We want to hear all about how your family has been Building Stories this summer! Did your family read, discover and create as part of the Summer Learning Challenge: Building Stories? To complete the challenge and earn a prize tote bag, kids need to do three activities: Read: 500 minutes or more over the summer. Discover: Complete…
That’s a Rap Challenge for Teens
Teens, Liz from YOUmedia at Harold Washington Library Center is here to inspire fellow writers, poets, rappers and singers with our biweekly That’s a Rap Challenge, launching on our YOUmedia Instagram and TikTok. This week's challenge is "Perspective." Spit the hot 16 you wrote to the beat we provided and post it on your Instagram (as a post…
Join the Teen Summer Challenge 2020: Sound Off
Hey teens! 2020 has been transformative in many ways, and we want to reflect that vibe, uplifting and empowering your voices, in this year's Teen Summer Challenge, Sound Off. Use Your Voice, Change Your World Want to join in? Print your Sound Off Pick 4 card or grab it from your local branch and get…
Sign Up for the Summer Learning Challenge: Building Stories
When you look around the city, what do you see? Chicago is full of interesting buildings, parks, neighborhoods and people! Kids 0 to 13 can join Building Stories, Chicago Public Library's drop-in Summer Learning Challenge, from July 6 to August 15 at their neighborhood library, online and at home. We'll explore science and art in…
Celebrate Disability Awareness Month with CPL in July
Celebrate individuals with diverse abilities during Disability Awareness Month in July at CPL. This month marks the 30th anniversary the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark civil rights legislation that increases access and opportunity for people with disabilities. Event Join our online event Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the 21st Century on Tuesday, July 14…
