book Club at Midwest Coast Brewing: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Midwest Coast Brewing Company
Book Clubs
7:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Summer Bat Series
Little Italy
Health and Science
Sep 17
14 events
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Family Story Time
Archer Heights
Story Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair Yoga
North Austin
Health and Science
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Film Screening: Next Goal Wins (2024)
Harold Washington Library Center
Chicago 250
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Book Buddy for Adults
Little Village
Continuing Education and College
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Robotics and Coding Workshop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Computers and Technology
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
LEGO® Club
Sulzer Regional
Crafts, Games and Play
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sulzer Maker Lab: Open Shop
Sulzer Regional
DIY
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Chess on the Edge
Edgewater
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knitting Circle
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Knitting Class
Edgewater
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
West Loop Stitch Club
West Loop
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Continuing Education and College
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Boxing Show at Harrison
Harrison (Carter) Park
Event
Free
Sep 18
12 events
All Day
Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
Chicago's First Lady Cruises
Community
All Day
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
Chicago's First Lady Cruises
Community
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Creative Writing Workshop
Budlong Woods
Writing and Poetry
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Open Play Time
West Loop
Crafts, Games and Play
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Edgewater Memory Café
Edgewater
Workshops
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Freeform Friday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Film Screening: Sugarcane (2024)
Harold Washington Library Center
Film Screenings
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Budlong Woods
Continuing Education and College
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Blackstone
Continuing Education and College
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zumba Go Chair Fitness
North Austin
Health and Science
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Empowerment and Connection Through Piñatas at Calumet
Calumet Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Hoop Dancing with Starr Chief Eagle at Shedd
Shedd (John G.) Park
Event
Free
Sep 19
17 events
All Day
Conceived in Liberty: Cartoons, Caricatures, and Illustrations in the Wartime US, 1812-1918
At the Newberry – Trienens Galleries
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Proud and Loud: Disability Art and Music at Garfield
Garfield (James) Park
Event
Free
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Jewelry Making Club
Kelly
Crafts, Games and Play
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Toastmasters: MJM Speakers' Circle
Thurgood Marshall
Continuing Education and College
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Soul Sabbatical: A Rest Retreat at Ellis
Ellis (Samuel) Park
Event
Free
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Adult Book Discussion: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Budlong Woods
Book Clubs
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Gage
Gage (George) Park
Event
Free
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Patricia Liddell Researchers Meeting
Woodson Regional
Chicago 250
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Blood Pressure Screenings with the Chicago Department of Public Health
Douglass
Health and Science
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Adult Book Discussion: One Book, One Chicago 2026
Uptown
Book Clubs
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Climbing Club at Steelworkers
Steelworkers Park
Event
$5
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Adult Book Discussion: My Brilliant Friend
Harold Washington Library Center
Book Clubs
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Oriole Park
Continuing Education and College
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
We The People at Dunbar
Dunbar (Paul Laurence) Park
Event
Free
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
America: Songs of Protest and Freedom at Washington
Washington (George) Park
Event
Free
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Stitch Circle
Bezazian
Crafts, Games and Play
Sep 2
15 events
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
Harold Washington Library Center
Book Clubs
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Peace by Piece: A Fiber Art "Commuknity"
Beverly Park
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Wednesday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ukulele for Beginners
Roden
Workshops
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafting Corner
Brighton Park
Crafts, Games and Play
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Open Lab in the Teen Zone
Edgebrook
Computers and Technology
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Adult Game Night
Wrightwood-Ashburn
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
We The People at West Ridge NP
West Ridge Nature Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday in Stitches
Rogers Park
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Short of It: A Short Story Book Club
TBD
Book Clubs
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Chatty Crafters
Clearing
Crafts, Games and Play
8:00 PM - 9:28 PM
Movies in the Parks at Pottawattomie
Pottawattomie Park
Event
Free
Sep 20
2 events
All Day
Chicago River Swim
Chicago River Swim
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Seed Library
Douglass
DIY
Sep 21
13 events
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Seed Library
Woodson Regional
DIY
10:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Play Day
Independence
Crafts, Games and Play
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tech Help for Beginners
Hall
Computers and Technology
12:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Mahjong Mondays
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
12:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Puzzlemania for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Novel Needles: Knit, Crochet and Stitchery Group
