Chicago Public Library
Bike Shop with West Town Bikes
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesIs your bike safe to ride? Learn how to take care of your bike in this interactive workshop with West Town Bikes. This workshop is open to teens and tweens, ages 12-18.
Documentary Screening: The Year We Thought About Love
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesWhat happens when a diverse group of LGBTQ youth dares to be “out” on stage talking truthfully about their lives? As they create a play about love, a theater troupe of Queer youth celebrates the fullness of their lives as young artists and activists.
Book Club: What Are You Reading?
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United StatesWhat have you been reading lately? Stop in to our monthly book club and share your reads with others or even find some great new reads from others in the group. No specific title or genre is required- read and discuss whatever you like. Looking for a great read? Check out recommended read of the […]
Film Screening: Inside Out
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesEmotions run wild in the mind of a young girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life in the Midwest and forced to move to San Francisco. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness each have their own ideas about how she should handle her new surroundings. ©Walt Disney Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated PG.
Audio and Sound Design: A Storytelling Workshop with Yollocalli Arts Reach
As part of our Teen Summer Challenge, up to ten teens are invited for this interactive two-hour audio and sound design workshop with Yollocalli Arts Reach. Teens will learn about sound recording and editing, as well as story composition and narration. Each participant should walk away with the skills to develop, record and edit an […]
Sound Recording & Editing Pop-Up with Yollocalli Arts Reach Interns
As part of our Teen Summer Challenge, drop in to meet interns from Yollocalli Arts Reach and to mess around while learning more about sound recording and editing, as well as story composition, interviewing and narration. Teens who develop, record and edit an audio story will learn how to submit it to Yollocalli's Studio Y youth-led program, Wattz Up! […]
Film Screening: Holes
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us for a screening of Holes. Author Louis Sachar adapted his entertaining fable about a detention camp for kids. © Walt Disney Pictures - 118 minutes - PG
Thursday Afternoon Movies: Wonder (2017)
Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United StatesThursday Afternoon Movies features newer blockbuster films suitable for all ages. This month's film screening will feature Wonder (2017) in celebration of Disability Awareness Month. Based on the New York best seller Wonderby R. J. Palacio, this tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream […]
Film Screening: Shark Tale
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesCelebrate Shark Week with a screening of Shark Tale, an animated comedy about a fish that runs afoul of a shark in the mob. © Dreamworks Animation - 90 minutes - PG
Documentary Screening: Sharkwater
Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us for a screening of Sharkwater, a documentary about the alarming depletion of the world's shark population and its potential damage to the eco-system. Directed by Rob Stewart. © Warner Bros. - 89 minutes - PG