Event List

Meet with constituent advocates from the offices of state senators and representatives whose districts include Skokie.

Ask questions about child support, unemployment, Medicaid, senior services, and more.

Staffed by the offices of:

Feeling crafty? Support your library by helping to make supplies and decorations for an upcoming library event. Kids grade 3-5 attend on their own. Pizza will be served. 

In honor of the federal holiday on Monday, January 19, we'll reconstruct Martin Luther King, Jr.'s remarkable life from primary sources.

Celebrate the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr and this National Day of Service by participating in a project to benefit a local community organization.

In January 1776, many Americans thought independence was a terrible idea. It seemed impossible that 13 weak, far-flung colonies could become a nation. Most people favored reconciling with Great Britain.

The problem with Tom is that he said things like, “Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate than that [the slaves] are to be free” while continuing to hold and profit from his own enslaved people.

March 17 is the primary for the next Illinois general election. This informational session will show you how we as librarians answer your election questions.

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. 

36 Questions for Civic Love is a tool created by the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM), based on psychologist Arthur Aron and De