Roden
Crafts, Games and Play
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Crafternoon: Galaxy Duct Tape Wallets
Avalon Park
Crafts, Games and Play
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Harold Washington Library Center
Writing and Poetry
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
Harold Washington Library Center
Continuing Education and College
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL: English Language Conversation Practice
Little Italy
Continuing Education and College
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit Together
Harold Washington Library Center
Crafts, Games and Play
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Writing Circle
Manning
Writing and Poetry
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Adult Book Discussion
Dunning
Book Clubs
Sep 22
13 events
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn Basic Computer Skills
South Chicago
Computers and Technology
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Canvas and Conversation
Merlo
Crafts, Games and Play
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Computer Basics: Upload/Download
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Coloring for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Come Play Chess with Us
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Lincoln Park
Crafts, Games and Play
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Write About It! Writing Club
North Austin
Writing and Poetry
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
YOUmedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Workshops
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
West Town
Continuing Education and College
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday Night Bridge Club
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Adult Book Club
West Belmont
Book Clubs
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Albany Park
Continuing Education and College
Sep 23
10 events
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Peace by Piece: A Fiber Art "Commuknity"
Beverly Park
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Wednesday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ukulele for Beginners
Roden
Workshops
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Benefits Access Support with Hunger Free America
Manning
Health and Science
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Adult Book Club: The Book Club for Troublesome Women
McKinley Park
Book Clubs
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday in Stitches
Rogers Park
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Library Learning Series: Career Development
Wrightwood-Ashburn
Jobs and Careers
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
Sep 24
16 events
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Family Story Time
Archer Heights
Story Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Chair Yoga
Oriole Park
Health and Science
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair Yoga
North Austin
Health and Science
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Book Buddy for Adults
Little Village
Continuing Education and College
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
HIV/STI Screening with Howard Brown Health
South Shore
Health and Science
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Robotics and Coding Workshop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Computers and Technology
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Community Lovelines at Austin Town Hall
Austin Town Hall Park
Event
Free
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sulzer Maker Lab: Open Shop
Sulzer Regional
DIY
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
The Playground at Taylor-Lauridsen
Taylor-Lauridsen (John, Emil) Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Douglass Maker Lab: Open Shop
Douglass
DIY
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CAPS Meeting: Beat 1611
Roden
Business, Law and Money
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knitting Circle
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Knitting Class
Edgewater
Crafts, Games and Play
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Boxing Show at Scottsdale
Scottsdale Park
Event
Free
Sep 25
14 events
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Boys Mentoring Program at Broadway Armory
Broadway Armory Park
Event
Free
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Binglow at Horner
Horner (Henry) Park
Event
$5
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Creative Writing Workshop
TBD
Writing and Poetry
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Open Play Time
West Loop
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Freeform Friday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026)
Harold Washington Library Center
Film Screenings
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Budlong Woods
Continuing Education and College
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zumba Go Chair Fitness
North Austin
Health and Science
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Blackstone
Continuing Education and College
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cider with the Sanderson Sisters at Normandy
Normandy Park
Event
$10
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
The Playground at Graver
Graver (Philip) Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Teen Glow Paint and Chill at Eugene Field
Field (Eugene) Park
Event
Free
Sept. 25 - Oct. 4
World Music Festival Chicago
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
Chicago Cultural Center
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Chicago Astronomer at Graver
Graver (Philip) Park
Event
Free
Sep 26
12 events
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Go Run Chicago at Horner
Horner (Henry) Park
Event
Free
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Community Yoga with Collective Yoga Co-Op
Austin
Workshops
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Family Story Time
Near North
Story Time
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club
Wrightwood-Ashburn
Workshops
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Ikebana for All at Lincoln
Lincoln Park - Cultural Center
Event
$40
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Beatdown Sound System's Vibrations of Freedom at Ping Tom
Ping Tom Memorial Park
Event
Free
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Oriole Park
Continuing Education and College
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
RP Mystery Group
Rogers Park
Book Clubs
