Upcoming Events

Celebrate the 80th birthday of Bob Marley, a famous Jamaican musician and a man with deep religious convictions who rose from poverty to become a global musical and cultural icon.

Amy Tan is the daughter of immigrant parents from China, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Tracy Curtis of the Crisis Center of South Suburbia presents an overview of the dynamics of domestic violence.

Get ready for this year’s Oscar awards with library staff as we watch movie trailers and discuss the nominees. You’ll also be able to pick up your ballot for our annual Oscar contest!

Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam, appearing virtually, leader of the Optical Navigation team at KinetX Aerospace, a NASA contractor.

A representative from the IRS will be on hand to go over resources and aid available to taxpayers during the 2025 tax filing season. 

From the famous to the obscure, traditional to modern, American homes reflect the influential individuals who commissioned them.

Join us for a screening and discussion of the documentary Alice’s Ordinary People. The film chronicles the journey of Alice Tregay, a Chicago civil rights activist. Director Craig Dudnick will lead the discussion.

Learn why Chicago dyes its river green, how the movie The Fugitive took advantage of this event, and what impact the colorant may have on river wildlife.

Tracy Curtis of the Crisis Center of South Suburbia explores the question of why survivors of domestic violence sometimes stay in an abusive relationship.

Celebrate April Fool’s Day with presenter Tim Wilsey, who brings the laughs while highlighting famous comedians throughout history. 

John LeGear returns with a presentation spanning 100 years of the best movie music to grace the silver screen. Relive some of the most magnificent songs and dances of film history. 

Alexis Nikole Nelson joins us for a virtual discussion.

Enjoy a cup of tea as you learn the history, symbolism, and techniques of Middle Eastern embroidery. Amani Rashid will walk us through making embroidery of our own to take home. Space is limited. 

Actor and painter Jim Parks portrays Claude Monet, telling stories of his struggles and obsessions, dishing about other Impressionists like Renoir and Degas, and discussing life in 1860s Paris.

Tracy Curtis of the Crisis Center of South Surburbia concludes her three-part series of domestic violence lectures with a discussion on what coercive control is, how this power and control can dominate the life of a survivor, and help in ide