72 events

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM AI Made Simple: Easy Tools for Everyday Life Chicago Bee Computers and Technology 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Sound Meditation Harold Washington Library Center Health and Science Multiple times Dancing on the Spot Presents Artist(s) Statement! at Berger Berger (Albert) Park Performing Arts 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Yoga pa' Todos / Yoga for Everyone Toman Library Health and Science 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Let's Play Magic: The Gathering Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Supported Story Time Roden Library Story Time 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Winter Story Time Brainerd Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Tech Lab Woodson Regional Computers and Technology 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Get Ready for Baby Harold Washington Library Center Workshops 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Board Games Little Italy Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Sulzer Chess Meetup Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Curiosity Day Camps Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Education 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen 3D Print Lab Scottsdale Computers and Technology 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ESL Conversation Cafe With Aquinas Literacy Center McKinley Park Education Multiple times Spanish Conversation Group West Loop Workshops 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Open Writing Workshop Blackstone Library Writing and Poetry 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Stage Prop Workshop Woodson Regional Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Book Buddies Bucktown-Wicker Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Teen Movie Night Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Read to a Therapy Dog Rogers Park Health and Science 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Board Game Club Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Comic Art Workshop with Optimist Comics Woodson Regional Crafts, Games and Play Multiple times Beginning Readers Book Club Woodson Regional Book Clubs 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Learners Story Time McKinley Park Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Create-Your-Own Near North Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Cruelty Free You + Me: Story and Art Bucktown-Wicker Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Game Night with the Sheriff's Department North Austin Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Baby Time Merlo Story Time 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Chess on the Edge Edgewater Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Retro Game Day: Tabletop Game Play Near North Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Teen Game Night Clearing Computers and Technology 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM Intro to Cricut Sticker Making or Heat Transfer Gage Park Computers and Technology 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Preschool Art Play and Read Woodson Regional Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tots and Toddlers Story Time West Loop Story Time 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Read and Sign Baby Story Time West Loop Story Time 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Preschool Story Time Vodak-East Side Story Time 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM TV Screening: The Golden Girls (1985) Wrightwood-Ashburn Film 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Story Time West Belmont Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Science Club Bezazian Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Winter Games Club Rogers Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Craft Tuesdays West Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Storypalooza Edgewater Story Time 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Family Story Time Northtown Story Time Multiple times Open Shop Gage Park Computers and Technology 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Learn Chess with Dave Walker Library Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Grab and Go: Spice Club Kits (Sage) Kelly Library Health and Science 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Chess for Beginners Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Mayfair Improv Club Mayfair Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tiny Tots Story Time Chicago Lawn Story Time 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Toastmasters: MJM Speakers' Circle Thurgood Marshall Education 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM Monday Evening Knit and Crochet Circle Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM LEGO® Club Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Preschool Story Time Mount Greenwood Story Time 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club Wrightwood-Ashburn Workshops 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Nature and Garden Club Woodson Regional Health and Science 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Gaming: Nintendo Switch Little Italy Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Kids Book Club Roden Library Book Clubs 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM STEAM Club West Belmont Health and Science 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Preschool Story Time Merlo Story Time 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Story Time Bucktown-Wicker Park Story Time 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM LEGO® Club Bucktown-Wicker Park Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Harsh Readers Circle: Woodson Regional Book Clubs 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Out of School Program (Special Rec) at McGuane McGuane (John) Park Community 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Baby and Toddler Story Time Near North Story Time Multiple times Beginner Table Tennis West Pullman Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Out of School Program (Special Rec) at Welles Welles (Gideon) Park Community 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM LEGO® at the Library Scottsdale Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Story Time Clearing Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM I Can Make That Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Preschool Story Time and Play Group Budlong Woods Story Time 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM Live Jazz with Myles Hayes at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago The Ritz-Carlton Chicago Community Live Music with Annalee Hooson at Torali Rooftop – Fridays Torali Italian-Steak Community

Nov 1 23 events

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Music and Movement Story Time with Ms. My Uptown Story Time 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Science Times at the Museum: A Conversation With Dr. Wendy Freedman Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Arts & Culture 12:00 PM Partner Event | Stories We Wear: Fashion as Visual Narrative Chicago History Museum Film Free 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Día de Los Muertos Workshops & Ofrenda Walk at Steelworkers Steelworkers Park Festivals & Special Events 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026) Chicago Lawn Film 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Narcan Administration and Overdose Prevention Humboldt Park Health and Science 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: A Raisin In The Sun (1961) Kelly Library Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Screen and Stitch: On Golden Pond (1981) Edgewater Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: The Campaign - 2012 Pullman Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Film Screening: Coco (2017) North Pulaski Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Flicks: Casper (1995) Oriole Park Film 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Edward Scissorhands (1990) Scottsdale Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Film Screening: Coco (2017) South Chicago Film 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM Film Screening: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) King Library Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: A Complete Unknown (2024) South Chicago Film 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ​Dia de los Muertos: Hojalata Art West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Club de Lectura en Español: Temporada de Huracanes / Fernanda Melchor Little Village Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Grab and Go: Watercolor Library Greeting Card Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play Chicago Premier Plus Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River City Cruises Nightlife Premier Plus Architectural Brunch & Lunch Cruises on the Chicago River City Cruises Tours Lunch Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises Special Events Brunch Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises Special Events Dinner Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises Nightlife

Nov 10 52 events

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Star Trek: Deviations: Threads of Destiny Comic Book Event Obama Presidential Center Writing and Poetry 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tlingit Artist James Johnson: Haa Shagoon—The Path Forward Field Museum Arts & Culture Included with admission 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Make a Laser Cut Juicy Fruit Miniature Harold Washington Library Center Computers and Technology Get Lit: Weird Science American Writers Museum Festivals & Special Events 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Read & Craft: Space Junk Journals Richard M. Daley Library (West Humboldt Park) Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Luminary Tour: Mary Cassatt Galleries 182–184 Tours $25 per person, registration required This tour is limited to 18 participants. Contact luminary@artic.edu to register. 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Jefferson Park Film 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM Online Lecture: The History of Anesthesia and Hanaoka Seishū International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture Free 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Brands Brands Park Festivals & Special Events 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM AI Safety: Community Conversation on Datacenters Jeffery Manor Computers and Technology 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Deal Me In Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Discover Your Intuitive Abilities: Sensing the Unseen West Loop Workshops 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Home Succession Planning with the Center for Disability and Elder Law Dunning Business, Law and Money 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Story Time: Carmela Full of Wishes with Chicago Children's Theatre Chicago Lawn Story Time 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Leaf it to Us: A Plant Swap in Austin Austin Workshops 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant Hegewisch Workshops 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM STEAM Club Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Oriole Park Workshops 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Light of Space Paper Lanterns Whitney M. Young, Jr. Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Write at CPL: Character, Emotion, and Suspense Brighton Park Writing and Poetry 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Nature’s Tai‑Chi‑Gong with BNEW4LIFE Vodak-East Side Health and Science 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Brainerd Bakers Brainerd DIY 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Senior Day Olympics at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Family Craft Night Roden Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bridgeport Knitting Circle Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Film Screening: Smoke Signals (1998) Coleman Film 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM The Ground Between Us (2020) Toman Library Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Sewing Hour Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Family Fall Fest Kelly Library Celebrations 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Daley Bridgeport Library Writing Club Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Writing and Poetry 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Play Along Tuesdays: Music Day Blackstone Library Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Film Screening: The Holdovers (2023) Harold Washington Library Center Film 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fall Mason Jar Centerpiece Douglass DIY 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Film Screening: Cars (2006) Bucktown-Wicker Park Film 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM DIY Adult Crafts: Wood Ornament Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sip and Paint for Tweens Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Make It Tuesdays Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Card Game Club Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) Brainerd Film 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Brain Health Tuesdays Avalon Health and Science 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM High School Open Shop Sulzer Regional DIY 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Sewing Certification for Teens Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Kids Snacktivity: Candy Corn Turkey Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Growing Cold: Cool Weather Gardening Budlong Woods Health and Science 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Chair Yoga Woodson Regional Health and Science 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult and Senior Coloring Canaryville Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Teen Nacho Bar South Shore DIY 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tuesday Story Time Wrightwood-Ashburn Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Karaoke Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM 3D Printing Jefferson Park Computers and Technology 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Mighty Munchkins at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Family 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Open Computer Lab for Teens Greater Grand Crossing Computers and Technology