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The Playground at Mt. Greenwood
Mount Greenwood Park
Event
Free
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Late Night Basketball at Homan Square
Homan Square Community Center Park
Event
Free
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Late Night Basketball at Washington
Washington (George) Park
Event
Free
Sep 27
4 events
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Walking History: Exploring Chicago Parks at Humboldt
Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park
Event
Free
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday Market at Jefferson
Jefferson (Thomas) Memorial Park
Event
Free
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Better with a Beverage Book Discussion: OBOC 2026
TBD
Book Clubs
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Seed Library
Douglass
DIY
Sep 28
17 events
All Day
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
CIBC Theatre
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Seed Library
Woodson Regional
DIY
10:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Play Day
Independence
Crafts, Games and Play
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Monday Book Club
Edgewater
Book Clubs
12:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Mahjong Mondays
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
12:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Puzzlemania for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Novel Needles: Knit, Crochet and Stitchery Group
Roden
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The No Book Club
TBD
Book Clubs
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
Harold Washington Library Center
Writing and Poetry
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit Together
Harold Washington Library Center
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
Harold Washington Library Center
Continuing Education and College
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL: English Language Conversation Practice
Little Italy
Continuing Education and College
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Monday Night Open Mic
Rogers Park
Art, Music and Performances
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Graphic Novel Discussion
Rogers Park
Book Clubs
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Simple Stitches Crochet Club: Study Hall
Austin-Irving
Crafts, Games and Play
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Chicago Full Moon Jam at Palmisano
Palmisano (Henry) Park
Event
Free
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Weird Book Club: You Dreamed of Empires
Map Room
Book Clubs
Sep 29
15 events
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn Basic Computer Skills
South Chicago
Computers and Technology
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Resume Clinic
Hall
Jobs and Careers
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Adult Book Club
Vodak-East Side
Book Clubs
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Computer Basics: Word 101
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Coloring for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Come Play Chess with Us
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Lincoln Park
Crafts, Games and Play
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Write About It! Writing Club
North Austin
Writing and Poetry
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
YOUmedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Workshops
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
White, Black, Brown: Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago
Harold Washington Library Center
Writing and Poetry
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speak Up for Trees!
Sulzer Regional
Health and Science
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday Night Bridge Club
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
West Town
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Albany Park
Continuing Education and College
Sep 3
20 events
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Veterans Tennis Challenge at McKinley
McKinley Park
Event
Free
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair Yoga
North Austin
Health and Science
September 3-6
Chicago Jazz Festival
Millennium Park
Millennium Park
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Village Legal & Community Project Presents: Lawyers in the Library
Woodson Regional
Business, Law and Money
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Book Buddy for Adults
Little Village
Continuing Education and College
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Spanish Book Club
Garfield Ridge
Book Clubs
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tween YOUmedia Invasion
Avalon Park
Crafts, Games and Play
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Robotics and Coding Workshop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Computers and Technology
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Community Lovelines at White (Willye B.)
White (Willye B.) Park
Event
Free
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sulzer Maker Lab: Open Shop
Sulzer Regional
DIY
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Chess on the Edge
Edgewater
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Cuatro Mujeres: Nina Simone’s Four Women at South Shore
South Shore Cultural Center/Fieldhouse
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Douglass Maker Lab: Open Shop
Douglass
DIY
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knitting Circle
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Fiesta Mexicana: Interactive Family Show at Winnemac
Winnemac Park
Event
Free
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice; Clases de Inglés Como Segunda Idioma; 므와 英语训练 英语会话小组活动; هل ترغب في ممارسة التحدث وفهم اللغة الإنجليزية
Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
Continuing Education and College
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Knitting Class
Edgewater
Crafts, Games and Play
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Reclaimed Timber at River
River Park
Event
Free
8:00 PM - 9:43 PM
Movies in the Parks at Hollywood
Hollywood Park
Event
Free
Sep 30
8 events
All Day
20% off Core Products at City Cruises
City Cruises
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Peace by Piece: A Fiber Art "Commuknity"
Beverly Park
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Wednesday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ukulele for Beginners
Roden
Workshops
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday in Stitches
Rogers Park
