CPL Partners with Division Street Revisited Podcast

Chicago Public Library is pleased to partner with the Division Street Revisited podcast to celebrate the life and legacy of Studs Terkel and his remarkable work. In this exciting new podcast, a team led by Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Schmich follows up on the stories of “uncelebrated” people from Studs Terkel’s groundbreaking 1967 oral history, Division Street…
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Let’s Talk!: Book Discussion Kits

Welcome to CPL’s Let’s Talk! Here you can find more information about our Let’s Talk book discussion kits, as well as other useful resources designed to support talking with your children about big, potentially complicated ideas.  At some point, most young children will have questions, worries and misconceptions when it comes to other people and…
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Learn About Hydroponic Gardening with Mather’s Grow-It-Together Program

As part of their Ways to Age Well initiative, Mather is partnering with Chicago Public Library to promote hydroponic gardening to Illinois residents who are 50 and older. They are providing free Grow-It-Together kits which include personal hydroponic gardens, seed packets, and instructions.   Register with Mather here to pick up a kit at one…
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Chicago Public Library Warming Centers

Over the next few days, below zero wind chills expected are overnight on Wednesday, December 11 and Thursday, December 12. The City of Chicago coordinates a network of more than 190 public facilities available for warming. This includes Chicago Public Library locations, which will be available during normal operating hours. Many Chicago Park District, Chicago…
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