Nov 11 57 events

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Meet Chester Commodore: Drawing and Illustration 101 Bezazian Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Lecture: Facial Aesthetics: from Art to Plastic Surgery Part 2 International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture Free 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Artist Talk: Rhea Dillon Fullerton Hall Arts & Culture Free / Free, registration required 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Sit, Stay, Read Thurgood Marshall Workshops 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Sculpt Like Hunt and Perkins: A Creative Sculpting Workshop Portage-Cragin Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Writing with Our Eyes: A Writing Workshop with Marina Azahua Harold Washington Library Center History and Genealogy 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Write at CPL: Editing and Publishing, Demystified Harold Washington Library Center Writing and Poetry 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Documentary Screening: Hunting in Wartime (2015) Lozano Library Film 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Black Hawk Performance Company Field Museum Arts & Culture Included with admission 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Gradient at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Performing Arts 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Crime Book Club: Killers of the Flower Moon Archer Heights Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle: eL Cien Poetry Workshop Budlong Woods Writing and Poetry 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song! Rogers Park Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Milk and Cookies: Kids Book Club Avalon Book Clubs 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Supergirl (2026) Woodson Regional Film 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff? A Community Discussion Sulzer Regional Workshops 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Tween Maker Lab at Thomas Hughes Children's Library Harold Washington Library Center Computers and Technology 9:15 AM – 12:45 PM DuSable Black History Museum Field Trip for Older Adults South Chicago Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM Cookbook Club Austin Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant Humboldt Park Workshops 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tween Book Bedazzling Party West Town Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Apply-A-Thon West Pullman Education 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Story Time at the Back of the Yards Coffeehouse Back of the Yards Coffeehouse Story Time 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Whipped Wonders Body Butter Making Thurgood Marshall DIY 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Late Night at the Library: A Live Music Event with Nick Falco 'n' The Road Hawks Mayfair Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Armour Seminar: Henry Hooghiemstra Field Museum Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Snack Taste Test Manning Library DIY 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM The Artist’s Studio at the Library Obama Presidential Center Workshops 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Countdown to Doomsday Series: Avengers, Infinity War (2018) Wrightwood-Ashburn Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Choreography Workshop at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Performing Arts 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Gamer's Choice McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Trades Apprenticeship Fair Humboldt Park Jobs and Careers 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pokémon Club Little Italy Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Cozy Crayon Candlemaking West Loop Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Avalon Grooves: Line Dancing Lesson Avalon Arts & Culture 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: The Perfect Weapon (1991) Legler Regional Film 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Coffee and Connections / Café y Conexiones Little Village Health and Science 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Family Loteria Night / Noche de lotería familiar West Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Exploring Care and Support Services West Town Workshops 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Mather's Grow-It-Together Garden Club In-Person Viewing West Pullman DIY 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Craft & Play - Art at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM LEGO® Club Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Jack and Jill (2011) Austin Film 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Adult Book Club McKinley Park Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ​Apple Harvesting Craft West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Crafternoon: Paint Your Own Ceramic Fall Magnets Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Diamond Painting Compact Mirror Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM School's Out: Origami Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 10:50 AM – 12:25 PM Holiday Parent and Child Swim at Mann Mann (James) Park Athletic 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Holiday Senior Swim at Mann Mann (James) Park Athletic 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Holiday Youth Swim at Mann Mann (James) Park Athletic 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Story and Craft Garfield Ridge Crafts, Games and Play 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM Ice Hockey - Shooting Skills at Morgan Pk SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Sports 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Basketball Clinic (ASMG) - Open at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pickleball - Open at Mann Mann (James) Park Sports 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Holiday Adult Swim at Mann Mann (James) Park Athletic 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Holiday Arts & Crafts (Special Rec) at Mann Mann (James) Park Crafts, Games and Play

Nov 12 48 events

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Early History of Bicycling in Illinois Harold Washington Library Center Writing and Poetry 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Harsh Readers Circle: Special Event with The Bridge: ConstelNation Woodson Regional Arts & Culture 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM STEAM Day McKinley Park Computers and Technology 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Frybread Face and Me (2023) Sulzer Regional Film 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Film Screening: White Noise (2005) Greater Grand Crossing Film 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Gradient at Lincoln Lincoln Park - Cultural Center Performing Arts 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Film Screening: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Gage Park Film 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Youth Poetry Workshop West Town Writing and Poetry 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Tween Food Lab: Candy, Slime and Gumdrop Bridges Woodson Regional Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Anne Frank in Chicago: The Griffin MSI Exhibit Uptown Workshops 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Artist Talk: Hyejeong Kim—The Journeying Potter Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, registration required 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Next Gen Archers at Pulaski Pulaski (Casimer) Park Sports 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Make Music with FL Studio Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Make Your Mark: Nature and Watercolor Painting Independence Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM DIY Snow Globes Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Filmmaking 101: Chat with a Filmmaker Austin Workshops 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM Get Your Blood Pressure Checked for Free with CDPH Richard M. Daley Library (West Humboldt Park) Health and Science 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Young Readers Book Club: The Lion of Mars West Belmont Book Clubs 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Strohacker Strohacker (Howard) Park Community 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Story Time and Talk with Baobab Tree Children's House Manning Library Story Time 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Family Lore Garfield Ridge Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Crafting Circle Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Hands-on STEAM Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Reverb Arts: Your Story Matters Kelly Library Arts & Culture 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Resume Writing Workshop Chicago Bee Education 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Next Gen Archers at Kilbourn Kilbourn Park Sports 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tech Talk Edgewater Computers and Technology 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Dino-Vember Austin-Irving Health and Science 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck North Pulaski Book Clubs 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Baby Lapsit Story Time Little Italy Story Time 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Medicare 101 Lincoln Belmont Health and Science 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Ramen Themed Plushies Little Village Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Game On: Video and Board Games West Lawn Crafts, Games and Play Creative Hour - A Networking Experience Chicago Cultural Center, Learning Lab Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Family Story Time Archer Heights Story Time 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Mystery Book Club - How to Seal Your Own Fate Logan Square Book Clubs 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CAPS Meeting Beat 2534 North Pulaski Business, Law and Money 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Thursday Murder Club Walker Library Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pokémon Club Beverly Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Maker Mania Austin Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Stitching Hour Lincoln Belmont Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Teen Crafternoon: DIY Mousepads Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Teen Zone Dunning Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Lamination Station Clearing DIY 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Senior BINGO with Neighborhood Friends Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM Contemporary Book Discussion: Remarkably Bright Creatures Lincoln Park Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Make Your Own Slime Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM Parent & Tot Gymnastics at Kosciuszko Kosciuszko (Thadeuz) Park Athletic

Nov 13 20 events

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Gallery Conversation: Storytelling in Body and Being in African Art Gallery 227 Tours Free / Free, no registration required 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ICash: Find Your Unclaimed Property Austin-Irving Business, Law and Money 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM The Gradient at Mandrake Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park Performing Arts 2:00 PM – 4:45 PM Film Screening: Interstellar (2014) Harold Washington Library Center Film 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM Film Screening: Explorers (1985) Mayfair Film 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM The No Book Club Edgewater Book Clubs 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Multilingual Playgroup / 多语言游戏小活动 Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Field Adventures with the Field Museum Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Music and Movement Story Time with Ms. My Uptown Story Time 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Film Screening: Toy Story 5 (2026) Brainerd Film 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Second Friday LEGO® Club West Belmont Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Community Cinema: Happy Feet (2006) Back of the Yards Film 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Homeschool Family Meet Up Garfield Ridge Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Open Play Time Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Stress Less: How to Build a Toolkit for Tough Times Dunning Workshops 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Creative Cards and Conversation Hegewisch Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tote Bag Painting Oriole Park Arts & Culture 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ​Season of Changes: Autumn Tree West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Teen Chess Open Play Back of the Yards Crafts, Games and Play Chicago by Night River & Lake Cruise Chicago's First Lady Cruises Community

