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April 2025 Books We're Excited About
Check out this month's recommendations from Chicago Public Library. Visit our Books page for previous lists of recommendations.
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Financial Planning Basics
Apr 5th - Apr 29th | All day
Pensions, 401(k)s, and IRAs
Apr 8th - Apr 22nd | All day
various
Film Screening: Punch 9 for Harold Washington (2024)
Apr 18th | 2:00pm - 3:45pm
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New in Kids Books: March 2025
Like to stay on trend? Here are the kids books we are most excited to read this month.
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Like to stay on trend? Here are the kids books we are most excited to read this month.
Let's Get Cooking: Books for Kids
25 scrumptious stories about family and food. Recipes included!
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