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Harold Washington Library Center

400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605, Chicago, IL
Upcoming events · 130
OCT14
Pulitzer-winners on Storytelling and America: Percival Everett, Daniel Kraus, Amanda Vaill, Jon Cherry and Jelani Cobb
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Writing and Poetry
OCT10
Chicago Zine Fest 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Celebrations
OCT22
You Didn't See Nothin: A True Crime Story
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Writing and Poetry
NOV14
From the Archives: Reimagining Chicago: Brick by Brick Gallery Tour
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibition
DEC1
The Stories Behind Our Stories: Behind the scenes with Pulitzer Prize Winners
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Writing and Poetry
OCT10
The Universe, Black Chicago Aviators and Astronauts
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Workshops
OCT17
Film Screening: H.C. Westermann Documentary
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Film
OCT17
Voices of the City: A Building-Wide Arts Celebration at Harold Washington Library Center
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Arts & Culture
OCT8
Fall Tree Identification and Guided Walking Tour
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Health and Science
Pulitzer on the Road Exhibit: A Guided Tour
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
History and Genealogy
OCT17
Meet: Fritz Pollard - The Fredrick Douglass of Football – Make a Team Pennant
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Workshops
OCT17
Loop Arts Fest: Music in the Lobby
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Arts & Culture
OCT20
Story Hour for Grown-Ups
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Book Clubs
OCT21
Write at CPL: When Everything Changed: Writing Your Marker Story
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Writing and Poetry
OCT24
Gamer's Universe Showdown Series
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT24
Meet Calvin B. Jones: Make a Mini-Mural
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Workshops
OCT24
Gallery Meet & Greet - Mike Pocius: Neighborhood Picture Guy
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Tours
NOV12
The Early History of Bicycling in Illinois
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Writing and Poetry
OCT8
Film Screening & Community Conversation: Operation Space Station
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Arts & Culture
OCT5
Older is Bolder: Artist Talk
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Arts & Culture
OCT7
¡Viva Cumbia!
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Arts & Culture
OCT9
Teen Lit Night: Unbound
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Writing and Poetry
OCT13
Documentary Club: Against the Current with Filmmakers Joshua Jackson and Asif Wilson
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Film
OCT15
CathARTic Edutainment Movement Workshop
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Arts & Culture
OCT17
Your Story Matters: Storytelling Through Words and Art
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Writing and Poetry
OCT17
Learn to Make Bioplastics
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT17
Makers Market
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT18
The American Songbook
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Arts & Culture
OCT22
AI for Visual Disabilities
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Computers and Technology
OCT24
Make a Moveable Calavera Card with Circuitry
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT29
Polish Genealogy: From Getting Started to Going Deeper
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
History and Genealogy
NOV7
Pulitzer On The Road: Future Pulitzer Prize Winner, Chicago Style
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Arts & Culture
NOV10
Make a Laser Cut Juicy Fruit Miniature
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Computers and Technology
NOV11
Writing with Our Eyes: A Writing Workshop with Marina Azahua
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
History and Genealogy
NOV19
AI for Visual Disabilities
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Computers and Technology
OCT9
Exploring the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Book Clubs
Parachute Play
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Story Time
OCT5
AI Safety Discussion
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Computers and Technology
OCT15
Film Screening: Coco (2017)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Film
OCT17
Author Q&A: Funnier: A New Theory for the Practice of Comedy by Anne Libera
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Writing and Poetry
OCT17
Chicago International Film Festival Shorts
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Film
Get Ready for Baby
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Workshops
NOV11
Sound Meditation
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Health and Science
NOV14
When Studs Terkel Interviewed Me: What I Learned from Being Interviewed by the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Master Conversationalist
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Writing and Poetry
NOV19
One Book, One Chicago Discussion: Orbital
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Book Clubs
NOV28
Adult Book Discussion: Convenience Store Woman
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Book Clubs
DEC2
Write at CPL Celebration
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Celebrations
DEC9
Sound Meditation
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Health and Science
OCT25
A Quilt is a Poem That We Say Again: Opening Reception
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
Knit Together
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT6
Teen Sewing Hour: Costume Edition!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
Open Shop
Multiple times
Computers and Technology
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Education
Makers on 8: Artworks Studio with SAIC
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT10
Make Earrings or a Pendant with the Laser Cutter
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Computers and Technology
OCT12
Spoilers Ahead Book Club
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Book Clubs
OCT14
Young at Heart: Lotería Magnets Craft
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT15
Food for the Holidays: A Meal Prep Zine Workshop
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DIY
OCT17
Family Music Concert
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Arts & Culture
OCT17