Nov 14 76 events

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM From the Archives: Reimagining Chicago: Brick by Brick Gallery Tour Harold Washington Library Center Exhibition 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Chicago's Electric Blues Heritage and History: Diddley Bow Workshop West Belmont Workshops 7:45 AM U-505 In-Depth Experience Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Bollywood Groove Indian Dances & Stories at Seward Seward (William) Park Performing Arts 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM From Space Stations to Space Settlements: Establishing Humanity Beyond Earth Portage-Cragin Health and Science 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well Field Museum Arts & Culture Free, registration required 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Second City Showdown at Broadway Broadway Armory Park Sports 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Period Party Uptown Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM International Games Day Mini Gaming Convention Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 12:30 PM Partner Event | Dave Truitt Film Series – “Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes” Chicago History Museum Film Free 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Turkey Bowl at Eugene Field Field (Eugene) Park Sports 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Jazz Institute of Chicago presents: Lost in Space with Kevin King Uptown Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Saturday Studio: The Painterly Print (Nov 14) Ryan Learning Center, Studio A Workshops Registration required, $45 members, $50 nonmembers 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM The Gradient at Austin Town Hall Austin Town Hall Park Performing Arts 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pulitzer on the Road Exhibit: A Guided Tour Harold Washington Library Center History and Genealogy 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Create Your Path: Turning Talent into Opportunity with Joy Joshua Obama Presidential Center Jobs and Careers 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Trans Community Clothing Swap Bucktown-Wicker Park DIY 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Near North Book Discussion: Autocracy, Inc. Near North Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Member Preview: Beatriz González—In Series and Full Color Galleries 124–127 Special Events Free for members, no registration required 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM When Studs Terkel Interviewed Me: What I Learned from Being Interviewed by the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Master Conversationalist Harold Washington Library Center Writing and Poetry 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Mrs. Dipsworth’s Storytime DuSable Black History Museum Family 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mad Hatters Story Time Humboldt Park Story Time 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Albany Park Workshops 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Albany Park Bread Club Albany Park DIY 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Skilled Trades Exploration Fair Chinatown Education 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Orbital King Library Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lecture: Wafa Ghnaim on the Art of Syrian Dress Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, registration required 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Member Holiday Hours Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Members Only 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Day of Giving at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Community 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Reading Came First Book Club Austin Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Meet Chester Commodore: Drawing and Illustration 101 West Town Crafts, Games and Play City Civics Day Chicago Cultural Center Workshops 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Author Event: Great Bakes with Martin Sorge Lincoln Park Writing and Poetry 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Repair Cafe: Forward Chicago Sulzer Regional Workshops 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Crocheting Circle Beverly Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Adult Craft Day: Crochet 101 Woodson Regional Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Craft Lab Saturday: Salt Scrub Archer Heights Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Exploring Indigenous Ingenuity in Ancient Americas Field Museum Education Ticket required 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Color Relationships: 101 & 102 Sulzer Regional Workshops 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Teen Movie Club McKinley Park Arts & Culture 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Dinovember Story Time and Play Little Italy Story Time 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM LEGO Robotics and Coding Workshop Roden Library Computers and Technology 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Kids Assemble Beverly Workshops 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Self-Care Saturday Wellness and Yoga with Melody Farmer South Chicago Health and Science 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM D&D for Adults Club: Savage Worlds Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM KidCinema: Thankful with Blue (Blues Clues & You) North Pulaski Film 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Filled with Gratitude: A Writing Workshop Woodson Regional Workshops 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chess Club Northtown Crafts, Games and Play 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Yoga for Adults/Yoga para Adultos West Lawn Health and Science 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sip and Paint at Trumbull Trumbull (Lyman) Park Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM The ABCDs of Medicare Harold Washington Library Center Health and Science 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Avalon Cookbook Club: Betty Crocker Cookbook Avalon Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Stitch and Knit Club Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Teen Recording Studio Certification South Shore Computers and Technology 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Community Building: Audio Book + Craft Little Village Arts & Culture 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Go Run Chicago at Horner Horner (Henry) Park Athletic 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle Harold Washington Library Center Workshops 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Saturday Story Time Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Story Time 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM 3D Modeling with Tinkercad Gage Park Computers and Technology 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Service Learning Club Sulzer Regional Workshops 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chair Meditation with Sahaja Yoga Manning Library Health and Science 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: OBOC Northtown Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Teen Vibez Saturday Edition: Resin Time Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Kelly Kouture Community Closet Kelly Library DIY 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails Field Museum Arts & Culture Ticket required 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Young Readers Book Club: The Lion of Mars Hegewisch Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Poetry Critique Manning Library Writing and Poetry 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Club de Libros en Español: La maestría del amor Scottsdale Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Puzzle Exchange Near North Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Film Screening: The Expendables 2 (2012) West Pullman Film 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Brick by Brick: LEGO® Library Builders Oriole Park Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Shrinky Dink Art Dunning Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adaptive Dance at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Performing Arts 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bitty Basketball at Washington Washington (George) Park Sports 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Basketball League at Loyola Loyola Park Sports 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Basketball Skills at Washington Washington (George) Park Sports

Nov 15 28 events

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Marquette Park Composer's Workshop at Ridge Ridge Park Music 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural Near North Workshops 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Card Processing with Cardz For Kidz Humboldt Park DIY 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: HIM (2025) Kelly Library Film 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM America: Songs of Protest and Freedom at South Shore South Shore Cultural Center/Fieldhouse Music 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Earring Making for Beginners Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Birthday Story Time Celebration with Ms. My Uptown Story Time 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Flicks: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Oriole Park Film 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Book Swap Chinatown Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Young Reader’s Book Club: The Lion of Mars Jefferson Park Book Clubs 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Family Reading Time and Craft North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Archaeology and the Bible Tour The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum Tours $15 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sit, Stay, Read Little Italy Workshops 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Pope Film Fest: Ordinary People (1980) Archer Heights Film 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Fun Fest Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Learn to Sew Dunning Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Puzzle Exchange at Jefferson Jefferson (Thomas) Memorial Park Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:15 PM Film Screening: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) Chicago Lawn Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Zootopia 2 (2025) Vodak-East Side Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adult Craft Club: Wood Block Turkey McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: The New World - 2005 Pullman Film 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Science Club: Neutrons, Protons and Electrons Logan Square Health and Science 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Film Screening: One Battle After Another (2025) South Chicago Film 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Stitch Circle Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Scottsdale Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Learn Basic Chinese Conversation West Pullman Education 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Minions & Monsters (2026) King Library Film 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM VIVO (2021) Toman Library Film

Nov 16 35 events

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ‘Scopes in the City Bucktown-Wicker Park Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM A Quilt is a Poem That We Say Again: Panel Discussion Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural Archer Heights Workshops 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM Sculpt Like Hunt and Perkins: A Creative Sculpting Workshop McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Gallery Conversation: Beatriz González—In Series and Full Color Meet in Gallery 125 Tours Free / Free, no registration required 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Coffee and Connections Harold Washington Library Center Outreach 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Operation Space Station: Science and Survival Sulzer Regional Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Monday Matinee: The Long Walk (2025) Edgewater Film 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Addams Family (2019) Thurgood Marshall Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Caldecott Book Club Sulzer Regional Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Spoilers Ahead Book Club Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Budlong Game Night Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Illuminated Youth Arts North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM Film Screening: Mallrats (1995) Mayfair Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Kids' Crafternoon: Decoupage Lanterns Mayfair Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Ten Little Indians (1965) Merlo Film 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion Dunning Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mindful Monday Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Health and Science 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Stamp the Solar System Austin-Irving Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Adult 3D Printing Workshop Vodak-East Side Computers and Technology 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Multilingual Monday Lincoln Belmont Story Time 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Disney Fan Support Group Edgebrook Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cricut Class: Make Gift Tags Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Adult Book Club: Dearborn Canaryville Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Let's Talk About It: Maus by Art Spiegelman Beverly Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Art Buffet Mount Greenwood Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Afterschool Games: Magic the Gathering and Board Games Little Italy Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Karaoke Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Block Play Garfield Ridge Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen Art Club: Notebook & Bookmark Decorating Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Patron Appreciation Night Back of the Yards Celebrations 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Magic Monday: Turkey Tailgate Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Girls 12" Softball Hitting Clinic at Kennedy Kennedy (Dennis) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Adult/Tot Adventure Yoga Club at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Athletic 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Minions and Monsters (2026) Avalon Film

Nov 17 62 events

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Reel Queer STI & Film Screening (Intersex Solidarity Day Edition): Neptune Frost (2021) Little Village Education 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Operation Space Station: High Risk Build Jeffery Manor Film 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Gravity (2013) Albany Park Film 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Rocket Launch and Stargazing at Plaza Huitzil Plaza Huitzil Celebrations 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM What We Carry: A Collective Collage Workshop Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM OBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars West Town Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Renaissance Project Presents LEGO® Club: Meet Dr. Leonidas Berry Whitney M. Young, Jr. Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Open Arts and Crafts Session North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Baby and Toddler Story Time Vodak-East Side Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pressed Flower Keychains Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Beatmaking Basics Jefferson Park Arts & Culture 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Crystal Grid for Abundance: Exploring Intention, Focus & Possibility West Loop Workshops 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Glow‑in‑the‑Dark: Family Fall Stories and Science Fun with Ms. My Uptown Health and Science 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM TikTok Tuesday Kelly Library Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Reading Discussion: Saints of the Household Avalon Book Clubs 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM THIN Book Club: Small Boat Lincoln Belmont Book Clubs 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Club: The Starless Sky Sulzer Regional Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Play Along Tuesdays: Improv Day Blackstone Library Arts & Culture 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Floral Arrangements Workshop with Joy Joshua Pullman Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group Albany Park Education 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Medicare 101 Roden Library Health and Science 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Pajama Story Time Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Story Time 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tuesday Afternoon Knit and Crochet Circle Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Craft Night Scottsdale Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Quilling the Stars King Library Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Recreate a Famous Song Merlo Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Tween Craft-a-Palooza South Shore Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mad Science: Early Americas Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Developmental Playgroup Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM The Hunger Games Trivia Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Game Night with West Side Trivia Douglass Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Young Readers Book Club: The Lion of Mars Independence Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Practicing Gratitude & Finding the Good - Powered by Trellus Albany Park Health and Science 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Club: Orbital Jefferson Park Book Clubs 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Baby Lap-Sit Story Time Dunning Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tween Tuesday: Acrylic Pour Art Archer Heights Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Have You Got Game? Mount Greenwood Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Vinyl Cutting 101 Legler Regional DIY 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Readers Story Time Rogers Park Story Time 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cookbook Club West Belmont Book Clubs 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM The Artist's Studio at the Library Greater Grand Crossing Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM LEGO® Club Hegewisch Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Story Time Beverly Story Time 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Toddler Open Play Group McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Bilingual Story Time / Tiempo de cuentos bilingües West Lawn Story Time 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Novel Thoughts Austin-Irving Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Film Screening: Toy Story 5 (2026) Greater Grand Crossing Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ​Lights Out, Look Up West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM LEGO® Club Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mexican Train: A Domino Game Roden Library Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM LEGO® at the Library Mayfair Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Beginner Stretch Cord Bracelets with Sherri Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Family Fun McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Coast Road Chicago Lawn Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Chair Yoga Woodson Regional Health and Science 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tuesday Story Time Wrightwood-Ashburn Story Time 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Arty Afternoon Dunning Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Relax and Craft: Create a Keychain Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adult Bingo Pullman Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Galaxy Buttons Lincoln Park Crafts, Games and Play 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pickleball - Serve & Return Clinic at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Sports 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Girls Volleyball League at Graver Graver (Philip) Park Sports

