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Stories That Click: Reimagining Chicago Brick by Brick
Stories That Click: Reimagining Chicago Brick-by-Brick, an exhibit on the ninth floor through April 2027.
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Events
Music Industry Careers with Bella BAHHS and Ladylike Studios
Mar 31st | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Say it in Your Own Words: A Bilingual Poetry Workshop
Apr 1st | 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Star Trek: Deviations - Threads of Destiny Comic Book Event
Apr 1st | 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tiny Tales & Tails: An Animal Story Morning
Apr 2nd | 10:30am - 11:30am
Music Industry Careers with Bella BAHHS and Ladylike Studios
Mar 31st | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Say it in Your Own Words: A Bilingual Poetry Workshop
Apr 1st | 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Star Trek: Deviations - Threads of Destiny Comic Book Event
Apr 1st | 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tiny Tales & Tails: An Animal Story Morning
Apr 2nd | 10:30am - 11:30am
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Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees 2026-2027
The Illinois Readers' Choice Award selected by kids ages 9-14. For more information, visit rebeccacaudill.org
Monarch Book Award Nominees 2026-2027
The Illinois Readers' Choice Award selected by kids ages 5-8. For more information, visit https://aisled.org/monarch/
Bluestem State Book Award Nominees 2026-2027
The Illinois Readers' Choice Award selected by kids ages 8-11. For more information visit aisled.org/bluestem
Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees 2026-2027
The Illinois Readers' Choice Award selected by kids ages 9-14. For more information, visit rebeccacaudill.org
Monarch Book Award Nominees 2026-2027
The Illinois Readers' Choice Award selected by kids ages 5-8. For more information, visit https://aisled.org/monarch/
Bluestem State Book Award Nominees 2026-2027
The Illinois Readers' Choice Award selected by kids ages 8-11. For more information visit aisled.org/bluestem
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Teens at CPL
Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga 2025
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Best Teen Fiction 2025
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Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga 2025
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best graphic novels and manga published for teens in 2025.
Best Teen Fiction 2025
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best fiction published for teens in 2025.
Chilling Teen Mysteries
Discover a teen mystery perfect for the cold weather season.
Growing Minds, Going Green: Fiction for Teens
Celebrate summer with these fantasy, romance and science fiction titles with themes of nature and adventure.
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Celebrate Literature and the Library at 2025 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards
Join the Chicago Public Library Foundation as they honor Pulitzer-Prize winning author Percival Everett, poet luminary José Olivarez, and former Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey.
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