Magic the Gathering for Beginners
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT18
Developmental Playgroup with The Little Duck Collective
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT19
Coffee and Connections
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Outreach
OCT20
Teen Sewing Hour: Costume Edition!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT26
The 10 Most Fascinating Astronomy Images of 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Health and Science
NOV5
Recreate a Famous Song
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Arts & Culture
NOV6
Introduction to Zine Making
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
DIY
NOV7
Fall Maker Summit
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Celebrations
NOV13
Film Screening: Interstellar (2014)
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Film
NOV16
Coffee and Connections
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Outreach
NOV21
Gamer's Universe Showdown Series
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
DEC3
¡Lotería! In the Archives
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
DEC8
LEGO® Family Frame: Build Your Family Story
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Workshops
DEC12
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshops
DEC21
Spoilers Ahead Book Club
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Book Clubs
The Silent Scribe Society: Writing Program
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Writing and Poetry
English Class for Beginners With Erie House/Clases de Inglés Para Principiantes con La Casa Erie
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Education
OCT8
Grab and Go: DIY Masquerade Mask
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT15
Film Screening: An American Pickle (2020)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Film
OCT17
Adult Book Discussion: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Book Clubs
OCT21
Sound Meditation
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Health and Science
OCT29
Teen Karaoke Night
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
NOV7
Silent Read-In
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Book Clubs
NOV12
Make Music with FL Studio
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Arts & Culture
NOV16
Spoilers Ahead Book Club
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Book Clubs
NOV20
Sewing Machine Basics
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
DEC5
Silent Read-In
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Book Clubs
OCT5
Banned Books Week Discussion
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Book Clubs
YOUmedia Teen Recording Studio Certification
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Computers and Technology
OCT10
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshops
OCT13
Make a Pendant or Keychain with the 3D Printer
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Computers and Technology
OCT13
Teen Sewing Hour: Costume Edition!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT16
Film Screening: Alien (1979)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Film
OCT16
Growing the Future: An Introduction to Bioplastics
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
DIY
OCT21
Crafting the Archives: Día de los muertos
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT21
Adult Listening Circle: Poetry Unbound
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Writing and Poetry
NOV8
Developmental Playgroup with The Little Duck Collective
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
DEC9
Crafting the Archives: Talavera Holiday Ornaments
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
DEC17
AI for Visual Disabilities
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Computers and Technology
DEC30
Teen Karaoke Night
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT5
Polish American Literature: Women, Immigration, and Representation
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
History and Genealogy
OCT7
Travel to Japan with the Consulate-General of Japan
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
History and Genealogy
Book Builders
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Story Time
OCT10
The ABCDs of Medicare
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Health and Science
OCT15
ESL Book Discussion: What is AI?
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Book Clubs
OCT17
Artful Afternoon
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT20
Book Club Celebration
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Book Clubs
OCT22
Adult Book Discussion: The Warsaw Orphan
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Book Clubs
NOV4
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Book Clubs
NOV7
Adult Nonfiction Book Discussion: Native Nations
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Book Clubs
NOV15
Family Fun Fest
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
NOV21
Make a Sublimation Tote Bag
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
DEC2
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Book Clubs
DEC14
Coffee and Connections
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Outreach
OCT7
Musical Jeopardy and Trivia
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT5
Teen Vinyl Cutting Hour
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
Family Story Time
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Story Time
OCT17
Adult Book Discussion: The Midnight Library
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Book Clubs
OCT20
Sewing Machine Basics
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT31
Artful Afternoon
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
NOV21
Sculpting the Harvest: Mini Clay Food Workshop
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DIY
LEGO® and More Club
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
NOV10
Film Screening: The Holdovers (2023)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Film
NOV14
Reading is for Everyone: Braille Literacy Discussion and Reading Circle
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshops
OCT15
Mummy Race
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT7
Young at Heart: Short Story Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Book Clubs
OCT8
Teen UNO Tournament
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT13
Computer Basics: Excel 101
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Computers and Technology
OCT29
Decorate a Calavera
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
NOV19
Teen Karaoke Night
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafts, Games and Play
OCT6
Computer Basics: Excel 101
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Computers and Technology