Nov 18 56 events

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bird Collisions: A Collaborative Art Workshop Bucktown-Wicker Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural Vodak-East Side Workshops 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Sculpt Like Hunt and Perkins: A Creative Sculpting Workshop Obama Presidential Center Crafts, Games and Play 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Woodson Regional Film 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Reel Injun Film Screening with Casey Brown Sulzer Regional Film 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin Austin Arts & Culture 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM OBOC Book Discussion and Space Games at the Adler Adler Planetarium Book Clubs 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM Film Screening: RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017) Lozano Library Arts & Culture 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Weird Book Club at Midwest Coast Brewing: OBOC Midwest Coast Brewing Company Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Read to a Therapy Dog Manning Library Health and Science 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Jazz on a Summer's Day (2021) Altgeld Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Renaissance Project Presents LEGO® Club: Meet Dr. Leonidas Berry West Pullman Crafts, Games and Play 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Weird Book Club at Rogers Park Social Rogers Park Social Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Beatmaking Basics Whitney M. Young, Jr. Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Game Day: Lotería / Día de Lotería Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM From the Stacks to the Streets: Chicago’s Cultural Mile Walking Tour Harold Washington Library Center Tours 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cookbook Club: My Mexican Kitchen Humboldt Park Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Mongolian Fossil Plants Field Museum Arts & Culture Included with admission 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Kids' Robotics Workshop Chinatown Health and Science 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM LEGO® at the Library Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Gradient at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Performing Arts 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Autumn Bingo & Hot Cider Social for Seniors Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 1:45 PM – 3:30 PM Film Screening: Sugarcane (2024) Walker Library Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Families Together: Mixed Media Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM OBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars Toman Library Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM Film Screening: Backrooms (2026) Thurgood Marshall Film 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Family DIY Day: Felt Plushies Gage Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM Classic Film Screening: Home for the Holidays (1995) Rogers Park Film Showing Up Screening and Talkback Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor North Film 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Spycraft: Ciphers and Codes Austin Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wind Down Wednesday: Adult BINGO and Hot Cocoa South Chicago Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Sewing: Make a Decorative Ornament Sulzer Regional DIY 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Parent/Caregiver Workshop: Puberty & Reproductive Systems (Clase para Padres y Cuidadores: Pubertad y Sistemas Reproductivos) Avalon Health and Science 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Afterschool LEGO® Club North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) Chicago Bee Film 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Cultish Oriole Park Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Armour Seminar: Pia Viglietti Field Museum Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Autmn Word Search Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pokémon Club Little Italy Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Stitching Group Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Paint, Sip and Snack West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Stitch Night Oriole Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Robot Club Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Level Up Book Club Mount Greenwood Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Gamer's Choice McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Community Resource Fair at Woodson Regional Woodson Regional Business, Law and Money 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Club: The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster Austin-Irving Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM LEGO® Night Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Short Documentary Screening: Smoke Songs (2011) Lozano Library Film 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Story and Craft Garfield Ridge Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Museum Design Discussion Back of the Yards History and Genealogy 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Family Story Time Wrightwood-Ashburn Story Time 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Kids' Cooking Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Drop in Tech Talk for Adults and Seniors Jeffery Manor Computers and Technology 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Girls Volleyball League at Graver Graver (Philip) Park Sports 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Basketball Skills at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Sports

Nov 19 51 events

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lecture: A Material Exploration of Mary Cassatt’s Printmaking Process Rubloff Auditorium Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, registration required 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Gallery Conversation: Provenance Research at the Art Institute of Chicago Meet in Gallery 261 Arts & Culture Free, no registration required 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: OBOC Finale with Samantha Harvey, author of Orbital Mount Greenwood Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Writing in the Galleries: The Pictorial and Proverbial Meet in Gallery 289 Arts & Culture Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Renaissance Project Presents LEGO® Club: Meet Dr. Leonidas Berry Gage Park Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM AI for Visual Disabilities Harold Washington Library Center Computers and Technology 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Operation Space Station: Science and Survival Jeffery Manor Film 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM What Stories Can Do: From NYC Actor to USAID Strategic Communications Advisor by Way of Iraq Uptown Writing and Poetry 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM One Book, One Chicago Discussion: Orbital Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Serendipity (2001) Sulzer Regional Film 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2007) Whitney M. Young, Jr. Arts & Culture 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Spotlight Talk: A Copy of Ten Marble Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief Meet in Gallery 154 Arts & Culture Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Legler Regional Workshops 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Teen Film Series- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015) Lincoln Belmont Film 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Family Reading Night: Cozy Campfire Edition Roden Library Story Time 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Watch Party: OBOC Finale with Samantha Harvey, author of Orbital Portage-Cragin Writing and Poetry 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Gradient at Lincoln Lincoln Park - Cultural Center Performing Arts 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM LEGO® Club McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Music For Self-Care: Share Your Favorite Song! Austin Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Family Reading Night Greater Grand Crossing Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Science Is Fun: Turkey Balloon Races Edgewater Health and Science 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Think and Tinker Thursday's Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM DIY: Pocket Canvas Painting Open Shop Brainerd Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Clay Pinch Pots Craft South Shore Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Learn to Embroider West Loop Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Film Screening: Housemaid (2025) Greater Grand Crossing Film 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ESL Book Discussion: What is AI? Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Perler Bead Club for Teens Chicago Bee Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Practicing Gratitude & Finding the Good - Powered by Trellus Albany Park Health and Science 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Royal Icing 101 Roden Library Workshops 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Grab and Go: Assistive Tools Manning Library Health and Science 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Baby Lapsit Story Time Little Italy Story Time 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Hunger Games Trivia Humboldt Park Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Podcast Basics Little Village Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM Film Screening: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) Rogers Park Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM LEGO® Club Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Family Game Night Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Book Discussion: Yellowface Hegewisch Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM Film Screening: Charlotte's Web (2006) Gage Park Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ​Gratitude Journal West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM The ABCDs of Medicare Sulzer Regional Health and Science 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM West Loop Stitch Club West Loop Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Karaoke Night Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM DIY Bath Bombs Jeffery Manor DIY 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cookbook Café Book Club: What Can I Bring? Lincoln Park Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Diamond Art Coasters Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Family Story Time Archer Heights Story Time 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Play Date Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM LEGO® in the Library Northtown Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Computer Basics: Introduction to Email Scottsdale Computers and Technology 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Pickleball - Learn & Play - Advanced Beginner at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Sports

Nov 2 39 events

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ‘Scopes in the City Obama Presidential Center Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Teen Open Studio: Clay Bodies Ryan Learning Center, Studio B Workshops Free / Free, no registration required Museum admission is free to Chicago teens under 18 and all children under 14. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM The Hand & The Eye: Author Visit and Magic Show West Lawn Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Meet Author Aashna Avachat Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CAPS Meeting: Beat 424 South Chicago Business, Law and Money 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Recreate a Famous Song Jefferson Park Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Community Closet at Austin Austin DIY 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Tweens in the Park Field Day at Washington Washington (George) Park Athletic 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM YOUmedia Studio Certification Training Chicago Bee Computers and Technology 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Illuminated Youth Arts North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Ready, Set, Hired! Kelly Library Jobs and Careers 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Trivia Night at Canaryville: November Knowledge Edition Canaryville Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Artist's Studio at the Library Budlong Woods Arts & Culture 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Teenior Pickleball Tournament at Broadway Armory Broadway Armory Park Athletic 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Learn to Play Chess Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Film Screening: Masters of the Universe (2026) Greater Grand Crossing Film 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Adult Book Discussion Group at Pete's Pizza #2 Pete's Pizza #2 Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen Art Club: Open Art Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Family Story Time South Shore Story Time 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Freestyling Workshop at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Performing Arts 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Escape Room (2019) Avalon Film 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Zen & Tumble at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Afterschool Games: Magic the Gathering and Board Games Little Italy Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Art & Wellness at Murray Murray (David) Park Arts & Culture 5:30 PM – 6:25 PM Dance - Hip Hop Partnership at Eckhart Eckhart (Bernard) Park Performing Arts 3:45 PM – 4:25 PM Music and Movement Partnership at Eckhart Eckhart (Bernard) Park Music 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Apna Ghar: Our Home Budlong Woods Health and Science 5:30 PM – 6:25 PM Dance - Hip Hop Partnership at Seward Seward (William) Park Performing Arts 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wheelchair Racing Roller Training at Jesse White White (Jesse) Park Athletic 3:45 PM – 4:25 PM Dance - Tap & Ballet Partnership at Seward Seward (William) Park Performing Arts 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM Ice Hockey - Stickhandling Skills at Morgan Pk SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Sports 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Basketball Clinic (ASMG) - Open at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 4:30 PM – 5:25 PM Dance - Tap & Ballet Partnership at Eckhart Eckhart (Bernard) Park Performing Arts 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Boxing (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Track and Field 101 (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Indoor Soccer at Kelvyn Kelvyn (William) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Track and Field (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Basketball (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Soccer (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports

