2 events

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM YA Fantasy Book Club: Raybearer and Redemptor Woodson Regional Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Members’ Holiday Lounge Field Museum Special Events Included with admission

Dec 1 31 events

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM The Stories Behind Our Stories: Behind the scenes with Pulitzer Prize Winners Harold Washington Library Center Writing and Poetry 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Luminary Curator's Choice: Jill Mulleady—The Passenger The Modern Bar, Gallery 289 Special Events Registration required, $35 per person Contact luminary@artic.edu to register. 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Baby and Toddler Story Time Vodak-East Side Story Time 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Gift Wrap Swap West Belmont DIY 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM What We Carry: A Collective Collage Workshop Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Holiday Concerts: Hawthorne High School Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ESL Practice: English Conversation Group Albany Park Education 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM LEGO® Club Little Village Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Red & Green Magic Show with Pocket Circus Scottsdale Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Play Along Tuesdays: Gaming Day Blackstone Library Arts & Culture 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Medicare 101 Roden Library Health and Science 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bridgeport Knitting Circle Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Toddler Open Play Group McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Blood Drive with the American Red Cross Independence Health and Science 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Teen Anime Night South Shore Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tuesday Afternoon Knit and Crochet Circle Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Beginners Reading Club Chicago Lawn Book Clubs 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM 3D Paper Wreath Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Christmas Cards for Hospitalized Kids Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mexican Train: A Domino Game Roden Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM The A, B, C & D’s of Medicare Lincoln Park Health and Science Premier Plus Architectural Brunch & Lunch Cruises on the Chicago River City Cruises Tours 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Benefits Access Support with Hunger Free America Avalon Health and Science 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Boys Basketball League at Wentworth Wentworth (John) Park Athletic Chicago Premier Plus Dinner Cruise on the Chicago River City Cruises Nightlife Giving Tuesday: Give Pets a Second Chance Online Community 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM USAG Girls Team Gymnastics Lev. 4 - 5 at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic Brunch Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises Special Events Lunch Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises Tours Dinner Cruises on Lake Michigan City Cruises Special Events 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM USAG Girls Team Gymnastics Lev. 3 at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic

Dec 10 21 events

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Naughty or Nice Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Arts & Culture 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Bells & Whispers – Night 1 International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $35 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lecture: The Many Lives of Sullivan’s Ornament Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, registration required 6:30 PM Partner Event | Chamber Music Immersive – Holiday Special: Brahms & Tchaikovsky Chicago History Museum Music 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: Miss Benson's Beetle Walker Library Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Holiday Concerts: Kenwood Academy Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Hands-on STEAM Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tech Talk Edgewater Computers and Technology 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Make Your Mark: DIY Snow Globes Independence Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Édouard Manet's Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers Meet in Gallery 222 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Filmmaking 101: Chat with a Filmmaker Austin Workshops 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Mystery Book Club - How to Cheat Your Own Death Logan Square Book Clubs 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Teen's Mix Media Art Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Crafting Circle Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Absolution Garfield Ridge Book Clubs 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Resume Writing Workshop Chicago Bee Education 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM LEGO® Club McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM Contemporary Book Discussion: The Berry Pickers Lincoln Park Book Clubs 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 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Adults Night Out: Naughty or Nice Lincoln Park Zoo Nightlife 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Lamination Station Clearing DIY

Dec 11 10 events

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Bells & Whispers – Night 2 International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $35 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Winter Tree Identification and Guided Walking Tour Harold Washington Library Center Health and Science 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Sarah Bernhardt's Self-Portrait as a Chimera Gallery 223 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Winter Wonderfest at Dvorak Dvorak (Anton) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM The No Book Club Edgewater Book Clubs 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Second Friday LEGO® Club West Belmont Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM Dance Fitness - Kids Holiday Zumba Party at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Field Adventures with the Field Museum Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Holiday Concerts: Chicago Bar Association Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture Weaving Workshop with Thương Hoài Trần Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms Workshops

