Portage-Cragin Branch Library
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Sunday June 22 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
LEGO® Club
Build your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO® bricks; you supply the imagination! This program is led by library staff and teen volunteers. For ages 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistan......More
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Monday June 23 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Adult Book Discussion: Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Join us for a discussion of Deacon King Kong by James McBride. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in fr......More
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Monday June 23 3:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
LEGO® Club
Build your own design or try out a design challenge. We supply the LEGO® bricks; you supply the imagination! This program is led by library staff and teen volunteers. For ages 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistan......More
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Monday June 23 5:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
English as a Second Language (ESL) Class
Do you want to Learn English? All languages welcome! This class will help you to talk to your supervisors, your children’s teachers, neighbors, doctors, and more. ESL classes are taught in small groups. They include speaking and writing, listening and conversation, vo......More
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Monday June 23 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Adult Book Discussion: Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Join us for a discussion of Deacon King Kong by James McBride. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in fr......More
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Wednesday June 25 5:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
English as a Second Language (ESL) Class
Do you want to Learn English? All languages welcome! This class will help you to talk to your supervisors, your children’s teachers, neighbors, doctors, and more. ESL classes are taught in small groups. They include speaking and writing, listening and conversation, vo......More
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Wednesday June 25 5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
Teen Summer Hang
Chill at CPL this summer! Check off some of your Pick 4 activities for the Teen Summer Challenge, play a game, make a craft, create some art, or just hang with friends - we've got so much to choose from! For teens 13 to 18. Accessibility Need sign language interpret......More
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Wednesday June 25 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
How to Compost & Garden Planting
How to Compost: Content Provided by the City of Chicago’s Streets and Sanitation Department Learn what composting is, how you can compost in the city of Chicago, and what happens to the composted material once it’s out of your bin. You will be able to take home a tab......More
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Thursday June 26 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Bug and Reptile Show with Crosstown Exotics
Crosstown Exotics’ live show features educational, hands-on entertainment. Their lineup of animal ambassadors is a mixture of reptiles, bugs and amphibians. Each species gets a brief introduction and then allows the audience to photograph, touch and handle the animals.......More
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Monday June 30 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Nature Journaling Series
Deepen your connection with nature in this three-part series. Create a journal and record your observations of the world around you. We’ll spend some time in our library garden for inspiration. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility ass......More
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Tuesday July 1 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Is That Going to Stop?! with Discover Science Assemblies
Experiences with chemical reactions in nature and in the laboratory are the basis of this fun and fast-moving demonstration of things that go fizz, bang, boom! And sometimes, slime shows up. Hand washing is demonstrated but don't worry: safety is the most important sub......More
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Tuesday July 1 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Teen Summer Hang
Chill at CPL this summer! Check off some of your Pick 4 activities for the Teen Summer Challenge, play a game, make a craft, create some art, or just hang with friends - we've got so much to choose from! For teens 13 to 18. Accessibility Need sign language interpret......More
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Wednesday July 2 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Summer Crafternoon
Join us on Wednesdays as we spend the afternoon being creative and making crafts. Bring your imagination and we will provide the supplies. For ages 6 to 13. Accessibility Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please ca......More