Event List

A musical celebration! Music historian Jim Kendros explores the timeless charms of Vivaldi's famous Four Seasons, via lecture and mini concert.

Learn the basics of using our Brother SE1900 embroidery machine. Everyone will get a chance to try and thread the machine. We will embroider initials if there is sufficient time. Priority to PHPL cardholders

 

Come in for a relaxing class of chair yoga lead by JoAnn Dickson from Norridge Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi.

Learn the basics of using our Brother SE1900 embroidery machine. Everyone will get a chance to try and thread the machine. We will embroider initials if there is sufficient time. Priority to PHPL cardholders

 

Volunteers in grade 6–adult are needed to help as chess mentors with the Youth Chess Club.

Volunteers in grades 6–12:
If this is your first time volunteering at the library, please email Robin at reyman@phpl.info

Drop-in to the Quilting Club. All ability levels welcome from beginner to expert. Please note there will not be any formal lessons. Bring your own sewing machines and projects. We provide the space...you provide the FUN!!

Volunteers in grade 9 and up are needed to support this unique and meaningful event.

Volunteer Roles
Volunteers will be assigned one of the following roles during their shift:

**Join Us for Our 3rd Annual Human Library Event!** 

Volunteers in grade 9 and up are needed to support this unique and meaningful event.

Volunteer Roles
Volunteers will be assigned one of the following roles during their shift:

Volunteers in grade 9 and up are needed to support this unique and meaningful event.

Volunteer Roles
Volunteers will be assigned one of the following roles during their shift:

Learn to use sign language to communicate in basic ASL. All levels are welcome!

Sami will be presenting in the library, please join us in the library.

Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

This film is approximately 2 hrs and 5 min. It is rated PG-13.

Come in and enjoy a concert held by the Falconaires Orchestra! Musicians will be performing "Big Band" music from the 1920's through the present day. 

Despite the Depression, the movie industry boomed and the Hollywood musical played a key role in distracting Americans from the horrors of the economic downfall.

William Hazelgrove provides the exciting and sprawling history behind the 1933 World's Fair, the last of the golden age.

Drop by the LAB with your own knitting, crochet, cross-stich, embroidery, or other portable project and socialize with others who share similar interests.  All experience levels welcome, however, no formal lessons are provided.

Staff from Rep. Mary Beth Canty's office will be available in the library. Get help from the state government, get resources for families and seniors, information on free museum passes, and more.

Financial advisor, Victor Simonelli, will guide participants on creating a plan for family, lifestyle and health care considerations and helps families prepare for seniors' substantial, and often unexpected costs of care and housing.

Please note: this is a Zoom watch party at the library; presenter is presenting remotely on Zoom.

Join critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Cristina Henríquez, for a compelling conversation about her work.

Based on an incredible true story, Mike and Claire are two down-on-their-luck musicians who prove that it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

Rescheduled and with additional musicians! Join us at the library and experience the beautiful music of the renown Chicago-based Bengali band, Ochin Pakhi!

Join historian and former detective Ray Johnson, aka "Chicago's History Cop", as he unravels the many myths and legends surrounding the Titanic Disaster - as well as many little known Chicago links to that ill-fated night of April 14, 1912!