Nov 20 25 events

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Last Call: After the Age of Dinosaurs Field Museum Arts & Culture Ticket required 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM The Gradient at Mandrake Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park Performing Arts 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM sounding/BODY presents: V. Vecker, Casey Adams, and Paige Alice Naylor International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $10 – $20 City of Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Millennium Park Seasonal & Holiday 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Dancin' Fridays - Salsa Social at Humboldt Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park Music 2:30 PM – 4:45 PM Film Screening: The Holdovers (2023) Bucktown-Wicker Park Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Austin Community Clothing & Item Swap Austin DIY 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Gallery Conversation: Art and Law Meet in Griffin Court Tours Free with museum admission, no registration required 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Sewing Machine Basics Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Chinese Film Screening: Bleeding Steel (2017) 电影放映:机器之血 Chinatown Film Millennium Park Holiday Market Millennium Park, Chase Promenade North Festivals & Special Events 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Senior Holiday Luncheon at Merrimac Merrimac Park Seasonal & Holiday 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Destination Discovery Story Time at Smart Museum of Art Smart Museum of Art Story Time 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Turkey Shoot (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Turkey Shoot at Addams Addams (Jane) Park Sports 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM Turkey Shoot at Rutherford Sayre Rutherford Sayre Park Athletic 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Veterans Line Dancing at Kennicott Kennicott (Jonathan) Park Performing Arts 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Community Cinema: War Pony (2022) Back of the Yards Film 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Teen Chess Open Play Back of the Yards Crafts, Games and Play Macy's Holiday Square Macy's Chicago Community 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Boys Baseball Hitting Clinic at Kennedy Kennedy (Dennis) Park Sports 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Needlecraft Club Hegewisch Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM ZooLights Presented by Invesco QQQ and ComEd Lincoln Park Zoo Special Events 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Mens Basketball League at Mt. Greenwood Mount Greenwood Park Sports 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Computer Literacy Class Thurgood Marshall Computers and Technology

Nov 21 72 events

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Discover Traquero History Lozano Library History and Genealogy 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Inglés Jurídico Para la Vida Cotidiana Little Village Education 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Harvest Fest at Garfield Garfield (James) Park Music 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ASOR-ISAC Teacher Workshop: Bring Archaeology to your Classroom Hilton Hotel, 720 South Michigan Avenue Workshops $30 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Archives and Cocinas: Cooking Demonstration with Chef Urban Pilón West Lawn DIY 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reading Room Book Club: Orbital Obama Presidential Center Book Clubs 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Curso Intensivo de Gramática Inglesa: Domina los Verbos Compuestos de Uso Cotidiano Little Village Education 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Neurodivergent Job Club Portage-Cragin Jobs and Careers 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Conversation: Beatriz González—In Series and Full Color Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, registration required 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM The Gradient at Austin Town Hall Austin Town Hall Park Performing Arts 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Spirited Stories: Indigiqueer Storytelling Sulzer Regional Arts & Culture 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Gamer's Universe Showdown Series Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Clothing Swap Dunning Celebrations 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM English Grammar Bootcamp: Master Everyday Phrasal Verbs Little Village Education 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Library Explorers Club: Archer Heights Branch Archer Heights Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Interwoven: Cardboard Loom Weaving Altgeld Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Mad Hatters Story Time Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Story Time 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Film Screening: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Merlo Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Toy Swap Bucktown-Wicker Park Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant Mount Greenwood Workshops 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Toy Story 5 (2026) Chicago Bee Film 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sides to Make You Say "Thanks!" Cooking Demo Edgebrook Workshops 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Legal English for Everyday Life Little Village Education 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Encanto (2021) Toman Library Film 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Kids Graphic Novel Book Club: Uprooted Sulzer Regional Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Budlong Woods Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Grief is for People Uptown Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Film Screening: Moana (2026) Independence Film 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Crochet Club 4 All Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Medicare 101 Mount Greenwood Health and Science 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Community Yoga with Collective Yoga Co-Op Lincoln Park Workshops 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Al Café con La BROCHA: Para Adultes con Condiciones de Memoria y sus Seres Querides Little Village Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Karate Kid Legends (2025) Chinatown Film 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Edward Scissorhands (1990) Canaryville Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Toy Story 5 (2026) Clearing Film 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Gamer's Afternoon Woodson Regional Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Go Run Chicago at Washington Washington (George) Park Athletic 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Saturday Stories and Crafts Bezazian Library Story Time 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM WTTW Kids Learn & Play West Loop Workshops 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Make a Sublimation Tote Bag Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM Film Screening: The Wild Robot (2024) West Belmont Film 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Tween Scene: Switch it Up Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pigeons at the Library Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Harvest Centerpiece Design King Library Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Patricia Liddell Researchers Meeting Woodson Regional History and Genealogy 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Tween 3D Makerspace Jefferson Park Computers and Technology 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sculpting the Harvest: Mini Clay Food Workshop Harold Washington Library Center DIY 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Fall Wine Glass Painting Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Orbital Merlo Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fall Fun: Dried Bean Mosaics Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Reading Hour with Cipriani’s Pizza Garfield Ridge Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: I Refuse Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Coloring with Jazz South Shore Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM DIY Adult Crafts: Tabletop Turkey Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Rock Your Rhymes! Poets United West Pullman Writing and Poetry 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM November Adult Book Discussion: My Friends by Fredrik Backman Bucktown-Wicker Park Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Teen Volunteer Club Gage Park DIY 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Jewelry Making Club Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Open Play Time Chicago Bee Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Baseball - Toddler T-Ball (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Blood Pressure Screenings with the Chicago Department of Public Health Douglass Health and Science 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Medicare 101 Clearing Business, Law and Money 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Adult Grab and Go: Resume and Job Hunting Tips Dunning Jobs and Careers Wendella Holiday Fireworks Cruise Wendella Tours & Cruises Community Chicago Water Taxi Extended Service for The Mag Mile Lights Festival Chicago Water Taxi Community 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Toddler Soccer (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Intro to Flag Football (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Field Favorites in ASL Field Museum Arts & Culture Included with admission 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Toddler Dance (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Performing Arts 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Intro to Dance (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Performing Arts 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Basketball Games (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Soccer Games (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports

Nov 22 15 events

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sit, Stay, Read West Belmont Workshops 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Playing from Spirit: Music and Stories on the Native American Flute Budlong Woods History and Genealogy 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Pope Film Fest: Life is Beautiful (La Vita È Bella) (1997) Archer Heights Film 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Sunday Matinee: Big Night (1996) Oriole Park Film 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Film Screening: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) King Library Film 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout Game: Trapped Between the Pages Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 4:15 PM Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026) Independence Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Friendsgiving - 2020 Pullman Film 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Seed Library Volunteer Day Humboldt Park DIY 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Sugarcane (2024) Chinatown Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Book Appétit: A Cookbook Book Club Mayfair Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Supergirl (2026) Clearing Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Cursive Club Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: A Dog's Purpose (2017) Scottsdale Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Flight Risk (2024) Kelly Library Film

Nov 23 88 events

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Your Story Matters: Storytelling Through Words and Art Budlong Woods Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Carver Carver (George Washington) Park Sports 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Film Screening: Silent Running (1972) Albany Park Film 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Stargazing: Scopes in the City Humboldt Park Health and Science 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Road to High School Basketball Tournament at Garfield Garfield (James) Park Sports 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mammals and More with Flying Fox Conservation Fund Northtown Health and Science 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Inspiration from the Archives with avery r. young Manning Library Writing and Poetry 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Franklin Franklin (Benjamin) Park Sports 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Destination Discovery Story Time - Museum of Ice Cream Museum of Ice Cream Story Time 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Mayfair Workshops 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Matinee: Toy Story 5 (2026) Archer Heights Film 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Taylor Taylor (Robert Rochon) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Taylor Taylor (Robert Rochon) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at West Pullman West Pullman Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Lindblom Lindblom (Robert) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Russell Square Russell (Martin) Square Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Columbus Columbus (Christopher) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Introduction to the Maker Lab Laser Cutter Legler Regional Computers and Technology 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Sensory Bottles and Play Time Oriole Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Bezazian Writers Collective Bezazian Library Writing and Poetry 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Loyola Loyola Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Ellis Ellis (Samuel) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Rowan Rowan (William) Park Sports 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Sing Street (2016) West Belmont Film 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Gravity (2013) Obama Presidential Center Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Real Ones Read: Teen Book Club Gage Park Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM Film Screening: Is God Is (2026) Avalon Film 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM STEMsgiving: A Very Experimental Craft Hour Edgebrook Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Home Alone (1990) Canaryville Film 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM LEGO® at the Library / LEGO® en la biblioteca Rogers Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Never too Old to Game: Adult Video Gaming West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Smoke Signals (1998) Bucktown-Wicker Park Film 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Lindblom Lindblom (Robert) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Columbus Columbus (Christopher) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Carver Carver (George Washington) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Fernwood Fernwood Park Sports 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen Art Club: Paint and Swap Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus West Pullman Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tinkering Time: Little Crafters West Loop Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thanksgiving Crafts Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM OBOC Adult Book Discussion: Orbital Rogers Park Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at West Pullman West Pullman Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Homan Square Homan Square Community Center Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Russell Square Russell (Martin) Square Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Loyola Loyola Park Sports 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Craft Night: Junk Journaling Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Totally Radical '80s Time Travel Adventure Mount Greenwood Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Homan Square Homan Square Community Center Park Sports 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AI Safety Part 3: Child Safety and AI Woodson Regional Computers and Technology 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) Clearing Film 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM Film Screening: Hoppers (2026) Mayfair Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Introduction to Weaving Back of the Yards Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camps Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Education 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Kids Club Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer Portage-Cragin Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Simple Stitches Crochet Club: Study Hall Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Franklin Franklin (Benjamin) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Fernwood Fernwood Park Sports 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: 80 for Brady (2023) West Belmont Film 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Film Screening: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) Budlong Woods Film 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fall Soap Making Wrightwood-Ashburn DIY 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Make Your Own Slime Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Ellis Ellis (Samuel) Park Sports 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM LEGO® at the Library West Town Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM BINGO! Adult Game Day Beverly Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion West Lawn Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Art Camp at Indian Boundary Indian Boundary Park Arts & Culture 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Drop-In Camp at The Park at NTA The Park at NTA Community 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Girls Volleyball Tournament at Mann Mann (James) Park Sports 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Girls Sports Camp at Wilson Community Center Wilson (John) Community Center Park Athletic 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Fall Break Camp at Addams ComEd Recreation Center at Addams Park Community 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Eugene Field Field (Eugene) Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Edison Edison (Thomas Alva) Park Education 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Dance Camp Partnership at River River Park Performing Arts 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Franklin Franklin (Benjamin) Park Family 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Volleyball Camp Partnership at Sheil Sheil (Bernard) Community Center Park Sports 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Harrison Harrison (Carter) Park Family 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Sports Camp at McGuane McGuane (John) Park Sports 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sports Camp at Carver Carver (George Washington) Park Sports 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Mandrake Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park Community 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Washtenaw Washtenaw Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Emmerson Emmerson (Louis) Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Gompers Gompers (Samuel) Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Chase Chase (Salmon) Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Wicker Wicker (Charles, Joel) Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Marquette Marquette (Jacques) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Shabbona Shabbona Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fall Break Camp at Smith Playlot Smith (Wendell) Park Family