Dec 12 34 events

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Meet Captain Walter H. Dyett: A Concert Performance Woodson Regional Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Dance Story Time with Tutu School Ballet Lincoln Park Story Time 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Pulitzer on the Road Exhibit: A Guided Tour Harold Washington Library Center History and Genealogy 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM City-Wide Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert at Jefferson Jefferson (Thomas) Memorial Park Music 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM Online Kintsugi Workshop for Beginners: The Art of Repair International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $100 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Conversation: From Seurat to Picasso—The Helen Birch Bartlett Collection at 100 Rubloff Auditorium Workshops Free / Registration required, free with museum admission 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant Sulzer Regional Workshops 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Cocoa, Cookies, & Carols at Berger Berger (Albert) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Repair Cafe: Forward Chicago Sulzer Regional Workshops 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle Harold Washington Library Center Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Early Reader Book Club South Shore Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Self-Care Saturday Wellness and Yoga with Melody Farmer South Chicago Health and Science 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Santa’s Secret Workshop at Horner Horner (Henry) Park Seasonal & Holiday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Family Birthday Story Time Celebration with Ms. My Uptown Story Time 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Santa & S'mores at Commercial Club Commercial Club Playground of Chicago Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM LEGO Robotics and Coding Workshop Roden Library Computers and Technology 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holiday Concert Featuring Francisco Romero Archer Heights Arts & Culture 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Page to Screen Book Club: Klara And The Sun Lincoln Belmont Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Reading Came First Book Club Austin Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Crocheting Circle Beverly Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Meditative Hand Quilting Altgeld Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Relief Printmaking with Izzy Toy Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Teen Vibez Saturday Edition: Resin Time Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 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 Chicago History Book Club Edgewater Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Kelly Kouture Community Closet Kelly Library DIY 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Poetry Critique Manning Library Writing and Poetry 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM Member Holiday Suite Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Members Only 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Open Play Time Chicago Bee Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chair Meditation with Sahaja Yoga Manning Library Health and Science 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ​Pass the Control: Video Gaming West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Saturday Story Time Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Story Time 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tween Gaming Greater Grand Crossing Computers and Technology 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Gately Track Showcase (ASMG) at Gately Gately (James) Park Sports

Dec 13 8 events

3:00 PM America 250: Muslims in America | Documentary Screening & Interfaith Dialogue Chicago History Museum Film Free 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM The Cup Collective: A Tarot Meet Up Uptown DIY 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Charla destacada: Madame François Buron por Jacques-Louis David Galería 216 Tours Free / Sin costo con boleto de admisión, no necesitas registrarte 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Of Englewood: Black Girlhood in Chicago's Englewood Neighborhood Kelly Library Workshops 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Stitch Circle Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Low-Sensory Mornings Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Color Me Relaxed Edgewater Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Twisted Threads: Fiber Arts Club Avalon Crafts, Games and Play

Dec 14 16 events

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural Bucktown-Wicker Park Workshops 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Stargazing: Scopes in the City Humboldt Park Health and Science 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Cozy Crafting Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Caldecott Book Club Sulzer Regional Book Clubs 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Hot Cocoa with Santa at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Crafts, Games and Play 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Coffee and Connections Harold Washington Library Center Outreach 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Cookbook Club Dunning Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Early Childhood STEAM Stations North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 5:15 PM – 8:15 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 4 at Harrison Gym Harrison Gymnastics Center Athletic 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Boys USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 5 - 7 at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Gymnastics Camp at Rutherford Sayre Rutherford Sayre Park Athletic 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel S - G at Avondale Gym Avondale Gymnastics Center Athletic 5:15 PM – 8:45 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 7 at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 4 at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Boys USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 8+ at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel G at Avondale Gym Avondale Gymnastics Center Athletic

