Celebrate Juneteenth with inspiring YA titles exploring Black history, joy, identity, resilience, and the power of dreaming big.
Historical Fiction from Diverse Perspectives for America 250
For America 250, read these YA historical fiction novels focusing on events in our nation's history from a variety of diverse perspectives.
Super Girls in New Teen Comics
Check out these new teen comics featuring Supergirl and other powerful women.
Summer @ CPL: Chapters of Chicago for Teens
Explore Chicago through books on art, music, food, sports, and more with Summer @ CPL’s Chapters of Chicago teen reading list.
How to Be a Building
If you have a child who: builds towers of blocks and knocks them down makes countless structures with sticks or LEGO bricks builds a fort with their pillows and blankets then you have a child who is exploring architecture! Architecture is the art, science and process of planning, designing and constructing buildings. When children build…
Kids, Make a CTA Balloon Racer
I grew up in Michigan, not Chicago, where we didn’t have very many public transportation options, so I mostly got around by riding in (and later driving) cars. When I moved to Chicago, one of my favorite things to do very quickly became riding the CTA! I love that on the CTA, I’m surrounded by my neighbors from all over Chicago. Being stuck in your car…
Hot Dog Fun!
There's no better time of year to enjoy a delicious Chicago-style hot dog than summer! They are a feast for your senses. You can see the yellow mustard on top. You can hear the sizzle of the hot dogs on the grill. You can smell the spicy sport peppers. You can feel the soft poppyseed…
Sweet Treats: Books for Kids
(Para leer en español, haga clic aquí.) Hot sun and cold Italian ices is my idea of the best kind of summer day. But there are so many kinds of sweet treats that are yummy to eat on a hot day...or any day. Reading about these delicious treats is almost as good as eating them…
Opening Days at Chicago Public Library
To celebrate the opening of the Obama Branch of the Chicago Public Library, take a trip down memory lane to previous openings and reopenings of library branches across the city.
Sally Ride: Space Travel Books for Kids
Sally Ride is known for being the first American woman in space. As a child, Sally loved sports and science. But the world barely thought women were fit to be physicists, let alone astronauts. Learn about how all of Sally's skills led her to fly on the Challenger in 1983. Sally Ride: This short chapter book…
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