Nov 24 65 events

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Ellis Ellis (Samuel) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Road to High School Basketball Tournament at Grand Crossing Grand Crossing Park Sports 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Animal Tales at Big Marsh Big Marsh Park Story Time 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Rowan Rowan (William) Park Sports 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Nature Story Time at Big Marsh Park Big Marsh Park Story Time 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Family Fun Night at Kelly Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Franklin Franklin (Benjamin) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Columbus Columbus (Christopher) Park Sports 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Smoke Signals (1998) Sulzer Regional Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Deal Me In Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: X-Men (2000) Jefferson Park Film 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: Tom Lake Roden Library Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Russell Square Russell (Martin) Square Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Carver Carver (George Washington) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Taylor Taylor (Robert Rochon) Park Sports 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus Archer Heights Arts & Culture 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Turkey Scavenger Hunt Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Russell Square Russell (Martin) Square Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at West Pullman West Pullman Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Homan Square Homan Square Community Center Park Sports 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mad Science: Early Americas Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Shadow Force (2025) Brainerd Arts & Culture 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Turkey Shoot Basketball Competition at Kelvyn Kelvyn (William) Park Sports 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group Albany Park Education 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Make It Tuesdays Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Baby Lap-Sit Story Time Dunning Story Time 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Ellis Ellis (Samuel) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Loyola Loyola Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Fernwood Fernwood Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Fernwood Fernwood Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Rowan Rowan (William) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Lindblom Lindblom (Robert) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Any Book Book Club Sulzer Regional Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at West Pullman West Pullman Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Carver Carver (George Washington) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Homan Square Homan Square Community Center Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Windy City Harvest Hoops Fest at Loyola Loyola Park Sports 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Play Along Tuesdays: Movie Day Blackstone Library Arts & Culture 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Adult Book Discussion: Whale by Myeong-kwan Cheon Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Tech Time: Stop Motion Video Manning Library Computers and Technology 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mini Fridge Magnets Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen Paint & Sip: Semester Wind Down Scottsdale Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Canvas and Conversation Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Gobble & Groove - Day of Dance at Oakdale Oakdale Park Performing Arts 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Readers Story Time Rogers Park Story Time 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Learn and Create: Thanksgiving Parade Little Village Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Thanksgiving Throw Down at Scottsdale Scottsdale Park Sports 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Club Vodak-East Side Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Matinee: Minions and Monsters (2026) Archer Heights Film 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Franklin Franklin (Benjamin) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Taylor Taylor (Robert Rochon) Park Sports 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Columbus Columbus (Christopher) Park Sports 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Crafternoon Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Make a Program Brochure in Microsoft Word Manning Library Computers and Technology 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Blood Pressure Screening Brighton Park Health and Science 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Lindblom Lindblom (Robert) Park Sports 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn Computer Basics Legler Regional Computers and Technology 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Hot Cocoa and Crafts Independence Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Anime and Manga Club Merlo Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tween Tuesday Coleman Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Thanksgiving Rock Painting Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ​Football Predictions West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Basketball League at Russell Square Russell (Martin) Square Park Sports 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Drop-in at Bosley Bosley (William) Park Community

Nov 25 11 events

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Night Watchman Archer Heights Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Addams Family Values (1993) Austin Film 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Family Thanksgiving Story Time with Ms. My Uptown Story Time 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Origami Club for Teens Chicago Bee Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Wonder Wednesday: Family Reading Night Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Hand Sew a Gratitude Journal Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Stitching Group Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Story Time at Sputnik Coffee Company Sputnik Coffee Company Story Time 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Tween Scene: Craft, Chill and Connect Austin Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Family Craft: Sensory Bottles Dunning Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Intro to Computer Basics for Adults and Seniors Jeffery Manor Computers and Technology

Nov 26 1 event

All day All CPL Locations Closed Thursday, November 26 All CPL Locations Seasonal & Holiday

Nov 27 12 events

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Classic Film Screening: The Warriors (1979) Lincoln Belmont Film 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Community Cinema: Slash/Back (2022) Back of the Yards Film 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Jasper Johns's Near the Lagoon Meet in Gallery 296 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Rain Man (1988) Greater Grand Crossing Film 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Multilingual Playgroup / 多语言游戏小活动 Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Adult Book Discussion: Tom Lake Roden Library Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Puzzle Club Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Your Library on the Go: Libby and Hoopla Apps Jeffery Manor Computers and Technology 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Teen Chess Open Play Back of the Yards Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Computer Literacy Class Thurgood Marshall Computers and Technology 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Adult Grab & Go: Christmas Canary Ornament Kit Canaryville Crafts, Games and Play 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Basketball Tournament at Rowan Rowan (William) Park Sports

Nov 28 23 events

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Teen Studio Workshop: Metallic Transformation Ryan Learning Center, Studio B Workshops Free / Free, registration required Registration link 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Ming Dynasty Ceramics Meet in Gallery 134 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Convenience Store Woman Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Garfield Ridge Workshops 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Karate Kid Legends (2025) Budlong Woods Film 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Chinatown Cultural Reads: My Dear You by Rachel Khong Chinatown Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Marshall's Crocheting Circle Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Cosmic Chalk Creations Oriole Park Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Community Yoga with Collective Yoga Co-Op Austin Workshops 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Documentary Film Screening: Incident at Oglala (1992) Rogers Park Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Perler Bead Keychains Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Teen Crafternoon: DIY Yarn Art Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Family Story Time Near North Story Time 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Crochet Club 4 All Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Family Art Studio Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 1:45 PM Film Screening: The Avengers (2012) Jefferson Park Film 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM Member Holiday Suite Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Members Only 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Teen Movie Club McKinley Park Arts & Culture 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chess Club Northtown Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Correspondent Pullman Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Film Screening: Expend4bles (2023) West Pullman Arts & Culture 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Open Play South Shore Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM RP Mystery Group Rogers Park Book Clubs

Nov 29 13 events

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Pope Film Fest: The Sound of Music (1965) Archer Heights Film 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Orbital South Chicago Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ISAC Short Class: Imagining and Re-Imagining Homer Online Workshops $15 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM Film Screening: The Sheep Detectives (2026) King Library Film 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk in ASL: Upper Part of a Tabernacle for the Holy Sacrament Meet in Gallery 237 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Flicks: Encanto (2021) Oriole Park Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: You, Me & Tuscany (2026) Kelly Library Film 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Film Screening: Toy Story 5 (2025) Thurgood Marshall Film 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Film Screening: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) Chicago Lawn Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Pocahontas (1995) Pullman Film 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Venom (2018) Scottsdale Film 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Wild Robot (2024) Toman Library Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pokémon Club Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play

