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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Edgebrook
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM
Did you know that coloring books can relax your brain, improve motor skills, reduce anxiety, and improve focus? How cool is that? Join us for a relaxing 90-minute adult coloring session accompanied by a calming playlist. Anyone can be an artist. Choose one or two favorite pages from The Golden Girls: Color-by-Number coloring book, pick up some colored pencils or markers, and create something you’l
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Budlong Woods
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM
The Friends of the Budlong Woods Library is hosting a fall book sale. Treasure hunt holiday bargains for all ages, and fill your shelves with winter reading, puzzles and games. All ages welcome! Proceeds provide support for materials, services and programming of the Chicago Public Library Budlong Woods Branch. Donations are accepted through November 6th. We are seeking: Clean, gently used fiction
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Harold Washington Library Center
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM
Create a custom greeting card with a line drawing of Harold Washington Library on the front. This kit includes a small card, envelope and watercolor painting supplies so you can add color yourself. This grab and go kit is available at the 8th floor reference desk during library hours for the month of November or while supplies last. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessib
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Walker
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM
Come join us for chess with Dave. Learn to play, improve your game and start your journey to becoming a master of chess! The game has been around for centuries. Come see what the deal is. Once you start playing, you will never stop! For teens and kids 10 and up. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email acc
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📍 Chicago · Chicago West Side · Humboldt Park
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM
YOUmedia Advisory Board (YAB) is a chance for students to help make YOUmedia their own. Students will have the opportunity to: Help plan YOUmedia programming Offer suggestions for book orders Create book displays Earn volunteer hours Make new friends Develop leadership skills and more! We will meet once a month and plan programming for teens in the community. Snacks and crafts will be available. J
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Walker
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:15 PM
Join us for a screening of Interstellar. As Earth's atmosphere grows inhospitable to human life, a team of astronauts embarks on a dangerous mission through a wormhole in order to find a habitable planet in a distant galaxy and ensure the survival of humanity. © Paramount Pictures -- 169 minutes -- PG-13. Community Cinema is at a branch near you! Check out hundreds of other screenings at libraries
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📍 Chicago · Chicago North Side · Lincoln Belmont
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM
Kids who are interested in playing tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are invited to join us. We run entry-level campaigns that are easy to join with any level of Dungeons & Dragons knowledge. This session is with Dungeon Master Zacchaeus! For ages 10 to 13. How to Attend Register by 4:30 p.m. the day before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Scottsdale
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM
Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) An inventor and a weather-reporter intern try to discover why the sky is raining food instead of water in this adaptation of the children's book by Ron and Judi Barrett. © Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.- 89 minutes - PG Community Cinema is at a branch near you! Check out hundreds of other screenings a
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · King
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM
Join King Branch for a screening of Project Hail Mary (2026). In the near future, astronaut Ryland Grace wakes from a coma afflicted with amnesia. He gradually remembers that he was sent to the Tau Ceti solar system, 12 light-years from Earth, to find a means of reversing a solar dimming event that could cause the extinction of humanity. © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. - 156 minutes - Rated PG-13 Comm
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Harold Washington Library Center
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM
Join us for a free literacy event celebrating your baby’s upcoming arrival! At this program for expectant parents and caregivers: Learn fun ways to support your baby’s developing brain Connect with other caregivers Find out about library resources to support you and your new baby Enjoy refreshments and giveaways How to Attend Registration is encouraged but not required. Accessibility Need sign lan
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Northwest Side · Logan Square
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM
Learn to make junk journals out of upcycled materials! Participants will learn two techniques for assembling journals out of found materials. Basic supplies provided (paper, scissors, cardboard, some scrapbooking materials, cardstock, glue sticks) but feel free to bring your own junk mail, ticket stubs, photographs, stickers, and ephemera for personalized decorations. Accessibility Need sign langu
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Sulzer Regional
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM
Join us to play some chess and meet new friends! All levels of players are welcome. Bring your chess set, if you have it. Let's meet, play, and make new friends! The room capacity is limited. Registration is required through this link : meetup.com/ChicagoChess . Any updates about the event will be sent to those who are on the RSVP list. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other acce
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📍 Chicago · Chicago North Side · Merlo
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM
Beat the Sunday Scaries with a fun and relaxing craft. Create a stress ball in October and sculpt with clay in November. All materials are provided. For adults and kids 7 years and up (children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult). How to Attend Space is limited to 15 participants. Attendance is first-come, first-served. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility a