Dec 15 38 events

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM Reel Queer STI & Film Screening (Holiday Edition): Carol (2015) Little Village Education 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Marshallese Storytelling in the Classroom Field Museum Education Ticket required 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM One Book One Chicago Book Discussion: Orbital Chicago Lawn Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Beatmaking Basics Woodson Regional Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Play Along Tuesdays: Improv Day Blackstone Library Arts & Culture 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cookbook Club West Belmont Book Clubs 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tuesday Afternoon Knit and Crochet Circle Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Patron Appreciation Day Jeffery Manor Celebrations 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Winter Cookie Decorating Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Present Wrapping Party Legler Regional DIY 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Mexican Train: A Domino Game Roden Library Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Pajama Story Time Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Story Time 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Craft Night Scottsdale Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Holiday Arts and Crafts at Brooks Brooks (Oscar) Park Seasonal & Holiday 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Open Arts and Crafts Session North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM LEGO® Club Hegewisch Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Toddler Open Play Group McKinley Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Holiday Ornaments Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Veterans Pickleball Tournament at Ellis Ellis (Samuel) Park Sports 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ​Snowflake Crafts West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Fun and Games at Wilson Community Center Wilson (John) Community Center Park Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel S at Calumet Gymnastics Calumet Gymnastics Center Athletic 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp at McKinley Gymnastics McKinley Gymnastics Center Athletic 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel P - D at Avondale Gym Avondale Gymnastics Center Athletic 3:45 PM – 6:45 PM Boys USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 3 at Peterson Gymnastics Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 3:45 PM – 6:15 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel S at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 3:45 PM – 6:45 PM Boys USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 4 at Peterson Gymnastics Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel P at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pickleball - Serve & Return Clinic at McFetridge McFetridge Sports Center Sports 5:15 PM – 8:15 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 3 at Harrison Gym Harrison Gymnastics Center Athletic 3:45 PM – 6:45 PM Boys USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 5 at Harrison Gym Harrison Gymnastics Center Athletic 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel G at McKinley Gym McKinley Gymnastics Center Athletic 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel P at Broadway Gym Broadway Armory Gymnastics Center Athletic 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 3 at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 5:45 PM – 9:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 6 at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 3:45 PM – 6:45 PM Boys USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Lev. 4 at Harrison Gym Harrison Gymnastics Center Athletic 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel D - Sa at Broadway Gym Broadway Armory Gymnastics Center Athletic 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Basketball Camp at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Sports

Dec 16 21 events

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Member Holiday Hours Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Members Only 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM The Auditorium: Open Mic in Austin Austin Arts & Culture 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Renaissance Project Presents LEGO® Club: Meet Dr. Leonidas Berry Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Elves and Arrows at Wilson (Frank J.) Wilson (Frank J.) Park Seasonal & Holiday 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Weird Book Club at Midwest Coast Brewing: Thistlefoot Midwest Coast Brewing Company Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Robot Club Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Jingle Ball at Lincoln Lincoln Park - Cultural Center Seasonal & Holiday 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Weird Book Club at Rogers Park Social Rogers Park Social Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Disaster Tourist Archer Heights Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wrap, Chat and Be Merry Edgebrook Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Stitch Night Oriole Park Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Kids' Cooking Legler Regional Crafts, Games and Play Don’t Think Twice Screening and Talkback Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor North Film 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Holiday Teen Basketball Jam at Rowan Rowan (William) Park Sports 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Club: The Secret History of Bigfoot Austin-Irving Book Clubs 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wind Down Wednesday: Adult BINGO and Hot Cocoa South Chicago Crafts, Games and Play 3:45 PM – 6:45 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel S at Broadway Gym Broadway Armory Gymnastics Center Athletic 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel G at Peterson Gym Peterson Gymnastics Center Athletic 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM Family Night Out at McKiernan Playground McKiernan (David) Park Family 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Girls USAG Team Gymnastics Camp Xcel G at Broadway Gym Broadway Armory Gymnastics Center Athletic 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Soccer Camp at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Sports

