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Build your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! Fo…
Free · Registration requiredEveryday life can be stressful even for kids! Stop by the library after school to participate in a variety of …
FreeFace off against your friends in tournaments on our gaming systems. For kids 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign …
FreeWe supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 …
FreeBuild and learn engineering concepts through LEGO build projects or create your own original build. For kids 5…
FreeCalling all LEGO fans, builders and future engineers! Come unleash your creativity with open-ended LEGO buildi…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeLearn basic photography techniques and practice them with your phone camera. Bring any “subjects” you’d like t…
FreeJoin us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibi…
FreeMiddle School Makers is a three-part series designed to introduce middle schoolers to hands‑on creative techno…
Free · Registration requiredWhat can you make with a pile of LEGO® bricks? Bring your imagination and use our LEGO® collection to create s…
FreeJoin us as we test our STEM brains in creating small kit-based robots, such as bubble machines, doodle bots an…
Free · Registration requiredJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeDo you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open …
FreeBecome an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 …
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeJoin us for a screening of Frankenweenie (2021) . Plot overview: When a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly…
FreeIn this informative workshop, members of the FTC Robotics Team Robophins 3216 of Whitney Young High School pre…
FreeTry a fun building activity for kids to develop engineering, motor and analytical skills while making new frie…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeBuild your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! Fo…
Free · Registration requiredUse LEGO® bricks to design and build your own version of a towering structure inspired by the Obama Presidenti…
FreeThis is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an intro…
Free · Registration requiredLearn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch,…
Free · Registration requiredLearn practical composting techniques and sustainable gardening tips during interactive composting demonstrati…
$5–$10Become an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 6 …
FreeCalling all LEGO enthusiasts and engineers! We show you how to build with mini-bricks as we take on building c…
FreeEver wonder how the songs you like were made to sound so cool and catchy? In this session, Rich Robbins from Y…
FreeJoin us for an out of this world do it yourself event! Light up any space when you create the cutest DIY Moon …
Free · Registration requiredBuild and learn engineering concepts through LEGO build projects or create your own original build. For kids 5…
FreeDo you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some open …
FreeJoin us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibi…
FreeTest the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeJoin us for science that would make Dr. Frankenstein and his monsters proud! For ages 5 to 13. Accessibility N…
FreeWhat can you make with a pile of LEGO® bricks? Bring your imagination and use our LEGO® collection to create s…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring sci…
Free · Registration requiredBecome an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 …
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeLearn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch,…
Free · Registration requiredEver wonder how the songs you like were made to sound so cool and catchy? In this session, Rich Robbins from Y…
FreeWe supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 …
FreeCalling all young architects! Get inspired by building challenges or create a masterpiece of your very own dur…
FreeJoin us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibi…
FreeMiddle School Makers is a three-part series designed to introduce middle schoolers to hands‑on creative techno…
Free · Registration requiredJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeDo you like building different objects and making your imagination come to life? If so, drop in for some desig…
FreeCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring sci…
Free · Registration requiredJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeBecome an expert builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. For ages 4 …
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring sci…
Free · Registration requiredCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring sci…
Free · Registration requiredEver wonder how the songs you like were made to sound so cool and catchy? In this session, Rich Robbins from Y…
FreeIn this informative workshop, members of the FTC Robotics Team Robophins 3216 of Whitney Young High School pre…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeBuild your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! Fo…
Free · Registration requiredCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring sci…
Free · Registration requiredLearn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch,…
Free · Registration requiredUse LEGO® bricks to design and build your own version of a towering structure inspired by the Obama Presidenti…
FreeTornadoes can be strong scary storms, and they can do quite a bit of damage. We are lucky to have local meteor…
Free · Registration requiredCalling all LEGO enthusiasts and engineers! We show you how to build with mini-bricks as we take on building c…
FreeCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring sci…
Free · Registration requiredCome in and explore what programs and applications we have on our Teen Laps. Work on assignments, write up tha…
FreeJoin us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibi…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeTest the limits of physics with LEGO® Club! Free build by yourself or with your friends, ask a librarian for a…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeJoin us for seasonal science activities. In this session, we explore late summer/early fall science, spooky sc…
Free · Registration requiredJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeBecome a master builder at the library. We provide the LEGO® bricks; you provide the imagination. Come back to…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeBuild your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO bricks; you supply the imagination! Fo…
Free · Registration requiredLearn the basics of a lifelong skill! In this interactive workshop, kids will learn how to program on Scratch,…
Free · Registration requiredLove LEGO and creating with your imagination? Join us for fun design challenges and open play with our collect…
FreeCome explore the exhibit Reimagining Chicago: Brick by Brick with us in the 9th Floor Gallery of the Harold Wa…
FreeCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club, exploring sc…
Free · Registration requiredEveryday life can be stressful even for kids! Stop by the library after school to participate in a variety of …
FreeEver wonder how the songs you like were made to sound so cool and catchy? In this session, Rich Robbins from Y…
Free · Registration requiredLet's build something together! Join us and play with our DUPLO® bricks, foam blocks and mega blocks. Block pl…
Free · Registration requiredJoin the Teen Librarian to explore Ari Tison's book Saints of the Household , which follows Max and Jay, Bribr…
FreeWe supply the bricks. Just bring a ton of imagination and get ready to build. The sky's the limit! For kids 6 …
FreeCalling all LEGO fans, builders and future engineers! Come unleash your creativity with open-ended LEGO buildi…
FreeJoin us for science that explores cultures during the beginning of America- both indigenous and pilgrim! For a…
FreeThis is a family-friendly program designed to learn about the life and work of Dr. Leonidas Berry. As an intro…
Free · Registration requiredJoin us to see what you can create with LEGO® bricks and other building materials! For kids 4 to 13. Accessibi…
FreeJoin us for an engaging afternoon with tweens and teens exploring media, technology, gaming and hands-on activ…
FreeCurious what it might really feel like to grow up on Mars? Join us for a one-of-a-kind book club exploring sci…
Free · Registration requiredJoin Ms. My for a high‑energy autumn celebration featuring fall stories, movement and glow‑in‑the‑dark STEAM e…
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