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Beatmaking and Audio Design

Humboldt Park Public Library 1605 N Troy St, Chicago, IL, United States

Learn the basics of Ableton and audio recording - beatmaking, sampling, beat matching, effects and filters. Create your own song or remix someone else's! Open to teens in grades 6-12. 

Free
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Board Games for Teens

Humboldt Park Public Library 1605 N Troy St, Chicago, IL, United States

Learn a new board game and make new friends at the YOUmedia center! Open to teens in grades 6-12.

Free

Saturday Cinema: A League of Their Own (1992)

Chicago Public Library - North Pulaski Branch 4300 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL

Join the North Pulaski branch for a screening of A League of Their Own. A look at the first women's professional baseball league focuses on the rivalry between sisters on the same team, and their washed up, hard-drinking coach. © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. - 128 minutes - PG

Black History Month Teen Read-in

Humboldt Park Public Library 1605 N Troy St, Chicago, IL, United States

Let's celebrate Black History Month by shining a light on our favorite black authors and creators. Bring a beloved passage of writing by a black poet, author, or speaker. Or, if you like, show-and-tell us about a fave visual or musical artist. Open to teens in grades 6-12.

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Playwriting for Teens

Humboldt Park Public Library 1605 N Troy St, Chicago, IL, United States

Create your own short play to tackle the theme of gun violence. Teens will be encouraged to submit to the #ENOUGH short play contest, open through April 20, 2020. Winning plays will be featured in nationwide readings this December. ABOUT #ENOUGH:  #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence is a new campaign of theatre activism on […]

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Environmental Science Tinker Lab

Humboldt Park Public Library 1605 N Troy St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us in exploring environmental science! Try out Nature Sketching, Greenhouse Gardening, or build your own robot from recycled materials! We'll be exploring Pollution and Filtration, Renewable Resources, and more ... All of these programs are inspired by the One Book, One Chicago book: THE SIXTH EXTINCTION, but you'll have fun and learn how to take better care of […]

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After School Arts & Crafts

Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy, Chicago, IL, United States

Come join us for an after school program where we explore our creative side with arts and crafts. Recommended for ages 4-9.

Books & Brews: Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape

Roots Handmade Pizza 1924 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, United States

Join us at Roots Pizza for our monthly Books & Brews book discussion, a book club that meets at a bar/restaurant. This month we'll discuss Trace by Lauret Savoy, a provocative and powerful mosaic of personal journeys and historical inquiry across a continent and time, exploring how the country’s still unfolding history, and ideas of “race,” have marked […]

Meet Our Bee-Bot

Chicago Public Library - North Pulaski Branch 4300 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL

Come and meet our Bee-Bot, which is available for check out as part of our Bee-Bot Robotics Discovery Pack.  A Bee-Bot is an exciting robot designed specifically for use by young children. This colorful, easy-to-operate, friendly little robot is a perfect tool for teaching sequencing, estimation, problem-solving and just having fun! The Bee-Bot is recommended for age 6 […]

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Come, Stay, Play

Chicago Public Library - North Pulaski Branch 4300 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL

Drop in for open play featuring a mix of activities and social time for kids and their adults in the Meeting Room. For families with their children age 0-5. Vengan a jugar […]