Dec 17 16 events

7:00 AM – 9:00 PM From the Perspective of Earth with Elly Kace International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $10 – $20 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Performance: The Second City at the Art Institute of Chicago Meet in Gallery 394 Special Events Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Crafting the Archives: Talavera Holiday Ornaments Gage Park Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM AI for Visual Disabilities Harold Washington Library Center Computers and Technology 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Let’s Glow: Holidays Around the World Story Time and Celebration Uptown Celebrations 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: The Maid Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM West Loop Stitch Club West Loop Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Perler Bead Club for Teens Chicago Bee Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM LEGO® in the Library Northtown Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM DIY: Pocket Canvas Painting Open Shop Brainerd Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Music For Self-Care: Share Your Favorite Song! Austin Arts & Culture 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cookbook Café Book Club: Fat + Flour Lincoln Park Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM LEGO® Club Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Grab and Go: Assistive Tools Manning Library Health and Science 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Play Date Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Holiday Bingo at Brooks Brooks (Oscar) Park Seasonal & Holiday

Dec 18 7 events

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Member Lecture: Mary Cassatt—After Impressionism (Dec 18) Rubloff Auditorium Workshops Free / Free for members, registration required 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Bells & Whispers – Night 3 International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $35 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Austin Community Clothing & Item Swap Austin DIY 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Coco with Frosty at Bosley Bosley (William) Park Family 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Classic Film Screening: Straight Talk (1992) Lincoln Belmont Film 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tummy Time South Shore Story Time 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Drop and Shop at Maplewood Maplewood Park Family

Dec 19 26 events

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Inglés Jurídico Para la Vida Cotidiana Little Village Education 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Hot Cocoa & Toy Giveaway at LeClaire-Hearst LeClaire-Hearst Park Seasonal & Holiday 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Library Explorers Club: Lincoln Belmont Branch Lincoln Belmont Book Clubs 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Bells & Whispers – Night 4 International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $35 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Naughty or Nice: All Ages Edition Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Arts & Culture 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails Field Museum Arts & Culture Ticket required 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Curso Intensivo de Gramática Inglesa: Domina los Verbos Compuestos de Uso Cotidiano Little Village Education 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mammals and More with Flying Fox Conservation Fund Bucktown-Wicker Park Health and Science 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Legal English for Everyday Life Little Village Education 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM 6th Ward Alderman Winter Wonderland at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Seasonal & Holiday 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Winter Wonderland at Green Briar Green Briar Park Seasonal & Holiday 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Englewood with Santa at Sherwood Sherwood (Jesse) Park Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play King Library Workshops 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: David Hockney's American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman) Gallery 294 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Stitch Circle Bezazian Library Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Discussion: Lesser Ruins Uptown Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Reading Hour with Cipriani’s Pizza Garfield Ridge Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reading Room Book Club: A Gentleman in Moscow Obama Presidential Center Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Blood Pressure Screenings with the Chicago Department of Public Health Douglass Health and Science 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Crochet Club 4 All Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM English Grammar Bootcamp: Master Everyday Phrasal Verbs Little Village Education 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ​Pass the Control: Video Gaming West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Jewelry Making Club Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Adult Book Discussion: World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Budlong Woods Book Clubs 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Field Favorites in ASL Field Museum Arts & Culture Included with admission 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Saturday Stories and Crafts Bezazian Library Story Time