Nov 3 42 events

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Luminary Exhibition Celebration—Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism Griffin Court and Galleries 182–184 Special Events $60 per person Contact luminary@artic.edu to register. 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Backyard Story Time Vodak-East Side Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM What We Carry: A Collective Collage Workshop Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM TikTok Tuesday Kelly Library Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Tuesdays with Menopause: Menopause and Research Sulzer Regional Health and Science 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Candle Making and Relaxation Tips Douglass Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Graphic Novel Book Club - Song of a Blackbird Logan Square Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Young & Wealthy: Building Financial Power Early Kelly Library Business, Law and Money 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Bike Basics With Xail Back of the Yards DIY 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Anime Jeopardy for Teens Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM The Artist's Studio at the Library Greater Grand Crossing Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Middle School Makers Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Benefits Access Support with Hunger Free America Avalon Health and Science 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Brain Health Tuesdays Avalon Health and Science 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Open Art Studio Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Play Along Tuesdays: Gaming Day Blackstone Library Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Sewing Hour Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Cartwheels & Crayons at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Teen Anime Night South Shore Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Turkey Shoot at Mann Mann (James) Park Sports 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM LEGO® at the Library Mayfair Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Beginners Reading Club Chicago Lawn Book Clubs Author Talk: “Turning Pages” by Roberta Rubin American Writers Museum Workshops Intersections: Art, Planning and Place Shine Bright Community Center Workshops 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Artist's Studio at the Library Budlong Woods Arts & Culture 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dia de los Muertos Storytime at Pasteur Pasteur (Louis) Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM 3D Printing Jefferson Park Computers and Technology 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM LEGO® Club Little Village Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Story Time Beverly Story Time 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn Computer Basics Legler Regional Computers and Technology 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ICASH Unclaimed Property Legler Regional Business, Law and Money 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Storytime & Crafts at Kedvale Kedvale Park Story Time 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM The A, B, C & D’s of Medicare Lincoln Park Health and Science 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Adult Volleyball Skills at Addams Addams (Jane) Park Sports 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Playdate On Ice at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Athletic Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Carving Out History Driehaus Museum Community 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Adaptive Fitness & Swim at Fosco Fosco (Peter) Park Athletic 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Advanced Track and Field (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Basketball Skills at Kelvyn Kelvyn (William) Park Athletic 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Floor Hockey at Gompers Gompers (Samuel) Park Athletic 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Tumbling - Youth (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Volleyball - Skills and Drills (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports

Nov 30 23 events

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sculpt Like Hunt and Perkins: A Creative Sculpting Workshop Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM STEAM Day with First Star Force Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Health and Science 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Weird Book Club: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Map Room Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM November Family Film Screening: Shrek (2001) Little Italy Film 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Literary Lounge Book Club: One Book, One Chicago Chinatown Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Teen Tote Bag Painting Thurgood Marshall Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Monday Night Open Mic Rogers Park Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Illuminated Youth Arts North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Merlo Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Family Fun McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Learn Basic Chinese Conversation West Pullman Education 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Open Block Play Mount Greenwood Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen Art Club: Open Art Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM LEGO® Club Dunning Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Graphic Novel Discussion Rogers Park Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 3:15 PM Film Screening: Michael (2026) Avalon Film 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tummy Time for Babies Logan Square Story Time 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Bingo Night Altgeld Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM USAG Girls Gymnastics Xcel Team at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic 20% off Core Products at City Cruises City Cruises Markets 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Volleyball League at Wentworth Wentworth (John) Park Sports 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM USAG Boys Team Gymnastics Compulsory at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM USAG Girls Team Gymnastics Lev. 6+ at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic

Nov 4 45 events

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Sculpt Like Hunt and Perkins: A Creative Sculpting Workshop Beverly Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM Members’ Annual Meeting: Threads of a Nation Chicago History Museum Special Events Free 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM OBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars Beverly Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Threads Tell Stories: How Archaeologists Read Andean Textiles Field Museum Arts & Culture Included with admission 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM Classic Film Screening: The Wrong Man (1956) Rogers Park Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural Greater Grand Crossing Workshops 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Wednesday Afternoon Murder Mystery Book Club: In the Woods Edgebrook Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pobody's Nerfect! Craft Club for Adults Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Chinatown Tween Takeover Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019) Altgeld Film 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Season of Thanks Banquet at Mozart Mozart (Amadeus) Park Celebrations 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM The Artist’s Studio at the Library Obama Presidential Center Workshops 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Krush Groove (1985) Woodson Regional Film 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Story Time at Grano Panaderia and Cafe Grano Panaderia and Cafe Story Time 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Wonder Wednesday: Macaroni Mayhem Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Armour Seminar: Megan Baker Field Museum Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Book Club Jr Legler Regional Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Lolita Bezazian Library Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Film Screening: Friendsgiving (2020) Austin Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Medicare 101 Albany Park Health and Science 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Medicare 101 with Midland Wealth Management Kelly Library Business, Law and Money 5:30 PM – 7:45 PM Film Screening: Masters of the Universe (2026) Coleman Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Zine Create and Swap Back of the Yards Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Game Night Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Pop-up Cards Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Chatty Crafters Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Block Play Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM LEGO® at the Library Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM LEGO® at the Library Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026) Austin Film 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM My First Book Club Mount Greenwood Book Clubs 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Stitching Group Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Tiny Talkers - Spanish at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Education 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Basketball (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM WTTW First Wednesday Field Museum Community Free / Free General Admission 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Volleyball - Games (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Soccer (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Speed Dynamics & Strength Conditioning (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Boxing for Adults (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Free Laminating Service Legler Regional DIY 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bowling (Blind VI-Deaf & HOH) at Horner Horner (Henry) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Track and Field (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Boxing (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Volleyball Partnership at Wicker Wicker (Charles, Joel) Park Sports

Nov 5 63 events

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson: “Mexodus” (ONLINE) American Writers Museum Festivals & Special Events 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Movie Palaces and the Balaban and Katz Legacy Uptown History and Genealogy 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Write at CPL: Publishing 101 Uptown Writing and Poetry 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Drop-In Sketching (Nov 5) Meet in Gallery 200 Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Gallery Conversation: Sara VanDerBeek on Lee Miller Galleries 1–4 Arts & Culture Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Youth Poetry Workshop West Town Writing and Poetry 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Physics of Project Hail Mary Garfield Ridge Health and Science 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Korean Book Discussion: 궤도 Little Village Book Clubs 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Nature Oasis: Community Bonfire at Indian Boundary Indian Boundary Park Community 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lecture: Body and Being in African Art Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, registration required 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Albany Park Bread Club Albany Park DIY 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Recreate a Famous Song Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM One Book One Chicago Book Discussion with Professor Tom Pierce Little Village Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Teen Crafternoon: DIY Fridge Magnets Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Film Screening: The Iron Giant (1992) Gage Park Film 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM The Village Legal & Community Project Presents: Lawyers in the Library Woodson Regional Business, Law and Money 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tween YOUmedia Invasion Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Reverb Arts: Your Story Matters Kelly Library Arts & Culture 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Experiential Learning with the Field Museum at the Pullman National Historical Park Field Museum Education Ticket required 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Beatmaking Basics Merlo Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Explore STEAM: Bouncing Balls Greater Grand Crossing Health and Science 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Legler Regional Library Job Fair Legler Regional Jobs and Careers 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Slurp's Up: Ramen Lab Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Space Game Day Edgebrook Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Young & Wealthy: Building Financial Power Early Kelly Library Business, Law and Money 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Spanish Book Club Garfield Ridge Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM OBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars West Lawn Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Confidence Creations: Affirmation T-Shirts Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Film Screening: Butterfly Effect (2004) Greater Grand Crossing Film 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM Young Reader’s Book Club: The Lion of Mars Jeffery Manor Book Clubs 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Medicare Updates Presentation by DFSS Seniors Division King Library Health and Science 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Film Screening: The Intruder (2019) Whitney M. Young, Jr. Film 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Story Time at Archer Park Archer Park Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ​Feather Diamond Art Bookmark West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM One Book, One Chicago Story Time Manning Library Story Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Think and Tinker Thursday's Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Next Gen Archers at Washington Washington (George) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Teen Film Series- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) Lincoln Belmont Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sensory STEAM with the Forest Preserves of Cook County Beverly Health and Science 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Budlong Woods Workshops 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Baby Lapsit Story Time Little Italy Story Time 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Hegewisch Travel Club: Visit Germany! Hegewisch Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen Scene West Belmont Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM LEGO® Club McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Resistance Reading Woodson Regional Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Painted Pumpkins Lincoln Park Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Music and Movement at Kedvale Kedvale Park Music 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Open Art Studio Austin Arts & Culture 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Poetry Pop-up: Poetry is the Thing with Feathers Field Museum Arts & Culture Included with admission 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Craft Club for Tots - Art at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM Basketball Officiating at West Pullman West Pullman Park Sports 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Advanced Track and Field (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports An Evening with Kate Bowler Fourth Presbyterian Church Community 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Teen Zone Dunning Crafts, Games and Play 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Pre-Teen Club at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Community 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Intro to Tumbling - Youth (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Track and Field 101 (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Boxing for Adults (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM Drawing and Painting - Art at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Boxing (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Athletic 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Toddler Track and Field (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Volleyball Games - Adults (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Dance Performance Workshop Partnership at River River Park Performing Arts

Nov 6 15 events

6:00 PM – 9:00 AM Dozin' with the Dinos Field Museum Arts & Culture Ticket required 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Hoop Dancing with Starr Chief Eagle at Douglass Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park Performing Arts Crocheting Oya Workshop with Hale Ekinci Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms Workshops 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Dia de los Muertos at Marquette Marquette (Jacques) Park Music 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Introduction to Zine Making Harold Washington Library Center DIY 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mindful Eating Workshop Manning Library Health and Science 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Community Cinema: Alpha (2018) Back of the Yards Film 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Film Screening: Alpha (2018) Back of the Yards Film 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM I-Cash: Unclaimed Property Assistance with the Illinois State Treasurer's Office Northtown Business, Law and Money 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Audiobook & Craft Club: Sunrise on the Reaping Lincoln Belmont Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Teen Friday Unwind Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Adult Volleyball Skills at Addams Addams (Jane) Park Sports 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Volleyball League at Davis Square Davis (Dr. Nathan) Square Park Sports 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Learn about Medicare Options West Town Health and Science 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Basketball League at Amundsen Amundsen (Roald) Park Sports

