Learn American Sign Language basics: alphabet, phrases and greetings in this FREE 45-minute introductory lesson presented at the Greater Grand Crossing Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Register in person at the Greater Grand Crossing Branch or call (312) 745-1608.
Monday, July 9 from 6pm – 7pm.
Greater Grand Crossing Public Library
1000 E. 73rd Street, Chicago
On Tuesday, June 5 the Chicago Public Library will offer several FREE workshops that might interest you or someone you know. Now, you don’t need a library card to attend these workshops, but you might as well sign up for a FREE library card while you’re there. It will save you money on museum admissions, ebooks and more.
Four FREE computer basics workshops will be conducted in library branches around Chicago. Learn Mouse & Keyboard Basics from 10am-noon at the Woodson Regional Library at 9525 S. Halsted, Chicago. Learn the Computer: Basics from 11am-noon at the Grand Crossing Library, 1000 E. 73rd Street, Chicago. Learn Internet Search Basics from 12:30pm-1:30 pm or Create and Email Account from 2-3pm at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street, Chicago. All computer classes are FREE.
From 6-8pm a representative of The City Colleges of Chicago will be on hand at the Harold Washington Library to answer questions about attending community college, applying for financial aid and other questions about this great low-cost educational resource. If you can’t make it on June 5, stop by any Tuesday evening through August 14 to meet with a City Colleges of Chicago representative. Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street, Chicago. FREE
At 7pm at the Sulzer Regional Library an attorney will explain how to start a business in Illinois. Law at the Library: Starting a Small Business is presented for FREE by the Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Public Library. 4455 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago. FREE
Make and take home an origami project. All ages welcome.
Naomi Negi will teach you to make decorative and practical origami at the Mayfair Branch of the Chicago Public Library,
4400 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago. Thursday, May 3 at 4:30 pm. FREE. Reservations are not required.
Continuum Three, promises an exciting and informative concert that will explore music written for the flute, viola, and harp. Works to be performed range from century-ago impressionism by Claude Debussy to post-minimalist compositions of today, such as Stephen Taylor’s Viriditas.
Friday, March 23 at 12:15 pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Chicago Public Library, 400 S. State Street, Chicago. This live classical music concert is FREE.
Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), David Suchet (Inspector Poirot), Ray Winstone (Hugo) and British hottie Douglas Booth star in this new 90-minute adaptation of the Charles Dickens Classic Novel Great Expectations.
Thursday, March 22 at 6:00 pm in the Harold Washington Library Center, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State Street, Chicago. Reservations are not required. Limited seating available on a first-come, first-seated basis. FREE
Members of the Chicago Bar Association will be on Chicago’s South Side to present information and answer questions about buying or selling a home. This Law at the Library Workshop is free.
Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago. Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 pm.
Classical musicians, and faculty members of the Merit School of Music, Toshiko Suzuki and Talia Pavia will play the Brahms Sonata in G and Franck Sonata in A in a free concert.
Thursday, March 15, 6:00 pm. Chicago Public Library, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S State Street, Chicago. FREE.
What’s New in the “America Invents Act”?, a day-long patent workshop will be held at the Harold Washington Library Center on Wednesday, March 7. Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State Street, Chicago
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host the program from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm regarding the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, allowing the public to speak with USPTO officials about the new patent law and its implementation. Discussions will concentrate on the USPTO’S recently proposed rules regarding provisions of the America Invents Act. This program will be valuable for inventors and others considering filing a patent application.
Registration is required. To register, call (312) 747-4400.