Week of Events
Spooky Stories Come Alive
Spooky Stories Come Alive
Spooky Stories Come Alive is a performance of spooky stories by famous storytellers Baba Tony and Kucha. Experience scary, hair-raising and eye-opening stories. Expect African drumming, shekere playing, and audience participation which includes singing and playing instruments.
Humboldt Park NCP Task Force Meeting
Humboldt Park NCP Task Force Meeting
Please join us on Wednesday, October 24 @ 3pm for timely conversation about effective voting and how we use the vote to build power in our communities. We’ll discuss: innovative GOTV campaigns that target “non-traditional” voters (i.e. young Black and Latino voters), how to hold elected officials accountable, and the necessity to develop an organizing […]
Family Arts & Crafts
Family Arts & Crafts
Children and their families are welcome to join us for a drop-in arts and crafts project. Make something to take home or have your art on display at the library.
Adult Book Discussion: Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout
Adult Book Discussion: Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout
Celebrate Polish American Heritage Month with a book discussion of the National Book Award finalist graphic novel Radioactive by Lauren Redniss. Lauren Reniss blends captivating artwork with her narrative biography of the life and contributions of Marie and Pierre Curie, the husband and wife team that was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. History, science, and […]
Books & Brews: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Books & Brews: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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 the One Book, One Chicago selection: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the West Town Branch Library. This event is for […]
Halloween At The Y
Halloween At The Y
Join us for a frighteningly fun filled event for the whole family. Bring your friends and neighbors too! This event is open to the community. Event includes: Costume Contest for all Ages. Adults are encouraged to participate Games Face Painting Arts and Crafts For details and to RSVP visit our website. […]
Movie in the Courtyard
Masquerade and Mystery: A Fall Soiree
Masquerade and Mystery: A Fall Soiree
This year marks the first annual Fall Soiree hosted by the Associate Board of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. This year’s event will be held at Mars Gallery in Chicago. Participants will enjoy beer, wine, and small plate appetizers while enjoying creative and dynamic artwork at the gallery. A mystery activity will accompany the elegant entertainment of the […]