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · West Belmont
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
A local artist and teacher from BrentArt will lead attendees in a galaxy-themed art workshop using acrylic paint on canvas. Supplies will be provided and beginners are welcome. For adults and teens ages 13 and up. How to Attend Space and supplies are limited - registration is required. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (31
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Independence
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Bring your own work in progress and craft alongside other creative-minded folks. Not working on anything? Supplies will be provided to create something on the spot. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days befor
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📍 Chicago · Chicago West Side · Little Village
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Join us an 8-week creative support community where artists, writers, storytellers, and makers gather to practice creative courage, share stories, and build community through art. Attendees can expect guided discussions, creative exercises, project work time, optional sharing, and connection with other creatives in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. *No artistic experience is required. Dani
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📍 Chicago · Chicago West Side · Little Village
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Únase al club de lectura en Español este mes por una discusion de Temporada de huracanes por Fernanda Melchor. Un programa de Illinois Humanities, el Club de Lectura en Español Enhorabuena se junta mensualmente para discutir libros en Español. Este grupo esta abierto a cualquier adulto interesade en lectura y en discutir lectura con otros adultos. Este programa esta planeado para ser en persona. M
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · West Lawn
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Join us at the West Lawn branch for Sunday matinee movies for the whole family. Movies will be shown in English with Spanish subtitles. Únete a nosotros en la sucursal de West Lawn los domingos por la tarde para ver películas para toda la familia. Las películas se proyectarán en inglés con subtítulos en español. Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Goo
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Archer Heights
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Join us for a screening of Conclave Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence unc
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Pullman
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Riveting biopic about World War II Army medic Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who refused to take a life or even carry a weapon. Doss was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of 75 soldiers on the battlefields of Okinawa. © Summit Entertainment | 138 minutes | Rated R Community Cinema is at a branch near you! Check out hundreds of other screenings at libraries across C
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Kelly
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Join us for a screening of Michael ! The story of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop. Cast: Jaafar Jackson, Juliano Valdi, Colman Domingo Refreshments will be provided. ©Lions Gate Films Inc. |127 minutes | PG-13 Community Cinema is at a branch near you! Check out hundreds of other screenings at libraries across Chicago. Accessibility English subtitles for the deaf and h
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Chicago Lawn
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Join us at the Chicago Lawn branch for Sunday Cinema. This week's selection will be: The Sheep Detectives. George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand, but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit. When George is found dea
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Vodak-East Side
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
A lone astronaut is left behind on the hostile surface of Mars after an exploratory mission goes awry and must use his ingenuity to create a habitat where he can survive. Meanwhile, his crewmates and a team of scientists work to rescue him, in defiance of NASA protocol. ©Twentieth Century Fox - 141 Mins. - PG-13 Community Cinema is at a branch near you! Check out hundreds of other screenings at li
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Near North
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Jeff Kruse, Director of Operations of Edgar Miller Legacy and scriptwriter for the newly published graphic novel A Total Work of Art , will present on the life and times of the prolific, twentieth century Near North Side Chicago artist Edgar Miller, as well as give a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the fully illustrated biography of the artist. Appropriate and educational for teenage reade
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Avalon
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
Calling all knitters, crocheters, embroidery extraordinaires and more! Join us for a relaxed fiber arts craft on the 2nd Sunday each month. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Northwest Side · Jefferson Park
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 3:00 PM
Tornadoes can be strong scary storms, and they can do quite a bit of damage. We are lucky to have local meteorologists to warn us when the weather is just right for tornadoes. In this breakout game the tornado warning system has been tampered with and locked in a large box. We will need to use our knowledge of tornadoes and storms to solve puzzles and breakout the warning system. Join us for a bre
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📍 Chicago · Chicago Central · Harold Washington Library Center
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 3:00 PM
Join an occupational therapist and speech language pathologist from The Little Duck Collective for movement and sensory activities that engage motor skills and developmentally appropriate speech and communication. Includes information and instruction on coordination, sensory regulation, language and feeding strategies. For kids 3 to 5 of all abilities, but especially supportive of kids with develo
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