Nov 7 69 events

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Medicare 101 on Saturday Roden Library Health and Science 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM Tree Lighting and Cultural Festival Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Arts & Culture 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural Jefferson Park Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Meet Captain Walter H. Dyett: A Concert Performance Uptown Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Write at CPL: Finding the Story in Your Life: A Memoir Writing Workshop Archer Heights Writing and Poetry 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CAPOEIRA: An Afro-Brazilian Martial Art Sulzer Regional Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Can You Imagine?: The Musical Career of Tania León Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ARCE-ISAC Joint Lecture: Treasure Fit for a Queen: Royal Burials from el-Kurru, Sudan Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Workshops Free 9:30 AM Educator Workshop | Threads of a Nation: Preserving Presidential Clothing Chicago History Museum Arts & Culture Free 5:00 PM Chicago Home Movie Day 2026 Chicago History Museum Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Chicago: The Birthplace of Black History Tour with Dilla the Urban Historian Hall History and Genealogy 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Artist Conversation: Jordan Ann Craig Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Registration required, free with museum admission 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Pulitzer On The Road: Future Pulitzer Prize Winner, Chicago Style Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Write at CPL: Character, Emotion, and Suspense Rogers Park Writing and Poetry 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Día de los muertos Story Time with the Mexican Consulate Lozano Library Story Time 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM Film Screening: The Fifth Element (1997) Albany Park Film 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Jazz Institute of Chicago presents: Lost in Space with Kevin King Manning Library Arts & Culture 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Family Day: Picture This Ryan Learning Center Special Events Free / Free, no registration required 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Hoop Dancing with Starr Chief Eagle at Indian Boundary Indian Boundary Park Performing Arts 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Dance Story Time with Tutu School Ballet Lincoln Park Story Time 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM LEGO® Family Challenge Obama Presidential Center Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Film Screening: Apollo 13 (1995) Thurgood Marshall Film 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Five Bands Brotherhood Forum Series: The Inner Life of a Man DuSable Black History Museum Arts & Culture 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Albany Park Workshops 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM OBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars Chicago Lawn Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Afternoon Crafts for Kids Scottsdale Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Fall Maker Summit Harold Washington Library Center Celebrations 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Cozy or Cluttered? Edgewater Workshops 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Film Screening: We Shall Remain (2009) Jeffery Manor Film 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Canaryville Film 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wheelchair Basketball Bonanza at Broadway Armory Broadway Armory Park Sports 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Community Yoga at the Library Richard M. Daley Library (West Humboldt Park) Health and Science 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Silent Read-In Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Film Screening: Hidden Figures (2016) Walker Library Film 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Milk and Cookies Book Club: See the Cat West Loop Book Clubs 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Page to Screen Book Club: Whalefall Lincoln Belmont Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Passengers (2016) Walker Library Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle: eL Cien Poetry Workshop Little Village Writing and Poetry 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Tween 3D Makerspace Jefferson Park Computers and Technology 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Cook by the Book Discussion: 50 Pies, 50 States Edgebrook Book Clubs 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM Destination Discovery Story Time at The Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago Story Time 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Soap Making Class Hosted by Detoxx Products Altgeld Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Game On: Board Game Play Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Art of Paper Magic: Origami for Everyone Near North Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: Native Nations Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Comic Book Roundtable: The X-Men Sulzer Regional Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Turkey Shoot at Kosciuszko Kosciuszko (Thadeuz) Park Festivals & Special Events 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AI Safety: Why AI Is Our Ultimate Test Jeffery Manor Computers and Technology 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Club: The Cliffs Avalon Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Strike a Pose Whitney M. Young, Jr. Workshops 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza Uptown Arts & Culture 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Family Story Time Merlo Story Time 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Read to Rover Beverly Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mad Hatters Story Time Rogers Park Story Time 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM OBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars Sulzer Regional Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Read and Sign Baby Story Time Bezazian Library Story Time 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Inside Out 2 (2024) Chinatown Film 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Friends of Budlong Woods Library Book Sale Budlong Woods Education 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Color Relationships: 101 & 102 Sulzer Regional Workshops 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Real or AI? Detecting AI Misinformation Vodak-East Side Computers and Technology 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Go Run Chicago at Humboldt Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park Athletic 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Field Adventures West Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Holiday Hot Chocolate 1 Mile Run at West Lawn West Lawn Park Athletic 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Medicare 101 Clearing Business, Law and Money 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Weekend LEGO® Club North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Saturday Story Time Roden Library Story Time 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Free Blood Pressure Screeing by CDPH/Examen gratuito de la Presiòn Arterial por CDPH Toman Library Health and Science 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Volleyball at Kelvyn Kelvyn (William) Park Sports 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Parent & Tot Sports at Kelvyn Kelvyn (William) Park Sports

Nov 8 33 events

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Kintsugi Workshop: Repair and Reconnect International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $75 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Japanese Papermaking Workshop International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $45 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Junk Journaling with The Wasteshed Logan Square DIY 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Acrylic Galaxy Painting Workshop West Belmont Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Film Screening: Sheep Dectectives (2026) Chicago Lawn Film 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout Game: Tornado Trouble Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 12:00 PM Gourd Ornament Decorating with Abeni Pierson DuSable Black History Museum Arts & Culture $55.20 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Pullman Film 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: The Martian (2015) Vodak-East Side Film 1:15 PM – 4:15 PM Film Screening: Interstellar (2014) Walker Library Film 1:30 PM – 4:15 PM Film Screening: Project Hail Mary (2026) King Library Film 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Developmental Playgroup with The Little Duck Collective Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM The Cup Collective: A Tarot Meet Up Uptown DIY 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Twisted Threads: Fiber Arts Club Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) Scottsdale Film 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Sunday Crafternoon Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Conclave (2024) Archer Heights Film 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM One Hundred Years of Old Town Art & Design: The World of Edgar Miller in A Total Work of Art Near North Writing and Poetry 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Friends of Budlong Woods Library Book Sale Budlong Woods Education 12:00 PM “Aquí en Chicago” Closing Program Chicago History Museum Music 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Michael (2026) Kelly Library Film 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Coloring & Coffee for Adults: Golden Girls Edition Edgebrook Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM YOUmedia Advisory Board Humboldt Park Workshops 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Grab and Go: Watercolor Library Greeting Card Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Intro to Volleyball (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Toddler Dance (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Performing Arts 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Intro to Dance (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Performing Arts 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Intro to Soccer (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Intro to Basketball (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Track and Field 101 (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Volleyball - Skills and Drills (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Toddler Track and Field (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Intro to Track and Field (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports

Nov 9 41 events

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM A Quilt is a Poem That We Say Again: Teen Quilting Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Inspiration from the Archives with avery r. young Manning Library Writing and Poetry 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Multilingual Monday Lincoln Belmont Story Time 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM OBOC Young Readers Club: The Lion of Mars Vodak-East Side Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Operation Space Station: High Risk Build Sulzer Regional Film 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Roblox Party w/ Arrayscape Gaming West Pullman Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Story Time: Carmela Full of Wishes with Chicago Children's Theatre Obama Presidential Center Story Time 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff? A Community Discussion Pullman Business, Law and Money 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The Bezazian Writers Collective Bezazian Library Writing and Poetry 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Make a Rug Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM RUSH Caring for Caregivers: Dementia Training Manning Library Health and Science 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Monday Matinee: Incident at Oglala (1992) Edgewater Film 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM Kids' Film Screening: Toy Story 5 (2026) Lincoln Belmont Film 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discussion Group Budlong Woods Workshops 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Paper Cup Rocket Launchers Toman Library Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Teen Art Club: Book Binding Humboldt Park Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AI Safety Part 2: AI and the Future Ahead of Us Woodson Regional Computers and Technology 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Memory Monday Games Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM DIY Teen Beaded Wall Hanging Thurgood Marshall DIY 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Film Screening: Ordinary Angels (2024) West Belmont Film 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM K-12 Teacher Workshops: Object Based Learning and Artifact Analysis Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Arts & Culture Free 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Clay Creations Mount Greenwood Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Crafty Monday: Jewelry Making Blackstone Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Shrinky Dink Pokémon Keychains Archer Heights Crafts, Games and Play 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Advocating for Yourself at the Doctor's West Town Health and Science 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Afterschool Games: Magic the Gathering and Board Games Little Italy Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen HTML Basics Back of the Yards Computers and Technology 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Simple Stitches Crochet Club Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tinkering Time: Little Crafters West Loop Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Cookbook Club Dunning Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Cozy Crafting Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Ready, Set, Hired! Kelly Library Jobs and Careers 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM Film Screening: Scary Movie (2026) Avalon Film 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM Grab & Go Kit: Create Your Own Stamps Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Fall Perler Bead Fun for Kids Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Adult Craft: Thanksgiving Collage Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Grab and Go: DIY Butter Squishy South Shore Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Kings & Queens Game Night Altgeld Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Fall Canvas Painting Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Make a Sensory Bottle Garfield Ridge Crafts, Games and Play 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Game Day Dunning Crafts, Games and Play