Dec 2 21 events

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant Logan Square Workshops 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Write at CPL Celebration Harold Washington Library Center Celebrations 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: George Bellows’s Love of Winter (Dec 2) Meet in Gallery 272 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Pobody's Nerfect! Craft Club for Adults Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Story Time at Grano Panaderia and Cafe Grano Panaderia and Cafe Story Time 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Meet the Grinch and Max Edgebrook Celebrations 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM WTTW First Wednesday Field Museum Community Free / Free General Admission 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Coding Kinetics Workshop Series: Web Development Basics Mayfair Computers and Technology 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Holiday Concerts: Lincoln Park High School Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Make a Mini Piñata / Construye una mini piñata Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Blackstone Library Workshops 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Vibes: Audiobooks, Mocktails and Coloring West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Online Class: Phoenician Schemes: The History of the Ancient Phoenicians Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Workshops $90 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Adult Game Night Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Gingerbread Creations Competition Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Chatty Crafters Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM Open Play Time Jefferson Park Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Book Club Jr Legler Regional Book Clubs 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Block Play Richard J. Daley Library (Bridgeport) Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Boys Basketball League at Wentworth Wentworth (John) Park Athletic

Dec 20 2 events

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte Gallery 240 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Seed Library Volunteer Day Humboldt Park DIY

Dec 21 50 events

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Let the Church Say Amen! - Make a Hand-Held Fan North Austin Workshops 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Budlong Game Night Budlong Woods Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play North Pulaski Workshops 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Spoilers Ahead Book Club Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Musical Play with ScribbleMonster West Belmont Celebrations 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Snow Show with Dave Herzog's Marionettes Portage-Cragin Arts & Culture 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camps Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Education 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus Thurgood Marshall Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Charla destacada: Retrato de Emmanuel Rio por Albert Schindler Galería 221 Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Karaoke Manning Library Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion Dunning Book Clubs 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Kids Club Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Discussion West Lawn Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Drop and Shop at Indian Road Indian Road Park Family 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Slime for the Holidays Chicago Bee Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Lake Shore Lake Shore Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Fuller Fuller (Melville) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Sherman Sherman (John) Park Family 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Kennedy Kennedy (Dennis) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Ken-Well Ken-Well Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Kennicott Kennicott (Jonathan) Park Family 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Basketball League at Brainerd Brainerd Park Sports 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Palmer Palmer (Potter) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at La Follette La Follette (Robert) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Ridge Ridge Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Gately Gately (James) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Sheridan Sheridan (Philip Henry) Park Family 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Taylor-Lauridsen Taylor-Lauridsen (John, Emil) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Loyola Loyola Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Scottsdale Scottsdale Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Sauganash Sauganash Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Klibourn Kilbourn Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Broadway Armory Broadway Armory Park Family 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Kenwood Kenwood Community Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Abbott Abbott (Robert) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Winter Break Camp at McGuane McGuane (John) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Winter Break Camp at LeClaire-Hearst LeClaire-Hearst Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Homan Square Homan Square Community Center Park Family 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Douglass Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park Seasonal & Holiday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Avalon Avalon Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at McKinley McKinley (William) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Wrestling at Ogden Ogden (William) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Cole Cole (Nat King) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Rowan Rowan (William) Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Norwood Norwood Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Sherwood Sherwood (Jesse) Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at West Lawn West Lawn Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Austin Town Hall Austin Town Hall Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Portage Portage Park Seasonal & Holiday

Dec 22 10 events

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Family Fun Night at Kelly Kelly Library Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Christmas Capers with Dave Herzog's Marionettes Austin-Irving Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mammals and More with Flying Fox Conservation Fund Avalon Health and Science 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Swim with Santa at Mann Mann (James) Park Athletic 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Brighton Park Workshops 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Winter Cookie Decorating Independence Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Blood Pressure Screening Brighton Park Health and Science 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Canvas and Conversation Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Adult Book Club West Belmont Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basketball - 3 on 3 League at Bessemer Bessemer (Henry) Park Sports

Dec 23 4 events

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM The Snow Show with Dave Herzog's Marionettes Legler Regional Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Sèvres Vase Galleries 231–233 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Story Time at the Back of the Yards Coffeehouse Back of the Yards Coffeehouse Story Time 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Hey, I Want to Finish That... Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play

Dec 24 2 events

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM HIV/STI Screening with Howard Brown Health South Shore Health and Science 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Edvard Munch's The Girl by the Window Gallery 245 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required

