Garfield Ridge Branch Library
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Wednesday June 18 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Holographic Chocolate
Let's celebrate pride month by creating holographic rainbows on chocolate you can eat! We'll talk about how light works and how we can manipulate it. Using a special candy mold and dark chocolate, we'll enjoy a shimmering effect. Stop by to listen to music from your fa......More
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Saturday June 21 10:00am - 10:30am CDT
Music Class with Little Parade
Little Parade offers engaging early childhood music classes that promote holistic development through interactive, bilingual songs. Our sessions encourage children to explore rhythm, melody, and dance, fostering creativity and parent-child bonding. Offered in English a......More
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Saturday June 21 11:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration
Join us for our annual summer reading kickoff event for children of all ages. Get a jump start on registering your children to participate in our summer reading and learning program. Children receive their reading log, program calendar and a McDonald's coupon (while su......More
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Saturday June 21 11:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Saturday Game Day
Join us every Saturday for Saturday Game Day. This is a drop-in program. Bring a game or play one of ours: UNO, Skip-bo, Mexican Train, Canasta, Chess, Checkers, Sorry and more! Players gather on adult side of building as space allows. No registration is needed. Acc......More
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Tuesday June 24 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Crafty Critters
Get ready to craft your way through summer with a weekly art project. Make your own handprint bird’s nest, blooming paintings, rainbow suncatchers and more. How to Attend Register at least 24 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal inf......More
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Wednesday June 25 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Stories and Songs
Join us for stories, songs, bubbles and play time. Free play follows each session. Children learn to share and socialize with their peers. For kids 15 to 36 months. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal info......More
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Thursday June 26 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Junk Journaling for Kids
Junk Journaling is the art of creating a personalized, hand-crafted journal, kind of like a visual diary. Junk journals include photos, tickets, receipts, notes or anything you consider a memory. These items, including your sketches, quotes or jokes, are incorporated w......More
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Thursday June 26 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Big Game Club
Game on! Join us for an hour of Mario Kart, UNO, Jenga, and more. How to Attend Register at least 24 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A parent or guardian’s email address must be used to reg......More
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Saturday June 28 9:30am - 1:30pm CDT
Bird Watch Group for Kids
Pick up a My Bird Observation Journal and stop by on Saturdays to check in. Observe different birds and record what birds you saw on your bird tracker. Make drawings of the birds you saw. Draw a picture of your favorite bird. Earn small prizes each week when y......More
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Saturday June 28 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Saturday Stories
Stop by for a quick story time with books, songs and a fun activity. For ages 1 to 5. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email acces......More
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Saturday June 28 11:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Saturday Game Day
Join us every Saturday for Saturday Game Day. This is a drop-in program. Bring a game or play one of ours: UNO, Skip-bo, Mexican Train, Canasta, Chess, Checkers, Sorry and more! Players gather on adult side of building as space allows. No registration is needed. Acc......More
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Saturday June 28 12:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Family Puzzles and Games
Drop by the library and build a puzzle or play some games with your kids. We have 24- to 100-piece puzzles to choose from and Checkers, Chess, UNO, Connect Four, Candyland, Pokeman Headbanz, Skip-Bo, Spiderman Trouble and more games to play. For kids 3 and up. Acce......More
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Monday June 30 11:00am - 11:45am CDT
Animal Crackers Story Time
Join us for stories and songs centered on animals in support of Summer at CPL: Growing Minds, Going Green. Children and caregivers will interact together listening to stories and using scarves, shaker eggs and bells. A simple activity follows each session. For kids u......More
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Monday June 30 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
LEGO® Club
Build your own LEGO® habitat, construct some awesome animals, and engineer some neat nature builds during our hour-long LEGO® building club. For ages 6 to 13. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information......More
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Tuesday July 1 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Crafty Critters
Get ready to craft your way through summer with a weekly art project. Make your own handprint bird’s nest, blooming paintings, rainbow suncatchers and more. How to Attend Register at least 24 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal inf......More
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Wednesday July 2 11:00am - 11:45am CDT
Family Concert with Little Miss Ann
Little Miss Ann’s upbeat and interactive concerts are engaging with a mixture of singing, guitar, drumbeats and backing tracks. With joyous movement and singing songs from Ann's eight albums, with a focus on nature themes, kids will be inspired to shine a light within ......More
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Thursday July 3 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Big Game Club
Game on! Join us for an hour of Mario Kart, UNO, Jenga, and more. How to Attend Register at least 24 hours before the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A parent or guardian’s email address must be used to reg......More
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Saturday July 5 11:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Saturday Game Day
Join us every Saturday for Saturday Game Day. This is a drop-in program. Bring a game or play one of ours: UNO, Skip-bo, Mexican Train, Canasta, Chess, Checkers, Sorry and more! Players gather on adult side of building as space allows. No registration is needed. Acc......More
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Saturday July 5 11:00am - 1:00pm CDT
Art for Every Ability
This new summer art and craft program is open to people of all abilities to create in a safe and friendly environment. We will offer activities such as painting a sun-catcher or a ceramic mold as well as having markers, colored pencils for drawing or coloring. When sig......More