OCT 17

Celebrations Little Italy, UIC

Wycinanki: The Art of Polish Paper Cutouts

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Little Italy

OCT 17 See pricing

Special Events Grant Park

Open House: 125 Years of the Franke Reading Room

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Franke Reading Room

OCT 17

Writing and Poetry Loop

Your Story Matters: Storytelling Through Words and Art

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

OCT 17

Computers and Technology Albany Park

Introduction to AI Tools for Everyday Workflow

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mayfair

OCT 17

Crafts, Games and Play Loop

Learn to Make Bioplastics

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

OCT 17

Festivals & Special Events Loop

Black Poetry Day Readings & Reflections

American Writers Museum

OCT 17

Crafts, Games and Play Loop

Makers Market

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

OCT 17

Education Little Village

Legal English for Everyday Life

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM · Little Village

OCT 17 Free

Tours Lincoln Park

Walking Tour | Historic Old Town

10:00 AM · Chicago History Museum

OCT 18

Arts & Culture Loop

The American Songbook

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Harold Washington Library Center

OCT 18

Crafts, Games and Play South Shore

Luminaria de la Vida - Exhibition Opening at South Shore

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · South Shore Cultural Center Park

OCT 18 Free

Tours Lincoln Park

Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll

12:00 PM · Chicago History Museum

OCT 20

Workshops Lincoln Square

Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Sulzer Regional

OCT 20

Athletic Chinatown

Ping Tom Goes Pink at Ping Tom

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Tom (Ping) Memorial Park

OCT 21

Book Clubs United Center

Weird Book Club at Midwest Coast Brewing: The Icepick Surgeon

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Midwest Coast Brewing Company

OCT 21

Workshops Douglas

Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Chicago Bee

OCT 21

Film United Center

Documentary Club: Against the Current with Filmmakers Joshua Jackson and Asif Wilson

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Manning Library

OCT 22

Workshops Humboldt Park

Meet Geraldine Lane Mardis: A Hands-on Beauty Workshop

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Richard M. Daley Library (West Humboldt Park)

OCT 22

Computers and Technology Loop

AI for Visual Disabilities

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Harold Washington Library Center

OCT 22

Crafts, Games and Play Mount Greenwood

DIY Sugar Hand Scrub Craft

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Mount Greenwood