Dec 25 1 event

All day All CPL Locations Closed Friday, December 25 All CPL Locations Seasonal & Holiday

Dec 26 5 events

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Holiday Art Making: Cocoa and Crafts Ryan Learning Center Workshops Free / Free, no registration required 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Family Story Time Near North Story Time 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Community Yoga with Collective Yoga Co-Op Austin Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Marshall's Crocheting Circle Thurgood Marshall Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM RP Mystery Group Rogers Park Book Clubs

Dec 27 1 event

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mammals and More with Flying Fox Conservation Fund Roden Library Health and Science

Dec 28 26 events

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Monday Night Open Mic Rogers Park Arts & Culture 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camps Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Education 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play North Pulaski Workshops 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Graphic Novel Discussion Rogers Park Book Clubs 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tummy Time for Babies Logan Square Story Time 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Kids Club Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Winter Break Camp at Moore Moore (Maurice) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Humboldt Humboldt (Alexander Von) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Peterson Peterson (Pehr Samuel) Park Family 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Altgeld Altgeld (John) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Scottsdale Scottsdale Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Sports Camp at Mann Mann (James) Park Sports 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Holstein Holstein Park Family 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM Drop-In Camp at Robichaux Robichaux (Joseph) Park Community 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Basketball Camp at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Sports 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Glow-in-the-Dark Winter Break Camp at Horner Horner (Henry) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Garfield Garfield (James) Park Seasonal & Holiday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Taylor Taylor (Robert Rochon) Park Seasonal & Holiday 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Winter Break Camp at Addams ComEd Recreation Center at Addams Park Family 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Gymnastics Camp at Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Athletic 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Basketball - Open at West Lawn West Lawn Park Sports 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Mayfair Mayfair Park Family 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Volleyball Camp at Gage Gage (George) Park Sports 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Drop-In Camp at Altgeld Altgeld (John) Park Community 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Volleyball Camp Partnership at Sheil Sheil (Bernard) Community Center Park Sports 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Camp at Jackie Robinson Robinson (Jackie) Park Family

Dec 29 3 events

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mammals and More with Flying Fox Conservation Fund Jeffery Manor Health and Science 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tween Tuesday Coleman Arts & Culture 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Adult Book Club Vodak-East Side Book Clubs

Dec 3 19 events

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Phil Kline's Unsilent Night Holiday Soundscape Sulzer Regional Arts & Culture American Prophets: The Platinum Age of Gospel (IN PERSON) American Writers Museum Arts & Culture American Prophets: The Platinum Age of Gospel (ONLINE) American Writers Museum Arts & Culture 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant Northtown Workshops 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Lecture: Dressing at the Crossroads of the Arabian Peninsula (Dec 3) Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Free with museum admission, registration required 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM The Village Legal & Community Project Presents: Lawyers in the Library Woodson Regional Business, Law and Money 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ¡Lotería! In the Archives Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tween YOUmedia Invasion Avalon Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM UV Resin Christmas Ornaments for kids Greater Grand Crossing Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Drop-In Sketching (Dec 3) Meet in Gallery 125 Arts & Culture Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM DIY Bath Bombs Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Nurse Jake Explains Doctor Visits Austin-Irving Health and Science 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Medicare 101 Lincoln Belmont Health and Science 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Open Art Studio Austin Arts & Culture 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Ones and Loved Ones Yoga Edgebrook Health and Science 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Spanish Book Club Garfield Ridge Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Game On: Video and Board Games West Lawn Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Womens Volleyball League at Wentworth Wentworth (John) Park Sports 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tween & Teen Christmas Ornament Decorating Chicago Lawn Crafts, Games and Play

Dec 30 6 events

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Abra-ka-dabra Magic Show with Pocket Circus Hall Arts & Culture 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Karaoke Night Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Origami Club for Teens Chicago Bee Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Snack Taste Test Manning Library DIY 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Winter Break Kids Club Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 20% off Core Products at City Cruises City Cruises Markets