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
Sep 4
11 events
All Day
Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise
Chicago's First Lady Cruises
Community
All Day
Sightseeing River & Lake Cruise
Chicago's First Lady Cruises
Community
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Open Play Time
West Loop
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Freeform Friday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Budlong Woods
Continuing Education and College
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Blackstone
Continuing Education and College
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zumba Go Chair Fitness
North Austin
Health and Science
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Go Grind Friday Nights at Grant
Grant (Ulysses) Park
Event
Free
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Reclaimed Timber at Park No. 571
Park No. 571
Event
Free
8:00 PM - 9:41 PM
Movies in the Parks at Wrightwood
Wrightwood Park
Event
Free
8:00 PM - 10:06 PM
Movies in the Parks at Ellis
Ellis (Samuel) Park
Event
Free
Sep 5
14 events
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Go Run Chicago at Washington
Washington (George) Park
Event
Free
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Game On: Board Game Play
Chinatown
Crafts, Games and Play
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Toastmasters: MJM Speakers' Circle
Thurgood Marshall
Continuing Education and College
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Community Yoga at the Library
Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt
Health and Science
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
IndigiFest: Celebrating Indigenous Culture at Grant
Grant (Ulysses) Park
Event
Free
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: Sea of Grass
Harold Washington Library Center
Book Clubs
Saturday, September 5
Tangible Sound Ancestral Celebrations honoring Sun Ra and Louis Armstrong
Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East
Chicago Cultural Center
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Midnight Circus at Park No. 596
Brighton Park Community Campus (Park No. 596) Commissioners' Commons
Event
Free
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Oriole Park
Continuing Education and College
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Summer Soundwalks in the Park at Big Marsh
Big Marsh Park
Event
Free
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Late Night Basketball at Homan Square
Homan Square Community Center Park
Event
Free
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Late Night Basketball at Washington
Washington (George) Park
Event
Free
8:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Movies in the Parks at Brands
Brands Park
Event
Free
Sep 6
5 events
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Seed Library
Douglass
DIY
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Midnight Circus at Park No. 596
Brighton Park Community Campus (Park No. 596)
Event
Free
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Club de Lectura en Español: Una Habitación Propia / Virginia Woolf
Little Village
Book Clubs
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
To the Letter: A Letter Writing Club
Humboldt Park
Writing and Poetry
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Midnight Circus at Park No. 596
Brighton Park Community Campus (Park No. 596) Commissioners' Commons
Event
Free
Sep 7
3 events
All Day
Jekyll & Hyde
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tech Help for Beginners
Hall
Computers and Technology
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Community Closet at Austin
Austin
DIY
Sep 8
16 events
All Day
Dirty Dancing: The Musical
James M. Nederlander Theatre
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pritzker Park Pop-Up
Pritzker Park
Outreach
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn Basic Computer Skills
South Chicago
Computers and Technology
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Coloring for Adults
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Come Play Chess with Us
Chicago Bee
Crafts, Games and Play
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Leaf it to Us: A Plant Swap in Austin
Austin
Workshops
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Teen Lit Night Unbound: Launch Party
Woodson Regional
Book Clubs
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Lincoln Park
Crafts, Games and Play
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Write About It! Writing Club
North Austin
Writing and Poetry
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
YOUmedia Open Shop
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Workshops
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Cuatro Mujeres: Nina Simone’s Four Women at Austin Town Hall
Austin Town Hall Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Meet Your Neighborhood Trees
Sulzer Regional
Health and Science
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
West Town
Continuing Education and College
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday Night Bridge Club
Logan Square
Crafts, Games and Play
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Albany Park
Continuing Education and College
Sep 9
13 events
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Young at Heart: Afternoon Party Games
Harold Washington Library Center
Chicago 250
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Peace by Piece: A Fiber Art "Commuknity"
Beverly Park
Crafts, Games and Play
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee
Computers and Technology
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Mather's Grow-It-Together Garden Club In-Person Viewing
West Pullman
DIY
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Teen Wednesday
Kelly
Art, Music and Performances
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ukulele for Beginners
Roden
Workshops
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafting Corner
Brighton Park
Crafts, Games and Play
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
Harold Washington Library Center
Computers and Technology
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Pieces by Aloft Circus Arts at Athletic Field
Athletic Field Park
Event
Free
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday in Stitches
Rogers Park
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song!
Rogers Park
Art, Music and Performances
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Knit and Crochet Circle
Little Italy
Crafts, Games and Play
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Cookbook Club
Austin
Book Clubs