Event List

Turning Red

From Oscar-winning animator/director/screenwriter Domee Shi, this coming-of-age story explores identity, family relationships, and Chinese culture.

Enjoy a fun all-ages storytime. Drop-in event for children with accompanying adults. Space is limited.

Families and individuals who need a quiet, uncrowded environment are invited to use the library before we open. Explore the Kids Room, Teen Room, Studio, and materials on the first floor.

Unleash your creativity and show off your brick building skills by completing a Lego challenge. Finish the challenge yourself or with a friend and then stick around for some free-building time. 

Compete with your friends to be the last one standing in this Minecraft tournament for kids in grade 4-8. We'll have multiple rounds and prizes for the winners.

The Bad Guys 2

This screening is designed for everyone, including families with neurodivergent children and others who may benefit from a less sensory-intense movie experience.

Bring your special stuffed animal to the library for this two-part event.

On day one, we will introduce our special friends and make accessories. Animals will sleep over at the library.

This drop-in inclusive playgroup is for children younger than six who receive or are considering therapy services. Children play while families meet and find support.

Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs together. Drop-in event for children age 3-6 with an adult. Space is limited.

Bring your special stuffed animal to the library for this two-part event.

On day one, we will introduce our special friends and make accessories. Animals will sleep over at the library.

Children and their grown-ups participate together in this storytime with books, music, and more.

Drop-in event. Space is limited. Children younger than eight must be accompanied by an adult.

Enjoy this time to bond with your baby and meet other caregivers. We will introduce babies to the joys of movement, books, and song, and begin to build their early learning skills. Come prepared to sit with your baby on your lap.

Enjoy fun stories, rhymes, and songs to build a love of books and reading.

Drop-in event for toddlers age 12-23 months with an adult. Space is limited

Design your own video game using Scratch, an online block-based coding system. Create a catch game with falling objects, characters, and a custom background as you level up your coding skills. 

Two-year-olds and accompanying adults share a lively program of simple stories, songs, and games.

Drop-in event. Space is limited.

Two-year-olds and accompanying adults share a lively program of simple stories, songs, and games.

Drop-in event. Space is limited.

Work together to uncover hidden clues and solve puzzles to unravel the mystery in this escape-room style event. Along the way, you'll learn about important figures, events, and contributions in Black history. 

This musical storytime is perfect for kids who are always on the go. Every session is full of songs, rhymes, and movement.

Design and create unique projects. We provide the materials, you bring your imagination!

Drop-in event for kids PreK-grade 5. Kids younger than eight must be accompanied by an adult. Limited to 15 kids at a time. 

Pick up a lantern, seek a spot of refuge, and brace for a spooky video projected onto a wall. Lights will be dimmed and a chapter will be read aloud from a scary novel. Then, kick back, relax--if you dare, and read a book of your choice. 

Enjoy a fun all-ages storytime. Drop-in event for children with accompanying adults. Space is limited.

Families can drop in as Chicago-based nonprofit organization Akin for Action leads activities building toys for animals that are living in the animal shelter. Children younger than eight must be accompanied by an adult. 

Unleash your creativity and show off your brick building skills by completing a Lego challenge. Finish the challenge yourself or with a friend and then stick around for some free-building time. 

Kids PreK through grade 5 and caregivers who are part of an LGBTQ+ family are invited to join our Rainbow Family Club. We'll hang out, chat, have snacks, and do activities. LGBTQ+ youth are also welcome to bring friends who are allies.