Dec 31 3 events

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Noon Year's Eve Party Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM New Year's Eve At Noon Party at Lincoln Lincoln Park - Cultural Center Seasonal & Holiday Wendella New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruise Wendella Tours & Cruises Community

Dec 4 9 events

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Jazz City at Hamilton Hamilton (Alexander) Park Music 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Edgewater Memory Café: Winter Holidays Edgewater Workshops Millennium Park Holiday Sing-Along Millennium Park, Cloud Gate Seasonal & Holiday 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Abigail Lucien's Red of Your Eye Gallery 283 Arts & Culture Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Holiday Tree Lighting at West Lawn West Lawn Park Seasonal & Holiday 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Holiday Concerts: Hubbard High School Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Seniors’ Circle Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 8:10 AM – 10:10 AM Stick & Puck at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Ice Rink (Indoor) Athletic 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Volleyball League at Wentworth Wentworth (John) Park Athletic

Dec 5 33 events

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Japanese Bookbinding Workshop: Goshuinchō & Yotsume Toji International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $45 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Nightmare Fuel with Tim Seeley, Jim Terry, and Wesley Sun Sulzer Regional Writing and Poetry 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sulzer Comic & Arts Festival: Artist Alley and Merch Market Sulzer Regional Arts & Culture 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Mrs. Dipsworth’s Storytime DuSable Black History Museum Family 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Art of Paper Magic: Origami for Everyone Near North Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM A Taste of The Nutcracker with Hyde Park School of Dance King Library Arts & Culture 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Community Yoga at the Library Richard M. Daley Library (West Humboldt Park) Health and Science Weaving Workshop with Thương Hoài Trần Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Draw Pictures/Tell Stories with Lucy Knisley Sulzer Regional Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Cookie Decorating Contest Scottsdale Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Gerhard Richter's Ice Meet in Gallery 296 Arts & Culture Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Relief Printmaking with Izzy Toy Merlo Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Silent Read-In Harold Washington Library Center Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Medicare 101 on Saturday Roden Library Health and Science 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Jazzman Ray's Holiday Concert Mayfair Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holiday Read‑Aloud and Craft Club for Beginning Readers: You Read to Me, I Read to You Uptown Book Clubs 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Superhero Story Time Sulzer Regional Story Time 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Albany Park Bread Club Albany Park DIY 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Live Comic Book Making with Gene Ha Sulzer Regional Workshops All day Friends of the Logan Square Library Used Book Sale Logan Square Education 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Club de Libros en Español: Inteligencia artificial Scottsdale Book Clubs 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Read and Sign Baby Story Time Bezazian Library Story Time 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Student Art Fair at Lincoln Lincoln Park - Cultural Center Arts & Culture 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Game On: Board Game Play Chinatown Crafts, Games and Play 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM First Saturdays Stitch-a-Palooza Uptown Arts & Culture 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM 3D Modeling with Tinkercad Gage Park Computers and Technology 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play Roden Library Workshops 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 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ​Pass the Control: Video Gaming West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Destination Discovery Story Time - Chicago Architecture Center Chicago Architecture Center Story Time 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Saturday Come, Stay, Play / Ven, quédate, juega el sábado North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Family Story Time Merlo Story Time

Dec 6 9 events

7:45 AM U-505 In-Depth Experience Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Arts & Culture 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Charla destacada: El ciclo de Armida y Rinaldo por Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Galería 215 Workshops Free / Sin costo con boleto de admisión, no necesitas registrarse 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Writing the Past: Storytelling Workshop The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), La Salle Banks Room Workshops $15 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM Chris White Jazz Trio Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas Lincoln Park Zoo Arts & Culture 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Club de Lectura en Español: La Vida Breve / Juan Carlos Onetti Little Village Book Clubs 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Merry Grinchmas Scavenger Hunt Edgebrook Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM YOUmedia Advisory Board Humboldt Park Workshops 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Dance - Nutcracker Storybook Adventure at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Performing Arts All day Friends of the Logan Square Library Used Book Sale Logan Square Education

Dec 7 12 events

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Albert Schindler's Portrait of Emmanuel Rio Meet in Gallery 221 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Holiday Concerts: Curie High School Harold Washington Library Center Arts & Culture 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Teen Maker Monday: Scrapbooking King Library Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM WTTW Kids Learn & Play North Pulaski Workshops 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 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Merry Grinchmas Scavenger Hunt Edgebrook Crafts, Games and Play 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Learn to Play Chess Wrightwood-Ashburn Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM YOUmedia Studio Certification Training Chicago Bee Computers and Technology 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Simple Stitches Crochet Club Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Trivia Night at Canaryville: Happy Holidays Canaryville Crafts, Games and Play 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Community Closet at Austin Austin DIY 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM Blood Drive with the American Red Cross Sulzer Regional Health and Science

Dec 8 17 events

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Film Screening: Rocky Horror Picture Show International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $15 – $25 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Artist Talk: Stan Douglas Fullerton Hall Workshops Free / Free, registration required 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Luminary Tour: Utamaro—Elements of Beauty Gallery 107 Tours $25 per person, registration required This tour is limited to 18 participants. Contact luminary@artic.edu to register. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Silver and Gold Holiday Concert Woodson Regional Arts & Culture 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Film Screening: Rocky Horror Picture Show ENCORE! International Museum of Surgical Science Arts & Culture $20 – $25 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Crafting the Archives: Talavera Cantaritos Vodak-East Side Crafts, Games and Play 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM LEGO® Family Frame: Build Your Family Story Harold Washington Library Center Workshops 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Recording Studio Certification for Teens Merlo Computers and Technology 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Leaf it to Us: A Plant Swap in Austin Austin Workshops 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Play Along Tuesdays: Music Day Blackstone Library Arts & Culture 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Family Craft Night Roden Library Crafts, Games and Play 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Card Game Club Austin-Irving Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM Dance Fitness - Kids Holiday Zumba Party at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Athletic 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sip and Paint for Tweens Clearing Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM STEAM Club Sulzer Regional Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM 3D Paper Snowflake Jeffery Manor Crafts, Games and Play 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Winter Art Workshop - Art at Morgan Park SC Morgan Park Sports Center Park (Park No. 577) Crafts, Games and Play

Dec 9 18 events

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Read to a Therapy Dog Manning Library Health and Science Get Lit: Santa’s Book Fair American Writers Museum Festivals & Special Events 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Music For Self-Care: Share A Favorite Song! Rogers Park Arts & Culture 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Tween Maker Lab at Thomas Hughes Children's Library Harold Washington Library Center Computers and Technology 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Spotlight Talk: Jose Clemente Orozco's Zapata Meet in Gallery 263 Tours Free / Free with museum admission, no registration required 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM Cookbook Club Austin Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Milk and Cookies: Kids Book Club Avalon Book Clubs 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Crime Book Club: Harlem Shuffle Archer Heights Book Clubs 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Crafting the Archives: Talavera Holiday Ornaments Harold Washington Library Center Crafts, Games and Play 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Mather's Grow-It-Together Garden Club In-Person Viewing West Pullman DIY Creative Hour - A Networking Experience Chicago Cultural Center, Learning Lab Performing Arts 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Story Time at Sputnik Coffee Company Sputnik Coffee Company Story Time 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Afterschool LEGO® Club North Pulaski Crafts, Games and Play 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Vibes: Audiobooks, Mocktails and Coloring West Englewood Crafts, Games and Play 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Adult Book Club McKinley Park Book Clubs 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Paint Holiday Ornaments / Pinta adornos navideños Toman Library Crafts, Games and Play 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Drop and Shop at Indian Road Indian Road Park Family Consult DCASE December Chicago Cultural Center Conference